Kolo Moser studied at the Academieder bildenden Künste (1886-1892) and at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna (1893-1895). He was a founder member of the Vienna Secession (1897), professor at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna (1899-1918), and artistic director of the Wiener Werkstätte (1903-1907), which he co-founded. After leaving the Wiener Werkstätte, he devoted himself mainly to painting.

Lit: Brandstätter, Christian, Wiener Werkstätte: Design in Vienna 1903-1932. Harry N. Abrams, pub. pp. 24