Josef Hoffmann Furniture
Austrian, 1870-1956
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.
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Creator: Josef Hoffmann
Dealer: Woka Gallery
Josef Hoffmann Jugendstil Vienna Secessionist Lantern Pende, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
This type of lamp was used by Josef Hoffmann in his best and puristic phase, two years before the founding of the historical Wiener Werkstaette for several houses: Hohe Warte Hennebe...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Josef Hoffmann Pendant/ Chandelier Re-Edition for the Apptm. Gustav Pollak
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
For the appartment Gustav Pollak, in Vienna 1040
Total drop is custom made
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstätte Lantern, Jugendstil, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
This type of lamp was used by Josef Hoffmann in his best and puristic phase, two years before the founding of the historical Wiener Werkstaette for several houses: Hohe Warte Hennebe...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Josef Hoffmann Villa Henneberg Jugendstil Wall or Ceiling Light, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Wall or ceiling light with mirror back side, handcut glass, designed by Josef Hoffmann for the Henneberg and the Spitzer mansion at the Villenkolonie Hohe Warte in Vienna.
All compon...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Crystal, Brass
Original Josef Hoffmann Jugendstil Bench/Settee, Early 20th Century restored
By Josef Hoffmann, Otto Prutscher, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Vienna, AT
Attributed to either Josef Hoffmann or Otto Prutscher as both of the designers did similar objects in bentwood at this time, and both were using balls or olives for joining the legs ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Flush Mount Josef Hoffmann&Wiener Werksaette Apptm Wittgenstein, Re Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Very elaborate hammered and chased flush fixture for the Dr Hermann Wittgenstein appartment in Vienna
All components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we wi...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Josef Hoffmann for Wiener Werkstätte Jugendstil Wall Light, Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Wall-lamp with mirror and flower-vase from the dining-room of the Purkersdorf Sanatorium, Lit.: Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, 1906/VII, S. 432 f. (two views from the dingin room San...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstaette Sezessionist Pendant Sanatorium Purkersdorf
By Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Dining room and entrance hall of the Purkersdorf Sanatorium, hammered originally, can be manufactured hammered as well. Re edition, initially designed in 1903
All components accor...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstätte Shot-Server, Silver Plated, Re Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstätte shot-server, silver plated, Re edition
Hammered brass-silver plated
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Silver Plate, Brass
Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte Stoclet Palais the Bath Saloon, Variation
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Chandelier, also used by Hoffman at the Hohe Warte buildings Brauner and Hochstaetter 1905-07; Salon Be11600er-Hofmann 1905/06 Mak Inv Nr 103/WWV
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Crystal, Brass
Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte Art Nouveau Wall Light Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
From the billard-room at the Purkersdorf Sanatorium in Vienna
Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-list and label our fixtures.
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Crystal, Brass
Josef Hoffmann Brass Chandelier/Pendant, Vienna Secession Style Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
This is an early example of Josef Hoffmann’s puristic phase before the funding of the Wiener Werkstatte in 1903, used in different forms at the Villenkolonie Hohe Warte, Waerndorfer ...
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2010s Austrian Vienna Secession Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Crystal, Brass
Piano or Library-Lamp by Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätt Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Piano and library-lamp, comes out from the shelve and has a glare-screen, see details! Early 20th century 1903, hammered originally, can be manufactured hammered with an additional c...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Josef Hoffmann Brass Wall Lamp for the Wiener Werkstätte, Re Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass, optionally varnished or nickel-plated, all other surfaces on request, originally manufactured at the historical Wiener Werkstaette
Most components according to the UL regulat...
