Josef Hoffmann Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Viena secession brass side table by Josef Hoffmann in very nice original condition.

Josef Hoffmann Gueridon. Made with bentwood. Vienna Secession Circa 1910, Austria. Vintage condition. 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 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 these pages, which range from enameled silver jewelry, to a silver flower vase basket, to lighting pendants and sconces...

An extraordinary modern furniture from the best period of his works. He made trendsetting Industrial designs for the bentwood-industrie. This dressing-table is from the "Fledermaus" ...

Oval side table designed by Josef Hoffmann for J. & J. Kohn, model no. 960/2, circa 1920s. Crafted in wood, the table features a refined oval top paired with a lower shelf, both ...

Josef Hoffmann designed this simple four-part nest of tables at the turn of the century. * Ash black stained.

Dressing table no.1134 by Josef Hoffmann designed for J&J Kohn for international expo in St.Louis in 1904.

Table designed by Josef Hoffmann. Model 915/1p Art Nouveau table from Jacob & Josef Kohn manufactured, circa 1920. Measures: diameter 60, height 72 cm. In original conditi...

20th century Swedish pine coffee table by Roland Wilhelmsson. Signed: Roland Wilhelmsson, Ågesta 1968.

This elegant Viennese Secession-style side table, dating back to around 1910-1920, hails from the rooms of an important Austrian hotel, a testament to a refined era. The structure is...

Vienna secession side table by Josef Hoffmann for J&J Kohn. Professionally stained and repolished with brass leg endings.

Gustav Siegel made by Jacob & Josef Kohn. A Vienna Secessionist bentwood side or centre table. Original paper label to the underside. Jacob & Josef Kohn, also known as J. & J. Kohn...

Oval side table designed by Josef Hoffmann for J. & J. Kohn, model no. 960/2, circa 1920s. Crafted in wood, the table features a refined oval top paired with a lower shelf, both ...