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Jugendstil Josef Hoffman/ Wiener Werkstätte Flower-Table Flower Stand, Reedition
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
: Moderne Vergangenheit, Wien 1981, Nr. 253 sowie Titelabb.; Exhib.- Kat, Josef Hoffmann Wien, Museum
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann and Wiener Werkstaette, Silk Shade Brass Table Lamp, Re-Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
A very charming table-lamp by Hoffmann, with a silk shade. Custom-made adjustments of color and
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann WW Sconces Wall Lamp Re Edition
By Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Very Elaborate Hand chased sconces, designed by Josef Hoffmann and originally manufactured at the
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
$5,943 / item
Josef Hoffmann
Wiener Werkstaette Jugendstil Pendant, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
-made production at the Woka Lamps Workshop in Vienna. See similar design by Josef Hoffmann for the
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann Silk and Brass Pendant Wiener Werstaette 5th Avenue, Re Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
This marvellous pendant was designed for the New York branch of the historical Wiener Werkstaette.
All components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will ...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Original Josef Hoffmann Attributed Lantern Wiener Werkstaetten Style, Jugendstil
By Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful lantern in the style of the early Josef Hoffmann and the historical Wiener Werkstaette
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2010s Austrian Vienna Secession Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann Koloman Moser Wiener Werkstaette Pende, re Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Frequently used by Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser in their early works for the Wiener Werkstätte
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstaette Sezessionist Pendant Sanatorium Purkersdorf
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
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 accordi...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Puristic Josef Hoffmann
Wiener Werkstaette Table Lamp, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
A table lamp from the very early, puristic phase of Josef Hoffmann originally manufactured at the
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann and Wiener Werkstaette Desk Lamp - Re-Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Originally designed by Josef Hoffmann as a candle-holder for Baron Oppenheimer, Lit.: WWMB 5 Werk
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstaette Jugendstil Pendant Lantern, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
A pendant version of the very early Josef Hoffmann table lamp design
Most components according to
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann Coat Hook for the Wiener Werkstaette, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Sensational design from the very puristic period of Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstaette
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann
Wiener Werkstaette Jugendstil Table Lamp Re Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Grooved casted column, copy of a signed and marked lamp, offered on an auction - see detail - compare to WW-Archive at the MAK - Object 3014, Inventnory# 119-23-1
Most components ac...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann
Wiener Werkstaette Hanging Lamp Chandelier, Pendant, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Josef Hoffmann&Wiener Werkstaette hanging lamp chandelier, pendant. Re-edition
Single pendant
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann
Wiener Werkstätte Ceiling Lamp, Re-Edition
By Koloman Moser, Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Ceiling light with seven opaline glass bulbs, total drop custom made. Josef Hoffmann and Koloman
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Outdoor/Indoor Luminaire Josef Hoffmann Jugendstil Wall Lamp, Re Edition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Outdoor luminaire from Josef Hoffmann 1904 for the Sanatorium Purkersdorf.
Most components
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Koloman Moser / Josef Hoffmann / Wiener Werkstätte Jugendstil Lamp, Re-Edition
By Koloman Moser, Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
has 6.5 cm or 2.55".
