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 essays 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.