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2010s Austrian Vienna Secession Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Brass Wall or Ceiling Lamp by Josef Hoffmann Jugendstil Design, Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Wall or ceiling light with mirror back side, pictured in nickel
Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-list and label our fixtures
N...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Josef Hoffmann Jugendstil Floor Lamp, Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Designed for the head office of the then very famous tile manufacturer "Gebruder Schwadron", who also did the "Dianabad" in Vienna with sculptures of Michael Powolny and Otto Prutsch...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstaette Jugendstil Wall Lamp/Flush Mount, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Early 20th century (1903), from the sewing room (Damensalon) at the first floor of the Purkersdorf Sanatorium; Remarkable the three combined squares, also used as prominent mark at t...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Josef Hoffmann-Wiener Werkstätte Pendant, Re Edition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass lamp lacquered or nickel-plated. Silk-shade comes in any color, white inside. All handmade. Optionally the bottom can be covered with a hardened opaline-glass in a brass-frame....
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Josef Hoffmann & Wiener Werkstaette Jugendstil Haus Ast Pendant, Re Edition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Josef Hoffmann &
Wiener Werkstaette
Haus Ast Pendant Hoffmann WW 1909
Pendant - Art Deco, Jugendstil, Secession Style, Wiener Werkstaette Style
Most components according to the...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Modern Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Hand Cut Glass Wall or Ceiling Lamp, Re Edition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Wall or ceiling light with mirror back side, handcut glass, designed in 1901 for the Henneberg Mansion at the Hohe Warte in Vienna.
All components according to the UL regulations, w...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Josef Hoffmann /Wiener Werkstaette Palais Stoclet Music Salon Plafonier, Re Edit
By Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Josef Hoffmann &Wiener Werkstaette
Palais Stoclet Music Salon
Flush Mount - Art Deco, Jugendstil, Wiener Werkstaette Style
1905 / Re-Edition
5 x Edison screw sockets E26/E27 for inc...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Crystal, Brass
Puristic Josef Hoffmann & Wiener Werkstaette Table Lamp, Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
A table lamp from the very early, puristic phase of Josef Hoffmann originally manufactured at the historical Wiener Werkstaette
Most components according to the UL regulations, with ...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Josef Hoffmann Table Lamp
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A table light with opaline glass shade, pictured in brass.
USA and CAN:
All electrical components according to the UL regulations.
With an additional charge the fixture will be labe...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstaette, Fashion House Pende Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
First Floor Wiener Werkstaette Fashion House, Vienna 1. Kärntnerstrasse 41.
USA and CAN:
All electrical components according to the UL regulations.
With an additional charge the fixt...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Original and documented Josef Hoffmann & Wiener Werkstätte Jugendstil Chandelier
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Original and unique
Eight-arm chandelier for the Sigmund Berl House in Freudenthal, built in 1922. First published in "The Studio" in 1924
Material :
Patinated brass, the height is ...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Two Original J.Hoffmann & Oswald Haerdtl Chairs Art Deco New Fabric Josef Frank
By Josef Hoffmann, Oswald Haerdtl, Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Created by Josef Hoffmann and Oswald Haerdtl for the Otto Beyer fashion style pattern store in Vienna, Singerstrasse 14 which is shown on one of the images. Fabric "Notturno," design...
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Fabric, Beech
Enlarged Brass, Frostet Glass Josef Hoffmann Flush Mount/Wall Lamp, Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Larger version of the Henneberg Hohe Warte lamp from Josef Hoffmann 1901 enlarged by Woka Lamps.
All components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL...
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2010s Austrian Art Nouveau Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte Jugendstil Wall Lamp, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
In addition to the magnificent Palme chandelier
Solid brass, centrifugal casting in rubber-mould, crystal-glass.
Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional ...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Crystal, Brass
Originals 1905 of the Period Pair of Josef Hoffmann and Jacob &Josef Kohn Chairs
By Josef Hoffmann, Jacob & Josef Kohn, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Very early and important design by Josef Hoffmann for J&J Kohn; horseshoe-shaped stand, each with two spheres under the corner joints of the seat, beechwood, light stained, polished ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Bentwood
Original Josef Hoffmann Stool, Prag Rudniker Wicker-Fabrication
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Expertise Dr Gerti Draxler Dorotheum Wien, aus einer Sitzgruppe im Salon des Haus Biach, 1902-03, comparable to : Hocker Alexander Brauner, Hohe Warte 1904, Wiener Werkstaette Muster...
