$12,481 / item
H 28.35 in W 36.62 in D 30.32 in
Customizable Wittmann Leather Kubus Armchair by Josef Hoffmann
By Wittmann, Josef Hoffmann
Located in New York, NY
A classic example of Hoffmann’s strict geometrical lines and the quadratic theme in his work is the
Leather
Josef Hoffmann for Wittmann Leather Kubus Armchair Vienna Secession
By Josef Hoffmann, Wittmann
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare labeled leather Kubus armchair, club chair, or lounge chair designed in 1910 by Austrian
Leather, Beech
Kubus Leather Armchair by Josef Hoffmann for Wittmann, 1980s
By Wittmann, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Hamburg, PA
Iconic Kubus club chair designed by Josef Hoffmann in 1910 and faithfully reproduced by Wittmann
Leather, Wood
Tufted Leather Wittmann Kubus Lounge Chair by Josef Hoffmann
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in New York, NY
A Classic example of Josef Hoffmann’s strict geometrical lines and the quadratic theme in his work
Josef Hoffmann Kubus Club Chair for Wittmann
By Wittmann, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Great geometric armchairs from Josef Hoffmann, designed in 1910. Cognac leather with lot's of life
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H 28.35 in W 36.62 in D 30.32 in
Leather Kubus Lounge Chair by Josef Hoffmann, Wittmann, Black Leather
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in BUSSUM, NH
Rare Kubus Lounge chair. The Kubus chair was designed in 1910 for the Buenos Aires exhibition to
Leather
Josef Hoffmann Black Leather "Kubus" Club Chairs for Wittmann
By Wittmann, Josef Hoffmann
Located in The Hague, NL
All original pair of leather "Kubus" lounge chairs designed in 1910 by Austrian architect and
Leather, Wood
Pair of Josef Hoffmann Leather Kubus Armchairs by Wittmann
By Wittmann, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare authentic pair of labeled leather Kubus armchairs or lounge chairs designed in 1910 by
Leather, Beech
Pair of Josef Hoffmann for Wittmann Kubus Chairs in Dark Brown Leather
By Wittmann, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of dark brown leather Josef Hoffmann Kubus armchairs or lounge chairs, manufactured by
Leather
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H 29.14 in W 37.01 in L 29.14 in
Josef Hoffmann Kubus Club Chair in Dark Brown Leather for Wittmann, Austria
By Wittmann, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Great geometric armchairs from Josef Hoffmann, designed in 1910. Dark brown leather in very good
Leather
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H 28.35 in W 65.36 in D 30.32 in
Josef Hoffmann Kubus Sofa, Wittmann Austria Design Bauhaus Leather Jugendstil
By Josef Hoffmann, Wittmann
Located in Munster, NRW
One Kubus sofas, designed in 1910 by Josef Hoffmann. Edition by Wittmann/Austria. Excellent
Leather
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H 28.35 in W 65.36 in D 30.32 in
Josef Hoffmann Kubus Sofa, Wittmann Austria Design, 1910, Bauhaus Leather
By Josef Hoffmann, Wittmann
Located in Munster, NRW
Group of 3 Kubus Sofas - designes in 1910 by Josef Hoffmann - Edition by Wittmann / Austria
Leather
Pair of Kubus chairs Attributed to Josef Hoffman
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of leather Kubus chairs with incredible patina attributed to Josef Hoffman.
Kubus Armchair Lounge Chair by Josef Hoffmann Wittmann
By Josef Hoffmann, Wittmann
Located in Telgte, DE
Kubus armchair lounge chair by Josef Hoffmann Wittmann With identification of the manufacturer
Leather
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H 28.5 in W 36 in D 30 in
Signed Wittmann Leather Kubus Arm Chair Armchair Designed by Josef Hoffmann
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning, signed Wittman Leather Kubus armchair designed by Josef Hoffman. Circa early 21st
Leather
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H 28.5 in W 36 in D 30 in
Pair of Wittmann Leather Kubus Arm Chairs Armchairs Designed by Josef Hoffmann
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning pair of signed Wittman Leather Kubus armchairs designed by Josef Hoffmann. Circa early
Leather
Patinated Leather "Kubus" Club Chair by Josef Hoffman for Wittman
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patinated cognac tufted leather "Kubus" chair by Josef Hoffman for Wittman, designed in 1910. Made
Leather
Natural Leather Kubus Design by Josef Hoffmann
By Josef Hoffmann, Wittmann
Located in New York, NY
Kubus armchair, designed in 1910 and handcrafted to perfection. Wittmann Kubus Armchair by Josef
Leather
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H 30.5 in W 36.5 in D 30.5 in
Pair of Authentic Leather Kubus Lounge Chairs by Josef Hoffmann for Wittmann
By Wittmann, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Las Vegas, NV
All original pair of leather Kubus lounge chairs designed in 1910 by Austrian architect and
Leather
Pair of Brown Kubus Lounge Chairs by Josef Hoffmann, 1910
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Cubic armchairs in dark brown leather, designed in 1910 by Josef Hoffmann, architect and founder of
Metal
Kubus lounge chairs, pair by Josef Hoffmann
Located in Chicago, IL
Kubus lounge chairs, pair by Josef Hoffmann
Leather, Wood
Kubus lounge chairs, pair by Josef Hoffmann
Located in Chicago, IL
Kubus lounge chairs, pair by Josef Hoffmann
Leather, Wood
Set of 4 Kubus chairs, Josef Hoffmann for Wittmann, Austria.
