Cabaret Fledermaus Table by Josef Hoffmann for Wittmann, 1980s

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The architect Josef Hoffmann designed this Art Nouveau table. Part of the famous bat series, design dates from 1905 and … Read more The architect Josef Hoffmann designed this Art Nouveau table. Part of the famous bat series, design dates from 1905 and was created by J.&J. Kohn carried out. Hoffmann's design philosophy shaped the ambience of the legendary Viennese cabaret Fledermaus on Kärntnerstrasse, where there was once a lot of laughter and lively, electrifying entertainment. In the 1980s, the series was redesigned by the Wittmann company.

The table top with fabric cover shows a repeat Art Deco pattern, over the fabric there is a glass plate, the end of the top
lined with a horizontal flute or flute as a protruding edge. Table legs and balls merge into the heavy base, which ends with a metal edge.

Hoffmann advocate of the total work of art, which is characterized by the combination of architecture and interior design, with colleagues of the same name such as Karl von Hasenauer and Otto Wagner. Hoffmann was one of the co-founders of the Vienna Secession (including Gustav Klimt and Carl Moll). He taught in the subjects of architecture and applied arts as well as in the metal and enamel workshops. This piece has an attribution mark,
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