He was among the founders of Vienna Secession and co-establisher of the Wiener. With their clear design and timeless simplicity, they have lost none of their validity to this day. Dimensions: Sofa: 46W x 21.5D x 31H, Chairs : 22.5W x 21.5D x 31H. Josef Hoffmann's numerous furniture designs are considered classics.

The architect and designer Josef Hoffmann (1870 - 1956) influenced an entire era with his particularly independent designs. This suite was created in 1913 for the Gallia family’s apartment in Wohllebengasse, Vienna. Within the framework of this idea Josef Hoffmann worked in all areas of the arts and crafts and produced metalwork, jewelry, leather, glass, textiles, ceramics, floor coverings and - furniture. Design: Josef Hoffmann (1913) List product. Their first major commission was the construction of the Purkersdorf Sanatorium in 1904, and the idea of the Gesamtkunstwerk was realized in 1905 with the Palais Stoclet in Brussels. Of all the art periodicals printed in Fin de Siècle Vienna, Ver Sacrum-Organ der Bildender Vereinigung Kunstler Osterreichs, the official journal of the Vienna Secession, remains the most ambitious and groundbreaking. In 1903, together with Kolo Moser, he founded the Wiener Werkstätten, whose goal was to create a Gesamtkunstwerk. In 1897 he became a member of the Vienna Secession, and two years later - at the age of only 29 - he was appointed professor at the Vienna School of Applied Arts. Framed, Prints, Puzzles, Posters, Canvas. Early on he developed a strict style characterized by straight lines. Gustav Klimt, in armchair, with other members of the Vienna Secession at. They rejected the increased industrialisation of the nineteenth century, and promoted a return to craftsmanship and handwork. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under Carl von Hasenauer and Otto Wagner. The Secessionists believed in the equality of all forms of arts and crafts and sought to unite both in the Gesamtkunstwerk total work of art.

Vienna secession chair