1 Vintage Thonet Josef Hoffmann Style Bauhaus Chair

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Josef Hoffmann (Austria, 1870–1956)
The Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann was a central figure in the evolution of modern design, and … Read more Josef Hoffmann (Austria, 1870–1956)
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 favour of a new emphasis on simplicity of line. As 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.

One vintage Josef Hoffmann Bauhaus style chair

Classic Hoffmann style black bentwood framed armchair.
Lacquered in black with wool red fabric seat. See less