Located in Sittard, NL
beautiful kubus set of 4 in nice light blue color. Designed by Josef Hoffmann for Wittmann
Wittmann Kubus Leather Armchair Black
By Josef Hoffmann, Wittmann
Located in Cologne, DE
We present to you a Wittmann Kubus leather armchair black. Product measurements in
Leather
Wittmann Kubus Leather Armchair Black
By Josef Hoffmann, Wittmann
Located in Cologne, DE
We present to you a Wittmann Kubus leather armchair black. Product measurements in
Leather
$3,850 / set
H 37.8 in W 18.12 in D 18.9 in
Set of Four Vintage Prague 811 Chair By Josef Hoffmann 1950s
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Čelinac, BA
Josef Hoffmann Prague 811 Chairs for Stol Kamnik 1950s
Cane, Bentwood
$1,155Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
Neoclassical Wrought Iron & Bronze Bench, France 1950's
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in New York, NY
Elegant bench in patinated wrought iron and bronze. The sabots are reminiscent of Giacometti's work for Jean-Michel Frank. 3 benches are available; the price is for one.
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Custom Round Mohair Velvet Ottoman with Oak Feet
Located in London, England
Dagmar Design - Round Ottoman Custom-made ottoman developed & produced at our workshops in London using the highest quality materials. These examples are upholstered in a mustar...
Oak, Mohair, Velvet
$2,490 / item
H 8.67 in W 11.82 in D 4.34 in
Josef Hoffmann/Wiener Werkstaette Jugendstil Brass Wall Light, Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Great example from the early, puristic phase of Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstaette. Brass varnished or nickel-plated optionally, other surfaces available. All components acc...
Brass
$7,384 / item
H 19.69 in W 16.15 in D 10.63 in
Josef Hoffmann & Wiener Werkstätte Brass & Silk Desk Lamp, Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A Josef Hoffmann table lamp with a fabric-shade - different Colors are available Originally manufactured at the Wiener Werkstätte Atelier, now custom-made production at the Woka Lamp...
Brass
"Fledermaus" Table Josef Hoffmann Thonet ca. 1912
By Josef Hoffmann, Thonet
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Table model Fledermaus Josef Hoffmann Thonet ca. 1912 The Wiener Werkstatte experienced its most glamorous phase in the period around 1905. Many of the pieces created at that time w...
Beech, Bentwood
Custom Made Model 54 Mohair Velvet Lounge Chair
Located in London, England
Dagmar Design Model 54 lounge chair A custom made lounge chair developed and hand-made using the highest quality materials. The 54 chair is a contemporary update of an obscure desi...
Sheepskin, Beech
$17,348 / set
H 40.56 in W 18.12 in D 18.12 in
Josef Hoffmann attr. Pair of Extraordinary Chairs 1905-10 Jugendstil Art Nouveau
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of extraordinary chairs in the style of the early Josef Hoffmann furniture. The significant skids were used by Hoffmann in the early years of the Wiener Werkstätte from 1903 o...
Fabric, Wood
$1,758
H 76 in W 53 in D 55 in
Vienna Secession armchair by Gustav Siegel for J.J.Kohn, Modell 715/F Austria
By J.&J. Khon 1, Josef Hoffmann, Gustav Siegel
Located in Argelato, BO
One of the most iconic and refined armchairs of the Viennese secession, designed by the famous Austrian designer Gustav Siegel and created by the Kohn company, is proposed here in it...
Beech, Bentwood
Rare Armchair by Josef Hoffmann
By Josef Hoffmann, Thonet-Mundus
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare beech bentwood frame, leather upholstery. Designed circa 1900-1910 by Josef Hoffmann for Cabaret Fledermaus in Vienna. Made by Thonet. Delivery time about 4-6 weeks. Price per c...
Beech, Bentwood
Articulating Sconce by Rene Mathieu for Lunel, 1950s France
By Maison Lunel, Rene Mathieu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautiful light would make for a sophisticated touch to any interior. A fantastic articulating brass sconce by Rene Mathieu for Lunel, 1950s France. Two independent silk shades ...
Brass
$378,613
H 14.57 in W 31.5 in D 14.97 in
Mid-century 'Max Ingrand Fontana Arte Duilio Barnabè' coffee table.
By Duilio Dubé Bernabe, Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Palermo, IT
Small table designed in 1958 by the great master of Crystal ''Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte and painted by Duilio Bernabè known as Dubè.'' Duilio Barnabè, known artistically as Dubé, ...
Crystal
$5,356 / item
H 30.32 in W 31.11 in D 27.96 in
Customizable Wittmann Villa Gallia Lounge Chair by Josef Hoffmann
By Josef Hoffmann, Wittmann
Located in New York, NY
This suite was created in 1913 for the Gallia family’s apartment in Wohllebengasse, Vienna.
Fabric
$27,663Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 51.19 in Dm 21.66 in
Beautiful Uchiwa ‘Ju Yon’ Chandelier by Ingo Maurer, Germany, 1970s
By M Design, Ingo Maurer
Located in Echt, NL
Rare two-tier Uchiwa Ju-Yon chandelier in very good condition. Designed by Ingo Maurer for M design, Germany. Two available! This chandelier is handmade from bamboo and Japanese...
Bamboo, Rope, Paper
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.
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.