


The marble top, sourced from Bursa, is available in different colours. The clear lines and marble top hark back to Hoffmann’s emphasis on geometry and marriage of pure materials like wood and stone. Inspired by a trip to Vienna, our Hoffmann Table pays homage to Josef Hoffmann’s work. In 1905, Josef Hoffmann produced an adjustable-backed chair, also known as the “Sitzmaschine”, which reflected the geometric designs favoured by late Secession artists, signalling a move away from Art Nouveau’s floral, curvilinear forms. Austrian painter, most renowned advocator of Art Nouveau His primary subject is the. Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops) established by Koloman Moser, and Josef Hoffman. As examples, the exhibition includes the work of the architect Theophil von Hansen for Archduke Leopold at Schloss Hernstein in the 1870s. The Secession artists were prolific furniture designers, producing carpets, lamps, armchairs, cabinets and tables to accompany architectural projects. belgian painter, architect, interior designer. foundation upon which the artists of the Vienna Secession, which was co-founded by Josef Hoffmann, and Adolf Loos, the group’s antipode, built their oeuvres.

1897- Co-founder of the Vienna Secession 1898- Established his own practice in Vienna. Perhaps the most famous of the Secession exhibits was the XIVth one, in 1902, devoted to the German composer Beethoven.
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Josef Hoffmann and Leo Kainradl, Philipp & Kramer, Series II/1. 1896- Worked for Art Nouveau architect, Otto Wagner. In addition to Klimt, Secession artists such as Hoffmann, Moser, and Otto Wagner would form the heart of Viennese Modernism in the arts and architecture. The eponymous Secession Building, designed by Joseph Maria Olbrich, housed the group’s exhibitions, while their official magazine, Ver Sacrum, showcased the movement’s graphic stylings. Hoffmann, Josef (1870-1956) Wiener werkstätte exhibition poster by Josef Hoffmann. of his avant-garde Viennese Secession vision, it remained crucial to Hoffmann. Formed in protest against the Association of Austrian Artists’ espousal of artistic nationalism and traditionalism, the Secession movement advocated for increased international artistic exchange and a rethinking of the decorative arts. How father of Modernism, Josef Hoffmann continues to exert a design. The Vienna Secession movement was founded in 1897 by a group of artists, architects, designers and sculptors including Gustav Klimt, Max Kurzweil, Joseph Maria Olbrich and Josef Hoffmann.
