JOSEF HOFFMANN 1870-1956 Progress Through Beauty Gebunden

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 (1897) a professor at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts (Kunstgewerbeschule) (1899-1936) and co-founder of the Wiener Werkstätte cooperative (1903) the Deutscher Werkbund association (1907) and the Österreichischer Werkbund (1912) Hoffmann helped to cultivate a new model of architectural and product design characterized by advanced craftsmanship and artistic ambition. The book which features more than 40 illustrated e ssays by well-known experts on Hoffmann's most significant buildings interiors exhibitions and craft and product design covers all facets of his extensive oeuvre. Richly illustrated it includes a detailed biography and a comprehensive documentation section making this a new standard reference work.