Fledermaus Stool attributed to Josef Hoffmann and Gustav Siegel for J. & J. Kohn, 1908

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stool, model Fledermaus, designed by Josef Hoffmann and Gustav Siegel, executed by J. & J. Kohn, ca. 1908 material and … Read more stool, model Fledermaus, designed by Josef Hoffmann and Gustav Siegel, executed by J. & J. Kohn, ca. 1908 material and technique: beech, bent and stained; new upholstery (fabric: "Abimelech" Koloman Moser 1899) Original adhesive label "Jakob & Josef Kohn Wien" Bib.: Giovanni Renzi, Il mobile moderno, Silvana Editoriale Spa, Milano 2008, p. 168-169. Josef Hoffmann (Brtnice 1870 – 1956 Vienna), co-founder of the Viennese Secession and of the Wiener Werkstätte, was an extremely productive and versatile architect and designer. Throughout his career he experimented with various forms, techniques and materials. In his designs, he was striving for a strong reduction of the form to the essential and was a pioneer of geometric Jugendstil. This is how his characteristic geometric style was established. The scope of his designs ranges from buildings and entire interiors, following the concept of the “Gesamtkunstwerk” (total work of art), all the way to small details of everyday life. One of his most significant works is the Palais Stoclet in Brussels, a Gesamtkunstwerk which he executed for a wealthy entrepreneur between 1905 and 1911 in collaboration with, among others, Gustav Klimt and Koloman Moser. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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