Brtnice 1870 – 1956 Vienna
After studying at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, Josef Hoffmann was an employee in the studio of Otto Wagner. He became a founding member of the Vienna Secession (1897), professor at the Vienna School of Applied Arts (1899-1937) and artistic director of the Wiener Werkstätte, which he co-founded (1903-1931).
In addition to his work as an architect, he created designs for all branches of the arts and crafts. His most important buildings include the Purkersdorf Sanatorium near Vienna (1904/05), the Palais Stoclet in Brussels (1904-1911), numerous villas and country houses, the exhibition building for the "Kunstschau Wien 1908", the Austrian pavilions at the German Werkbund Exhibition in Cologne (1914), the International Arts and Crafts Exhibition in Paris (1925) and the Venice Biennale (1934).
His designs, even those for the simplest objects of everyday use, are always conceived as parts of a building concept. And therein lies the secret of why they carry their value." (Peter Behrens, 1928)
Ref.: C. Brandstätter, Design der Wiener Werkstätte 1903 – 1932, Vienna, p. 23
FOUR ARMCHAIRS 
A PAIR OF EXTRAORDINARY SEVEN-DRAWER CHESTS 
SILVER BOX FOR DIRECTOR K. PLATZER 
SILVER TEA SERVICE 
LEATHER PORTFOLIO 
PURSE WITH TWO CASES AND SPECTACLE CASE 
VASE 
A LOOP-HANDLED CENTREPIECE 
SALON CABINET 
86-PIECE SET OF SILVER CUTLERY 
MANTLE CLOCK 
SILVER BASKET 
A LATTICEWORK VASE 
BUTTER DISH 
SILVER BOWL 
10-PIECE MUSEUM-QUALITY CUTLERY SET 
SEVEN-BALL CHAIR 
MUSIC STAND 
COAT RACK 
BUREAU 
CENTREPIECE 
WRITING ACCOUTREMENT 
INKWELL 
SILVER VASE 
A PAIR OF VASES 
THREE SILVER BASKETS 
TWO BOTTLE COASTERS 
CIGARETTE DISPENSER 
JARDINIÈRE/VASE 
BREADBASKET 
SILVER CIGARETTE BOX 
ARMCHAIR FROM THE VIENNESE APARTMENT OF MORITZ GALLIA 
FRUIT TRAY 
SILVER BASKET 
VASE 
CANDY DISH 
TWO PAIRS OF CUPS AND SAUCERS 
LARGE TRAY 
FIVE PIECE CRUET SET 
NECKLACE 
BROOCH 
BROOCH 
OVAL JARDINIERE 
SILVER VASE/JARDINIÈRE 
SILVER TEA SET 
ARMCHAIR 
SIDEBOARD 
LIDDED BOX 
TANTALUS WITH SILVER CLASP 
SMALL SIDEBOARD 
OUTSTANDING PAIR OF SIDEBOARDS WITH MATCHING SHOWCASE 
SILVER HAND BELL 
MUSEUM-QUALITY SILVER TEA SERVICE 
SMALL LIBRARY TABLE 
TRUNK: THE FAUNA AND FORA OF THE EARTH 
THREE-PART SCREEN 
SMALL TABLE 
SETTEE FOR A NURSERY 
SETTEE 
PHOTO FRAME 
COFFEE SERVICE 
CEILING LAMP 
A PAIR OF LOOP-HANDLED CENTREPIECES 
INKWELL 
BRASS MANTEL CLOCK 
SALON CABINET 
SETTEE 
DRESSING TABLE 
A PAIR OF SILVER BASKETS 
SUITE 
TABLE 
A PAIR OF NESTING TABLES 
TABLE 
NESTING TABLES WITH SQUARE LATTICE 
PENDANT LAMP 
PILLBOX 
A PAIR OF SILVER CUFFLINKS 
WRITING ACCOUTREMENTS 
BLOTTER 
FRUIT BOWL 
A PAIR OF STEM GLASSES 
EIGHT-FLAME PALM-SHAPED GLASS CHANDELIER 
COFFEE SET 
A PAIR OF VASES 
CENTREPIECE 
VASE 
MIRROR 
TWO ARMCHAIRS AND A "FLEDERMAUS" TABLE 
SEATING GROUP 
SMOKING COMPENDIUM 
ETAGERE 
SUITE 
SILVER COFFEE SET 
CHAIR 
A PAIR OF FLOWERSTANDS 
A PAIR OF CHAIRS 
VASE 
NAPKIN RING 
ELECTRIC BELL PUSH 
FRUIT BASKET