Josef Hoffmann Weiner Werkstatte Austrian Jugendstil Brass Tray
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Providence, RI
This Austrian Jugendstil brass tray, attributed to Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstätte, captures the refined elegance of early 20th-century design. Dating to around 1915, the tr...
Brass
Documented Josef Hoffmann Silver Brooch Austrian Jugendstil Embossed Leaves 1912
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Silver Brooch Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte Austrian Jugendstil Embossed Leaves 1912 Josef Hoffmann, a member of the Vienna Secession, was both the co-founder and one of the mo...
Silver
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H 1.7 in W 1.7 in D 0.6 in
Enamel Brooch Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte, circa 1910
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Enamel brooch Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte, circa 1910 Josef Hoffmann was one of the most active designers of the Wiener Werkstätte.
Copper, Enamel
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H 0.2 in W 1.78 in D 1.38 in
Austrian Jugendstil Silver Brooch Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte 1912 Foliage
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Austrian Jugendstil silver brooch by Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte model number S 2694 Foliage motif 1912 Josef Hoffmann, a member of the Vienna Secession, was both the co-foun...
Silver
Handbag by Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstätte
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Handbag, manufactured by Wiener Werkstätte, around 1910 Black leather, linear pressed and gilded H 10.7 cm, W 14.5 cm Mark: WIENER WERKSTÄTTE Lit.: cf Christian Brandstätter, Des...
Leather
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H 3.94 in W 5.91 in D 0.79 in
Josef Hoffmann Attributed Viennese Secession Pincushion, early 20th century
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in BARCELONA, ES
A Viennese Secessionist pincushion or vanity accessory attributed to Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstätte circle, circa 1908. The piece exemplifies the geometric rigor associate...
Metal
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H 0.6 in Dm 1.78 in
Austrian Jugendstil Enamel Copper Brooch Josef Hoffmann circa 19010 Black White
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Austrian Jugendstil enamel copper Brooch Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstatte circa 19010 Black White Gold Josef Hoffmann was one of the most active designers of the Wiener Werkstätte.
Copper, Enamel
Customizable Wittmann Figure Lounge Chair by Luca Nichetto
By Wittmann, Luca Nichetto
Located in New York, NY
FIGURE takes its cue from nature just as much as it does from Josef Hoffmann’s extraordinary jewellery designs, becoming an iconic object in its own right that is not only aesthetica...
Textile
Customizable Wittmann Figure Sofa by Luca Nichetto
By Wittmann, Luca Nichetto
Located in New York, NY
FIGURE takes its cue from nature just as much as it does from Josef Hoffmann’s extraordinary jewellery designs, becoming an iconic object in its own right that is not only aesthetica...
Textile
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W 1.58 in L 2.13 in
JOSEF HOFFMANN 1911-2011 Art Nouveau Bell Flowers Brooch In Sterling & Gemstones
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Miami, FL
Collateral: This Josef Hoffmann brooch is accompanied by a presentation jewelry box.
Jade, Agate, Chrysophrase, Coral, Gold, Sterling Silver, Silver
Wiener Werkstatte Austrian Dressing Table Box by Josef Hoffmann
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and rare Austrian Wiener Werkstatte secessionist wooden dressing table box with linear patterning attributed to Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956) and dating from around 1912. The...
Wood
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H 0.4 in W 0.4 in D 0.4 in
Josef Hoffmann "Fledermaus" Bat Seating Group, Suite, Thonet, Art Nouveau, Deco
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Berlin, DE
Josef Hoffmann "Fledermaus" bat seating group. Suite. Thonet. Consisting of four chairs and matching table. The seating group is still in its original condition and in places in ...
Fine Josef Hoffman Wiener Werkstätte Art Nouveau box Austria 1912
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Fine and distinguished box, designed by the “Hero” of the Wiener Werkstatte, Josef Hoffmann. Made of nickel plated brass, leaves and stars in the pattern. This box is not marked, but...
Brass, Nickel
Josef Hoffmann Gold Plated Silver Bracelet
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
In addition there was only a small number of copies produced of this type of jewellery, the archive of the Wiener Werkstatte in the Museum for applied Arts Vienna impressively shows ...