Originally manufactured at the Wiener Werkstätte, now manufactured at the WOKA
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann
Wiener Werkstaette Table Lamp, Re-Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Table-lamp, hammered brass-sheet, nickel-plated, other finishes are offered. The additional images
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann
Wiener Werkastätte Table/Desk Lamp, Re Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Pictured is an original fixture which was sold for 250.000 US$ at Jacques Grange Collectionneur in Paris in November 2017. We manufacture this lamp true to the original -
Please cho...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Wiener Werkstaette Josef Hoffmann "Graben Cafe" 45 Pendant Re-Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Originally a Josef Hoffmann design for the Staekelborg, Knips and for the Berta Zuckerkandl Mansion
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
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
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstaette Paiais Stoclet, Re Edition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
drawing made by Hoffmann with the archive# M997sign for the Hall at the first floor at the Stoclet Palais
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Wiener Werkstaette Josef Hoffmann "Graben Cafe" 45 Pendant Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Originally a Josef Hoffmann design for the Staekelborg, Knips and for the Berta Zuckerkandl Mansion
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann&Koloman Moser, Wiener Werkstaette Vienna Secession Pendant Edit
By Koloman Moser, Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
A single pendant from the chandelier for the entrance of the Wiener Werkstaette-Showrooms in Neustiftgasse 32/34 in Vienna
Hammered or plain - another image shows the complete chande...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstaette Hand Chased Plafonier with Ornaments Reedition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful ceiling lamp with very elaborate hand chased ornaments, originally designed in 1905, now handcrafted at the Woka workshop in Vienna
All components according to the UL regu...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann
Wiener Werkstaette Hanging Lamp Chandelier, Pendant, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
A hanging lamp with chased rosebuds on the rim, glass-hangings and fabric in the requested Color. Comp WW Archive, Museum of Applied Arts Vienna MAK, wall Vase, No. S 2243, Expertise...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann Jugendstil Wiener Werkstaette Art Nouveau Coat Hook, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Very elegant handmade coat-hook. Literature: Waltraud Neuwirth, Wiener Werkstaette – Avant Garde Art Deco, Industrial Design, 1985 Vienna p. 49.
Different hooks are available see pic...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Delicate and Elegant Josef Hoffmann
Wiener Werkstaette Chandelier, Re-Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Five-arm chandelier for the Welz Family in Vienna. Lit.: WW Archive at the MAK in Vienna. A three-arm version will cost about 2/3 of the five-arm version
Length custom
Most componen...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
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 Flush Mount
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann
Wiener Werkstaette Hanging Lamp Chandelier, Pendant, Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A hanging lamp with chased rosebuds on the rim, glass-hangings and fabric in the requested Color. Comp WW Archive, Museum of Applied Arts Vienna MAK, wall Vase, No. S 2243, Expertise...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann /Wiener Werkstaette Palais Stoclet Music Salon Plafonier, Re Edit
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Josef Hoffmann &Wiener Werkstaette
Palais Stoclet Music Salon
Flush Mount - Art Deco, Jugendstil
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Flush Mount
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstaette Jugendstil Table Lamp, Re-Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
One of the first lamp-design by Josef Hoffmann, executed by the Wiener Werkstaette, works-number M
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Delicate and Elegant Josef Hoffmann
Wiener Werkstaette Chandelier, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Five-arm chandelier for the Welz Family in Vienna. Lit.: WW Archive at the MAK in Vienna. A three-arm version will cost about 2/3 of the five-arm version.
Available in different fini...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstaette Jugendstil Ceiling Lamp / Flush Pende, Re Edit
By Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Hanging- lamp from the showrooms of the Wiener Werkstaette used by Hoffmann in several variations
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Piano or Library-Lamp by Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätt Re-Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
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 Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstaette, Fashion House Pende Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
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 Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann
Wiener Werstaette Wall Lamp Vienna Secession Jugendstil Re-Edit
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
The famous "Fledermaus Cabaret" in Vienna was build by many members of the Wiener Werkstaette by the time when working on the Stoclet Palais project
Most components according to the...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann Ceiling Lamp Wiener Werkstaette for Karl Wittgenstein, Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Wittgenstein material: solid brass, surface varnished or nickel-plated, all other surfaces on request.
All
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Flush Mount
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann for Wiener Werkstaette Art Deco Ceiling Lamp, Re-Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A very modern chandelier, which also can be made in other sizes. Available in different sizes.
Originally manufactured at the Wiener Werkstaette Atelier, now custom made production ...
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2010s Austrian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstaette Jugendstil Wall Lamp/Flush Mount, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
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 Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann
Wiener Werkstäette Jugendstil Art Nouveau Table Lamp Re-Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Mushroom-shaped, segmented stem with ball, on a chased vaulted base.
The signed original was on auction at Quittenbaum in 2003
Most components according to the UL regulations, with...
