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Josef Hoffmann

Designed 1910, Vienna
Made by J. & J. Kohn (label)
Mahogany stained bent beechwood
Polished brass rivets
Upholstered in burgundy leather

Model shown at the World Fair of Buenos Aires
Lit: Catalogue of J & J Kohn, 1916, p.48, no.675 C,F

This progressive sitting group was designed by Josef Hoffmann and exhibited at the
J. & J. Kohn pavilion at the World Fair in Buenos Aires in 1910.

Hoffmann reduced the form of seating furniture, creating clear lines. In collaboration with the bentwood manufacturer J. & J. Kohn, Hoffmann was able to realize his ideas. Kohn presented a variety of the architects designs in their catalogue. In 1910 Kohn’s pavilion at the World Fair in Buenos Aires was designed by Josef Hoffmann.

Settee for two:
Height: 30”
54.5” x 25”
Pair armchairs:
Height: 30”
31” x 25”