Wiener Werkstätte Josef Hoffmann Enameled Heart Brooch, circa 1910
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Enameled works were a speciality of the Viennese craftsmen ca. 1900. This art form was very trendy at that time and it was very hard to execute this craftmanship. The pictures were c...
Brass, Enamel
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H 0.99 in W 1.19 in D 0.04 in
Josef Hoffmann for Wiener Werkstätte Enamelled Blue Brooch, "Leaves"
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Enameled works were a speciality of the Wiener Werkstaette. This art form was very trendy at that time and it was very hard to execute this craftmanship. The pictures were created by...
Copper, Enamel
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H 0.79 in W 0.79 in D 0.79 in
Unique Gold and Freshwater Pearl Ring Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte, 1912
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
In addition, there were only a small number of copies produced of this type of jewelry; the archive of the Wiener Werkstätte in the Museum for applied Arts Vienna impressively shows ...
Gold
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H 0.99 in W 1.19 in D 0.04 in
Josef Hoffmann for Wiener Werkstatte Enamelled, Black and White Brooch "Leaves"
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Enameled works were a speciality of the Wiener Werkstaette. This art form was very trendy at that time and it was very hard to execute this craftmanship. The pictures were created by...
Copper
Documented Leather Purse Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstatte ca. 1925
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Josef Hoffmann was the all rounder genius at the Wiener Werkstatte, there was no field of interest that he did not work in. Even in saddler’s métier he created some very successful d...
Josef Hoffmann Brooch Wiener Werkstatte Enamel Brass, circa 1910
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Josef Hoffmann was one of the most active designers of the Wiener Werkstatte.
Brass, Enamel
Documented Leather Purse Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstatte ca. 1925
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Josef Hoffmann was the all rounder genius at the Wiener Werkstatte, there was no field of interest that he did not work in. Even in saddler’s métier he created some very successful ...
The Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann was a central figure in the evolution of modern design, and a leader in an aesthetic movement born in Europe in the late 19th century that rejected florid, extravagant ornamentation in favor of a new emphasis on simplicity of line.
As a founder of the Vienna Secession — a union of artists and designers determined to upend Austria’s artistic conservatism — and later, a founder of the turn-of-the-century Wiener Werkstätte (in English: the Viennese Workshops), a design cooperative that produced superbly crafted furniture and housewares, Hoffmann was a pioneering practitioner of what would become a fundamental principle of modernism: that good design is a way of life.
Hoffmann came of age amidst a shift in the culture of the applied arts, as a conservative order that looked only to the past for inspiration was pushed aside. But what, exactly, would replace that order was in question — and Hoffmann’s career embodies the developing patterns of design’s new spirit. His architectural work reflects his time as a student of the Vienna architect Otto Wagner, who disdained excessive decoration and employed new materials such as steel girders and reinforced concrete to create buildings with airy, open interiors full of light.
As a designer of furniture and interiors, Hoffmann was consistently open-minded about the aesthetics he explored. He was an early adherent of the flowing, organic forms of the Art Nouveau design movement that began to flourish in the late 1880s — but by the opening of the Wiener Werkstätte in 1903, Hoffmann’s designs embraced the beauty of geometry in pieces that feature grids and angular forms.
Hoffmann’s greatest works reflect his ability to combine seemingly conflicting design visions into coherent wholes. His architectural masterpiece, the Stoclet Palace in Brussels, has an exterior that groups together simple geometric forms and spacious interiors marked by subtly naturalistic design details that lend rooms an air of charm and geniality.
Hoffmann’s signature furniture design is an adjustable lounge chair — the Sitzmaschine (1905) — that marries a curving frame with square and rectangular back- and side rests. This piece, like so many others by Hoffmann, reflects a groundbreaking, forward-thinking appreciation for the union of different looks and sources that marks the best of interior design in our own day. Moreover, items offered on 1stDibs — which range from enameled silver jewelry, to silver flower vase baskets and other decorative objects, to sofas, lighting pendants and sconces — testify to the astonishing breadth of Hoffman’s creative pursuits. He was truly a giant of design.