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Wicker, Beech
Lantern for the Baroness Magda Mautner Markhof, brass hammered silver plated
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Magnificent lantern for the Baroness Magda von Mautner Markhof, brass partly hammered, silver-plated, hand cut crystal glass
total drop custom ...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Josef Hoffmann and Wiener Werkstätte Flush Mount Lamp Re Edition
By Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
A flatter version of the Josef Hoffmann and Wiener Werkstätte lamp
Variations are available
Most components according to the UL regulations, wit...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Josef Hoffmann Flush Mount Lamp / Lantern Jugendstil Re Edition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Hohe Warte and House Waerndorfer.
All components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-list and label our fixtures.
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Crystal, Brass
Early Josef Hoffmann design, Biach Chandelier 1902 - re edition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
A very early Hoffmann design before the founding of the historical Wiener Werkstätte, for the daughter of the textile manufacturer Max Biach, Apartment Mayerhofgasse in Vienna
Hammer...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Josef Hoffmann/Wiener Werkstatte Jugendstil Ceiling Lamp Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Chandelier, also used by Hoffman at the Hohe Warte buildings Brauner and Hochstaetter, 1905-1907; Salon Beer-Hofmann
Originally manufactured at the Wiener Werkstatte, now manufactur...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Josef Hoffmann Jugendstil Brass and Opaline Glass Floor Lamp, Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Floor light with opaline glass shade, mouth blown, pictured in brass
Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-list and label our fixture...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Josef Hoffmann & Wiener Werkstatte Ceiling Lamp, Chandelier, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Chandelier, also used by Hoffman at the Hohe Warte buildings Brauner and Hochstaetter 1905-1907; Salon Beer-Hofmann 1905-1906 Mak Inv Nr 103/WWV.
Originally manufactured at the Wiene...
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2010s Austrian Vienna Secession Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Crystal, Brass
Josef Hoffmann & Wiener Werkstatte, Moldauer Silk&Brass Table Lamp, Re-Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
For the residence of the Banker Dr Dietrich moldauer material patinated brass, silk, all other colours are possible.
Originally manufactured at the Wiener Werkstatte Atelier, now cus...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Furniture
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Brass
Josef Hoffmann furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Josef Hoffmann furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Josef Hoffmann furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 229 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 139 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Josef Hoffmann were created in the Art Nouveau style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Wiener Werkstätte, Koloman Moser, and Woka Lamps. Prices for Josef Hoffmann furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $399 and can go as high as $99,099, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,347.
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- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 20, 2024The difference between Loos and Hoffmann comes down to their design philosophies and styles. Austrian and Czechoslovak architect Adolf Loos was a forerunner of the International Style and exercised immense restraint in his building projects as well as his designs for chairs, tables, storage pieces and other furniture, and wrote prolifically on his disdain for taking a decorative approach to architecture. 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 a simplicity of line. As a founder of both the Vienna Secession — a union of artists and designers determined to upend Austria’s artistic conservatism — and the 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. While Loos believed that art and the design and production of everyday items were distinct fields, Hoffmann wished to infuse art into architecture and furniture. Shop a range of Adolf Loos and Josef Hoffmann furniture on 1stDibs.
- What did Josef Hoffmann invent?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 7, 2024Josef Hoffmann invented the Sitzmaschine, an adjustable lounge chair that the Austrian designer unveiled in 1905. Literally called a “machine for sitting,” it was originally created for a sanatorium in Purkersdorf, near Vienna. It has a curving frame with square and rectangular back and side rests. Like so many other designs by Hoffmann, this piece reflects a forward-thinking appreciation for the union of different sources, here the Arts and Crafts movement and modern design. Find a collection of Josef Hoffmann furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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