Josef Hoffmann 1870–1956: Progress Through Beauty

This book is the first comprehensive document to the complete works of Josef Hoffmann. As a student of Otto Wagner, a founding member of the Vienna Secession art movement, a professor at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts, and co-founder of the Wiener Werkstätte cooperative, Hoffmann helped to cultivate a new model of architectural and product design characterised by advanced craftsmanship and artistic ambition. This book covers all facets of his extensive oeuvre.
ISBN 9783035622966. Birkhauser Verlag. hb. 448 pages. 650 colour ills. 30.5 x 23 cm.
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