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2010s Austrian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstaette Ceiling Lamp Fabric Shades, Re Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Three-arm chandelier with fabric shades. The given length is just the chandelier with no chain, the total drop is custom-made. WW-Archiv, MAK M1652.
Originally manufactured at the Wi...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Hanging Lamp from the showroom of the Wiener Werkstaette used by Josef Hoffmann
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Hammered Hanging- lamp from the showrooms of the Wiener Werkstaette used by Hoffmann in several
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann Brass Table Lamp Wiener Werkstaette, Re Edition
By Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass lamp, optionally varnished or nickel-plated, all other surfaces on request.
Originally
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Koloman Moser Josef Hoffmann/Wiener Werkstätte Jugendstil Chandlier Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Ceiling light with four opaline glass bulbs, total drop custom-made. Josef Hoffmann and Koloman
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte Flush Mount Jugendstil Lamp Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
This type of lamp was used by Josef Hoffmann in his best and puristic phase, two years before the
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Flush Mount
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann
Wiener Werkstätte Ceiling Light with Bulbs, Re Editi
By Koloman Moser, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Ceiling light with ten opaline glass bulbs, total drop custom made. Josef Hoffmann and Koloman
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann
Wiener Werkstaette Landhaus Boehler Applique, Wall Lamp
By Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
opaline-glass. Literature: compare Wandlampe for Landhaus Boehler, Baden bei Wien, in: Wiener Werkstätte
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Pedestal Table, Marble Patinated Hammered Nickeled Brass, Austria, 1910
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
chips and several scratches.
keywords:
Vienna Secession, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte, Wiener
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Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Deco Pedestals
Materials
Marble, Brass, Nickel
Josef Hoffmann Crystal Table Lamp Jugendstil Vienna Secession, Re Edtion
By Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
A variation of the lamp for the apartment Jerome und Margaret Stonborough-Wittgenstein, Berlin
Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL...
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2010s Austrian Vienna Secession Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Antique German Art Deco Armoire Wardrobe Cabinet 1930s
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Detroit, MI
Josef Hoffman. Wiener Werkstatte of America stamp on backside.
CONDITION
Very good vintage condition
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Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
$7,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Hugo Gorge Six Light Brass Chandelier, Viennese Modern Age, 1930s, Austria
By Josef Hoffmann, Hugo Gorge, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Viennese Modern, together with Adolf Loos, Josef Frank, Dagobert Peche & Josef Hoffmann. He worked many
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Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Chandelier by Woka Lamps Vienna, Re Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A chandelier which can illluminate a ceiling rosette from the bulbs inside the metal-part which is a mirror and reflect the light from the bulbs inside the glass-bowl. A smaller vers...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Amazing Large Pendant Lamp by Adolf Loos for Kalmar
By Josef Hoffmann, Kalmar Lighting, Adolf Loos, Florian Schulz, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in München, DE
Condition:
Very good vintage condition with slight signs of age-related wear.
Beautiful patina on the brass
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Amazing Large Pendant Lamp by Adolf Loos for Kalmar
By Josef Hoffmann, Kalmar Lighting, Adolf Loos, Wiener Werkstätte, Florian Schulz
Located in München, DE
condition with slight signs of age-related wear.
Beautiful patina on the brass parts.
The new lampshade has
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann Brass Tray Wiener Werkstatte, circa 1915
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Josef Hoffmann was one of the leading designers of the Wiener Werkstatte in the 1920s. He designed
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Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Deco Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann for Wiener Werkstatte Rare Brass Basket
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare example. Signed.
Provenance accompanies.
Category
20th Century Tableware
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of werkstatte josef hoffmann brass on 1stDibs. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and fabric. If you’re shopping for a piece of werkstatte josef hoffmann brass, we have 17 options in-stock, while there are 90 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect item from our selection of werkstatte josef hoffmann brass — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A choice in our collection of werkstatte josef hoffmann brass is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Hollywood Regency styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one object in our assortment of werkstatte josef hoffmann brass that is appealing in its simplicity, but Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte and Woka Lamps produced versions that are worth a look.
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Josef Hoffmann for sale on 1stDibs
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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