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A five piece cafe setting, designed by Josef Hoffmann for the…
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Melbourne
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23-Jun-2019
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A five piece cafe setting, designed by Josef Hoffmann for the opening of the Cabaret Fledermaus in Vienna in 1907. Manufactured by Jacob & Josef Kohn. Josef Hoffmann (1870 –1956) was an Austrian architect and designer. He was among the founders of Vienna Secession and co-establisher of the Wiener Werkstatte. The cabaret bar was founded in 1907 on the initiative of the Wiener Werkstatte founding member and patron Fritz Warndorfer, in the basement of a house in Karntner Strasse 33. The interior design in Art Nouveau was planned by Josef Hoffmann, and the execution was carried out by the Wiener Werkstatte, in addition to Hoffmann, with several renowned artists of the Viennese Art Nouveau style involved in the design: Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka, Anton Kling, Koloman Moser, Carl Otto Czeschka and Eduard Wimmer. The interior design including the stage and furniture, as well as posters, postcards, cutlery and the pins of the ushers were designed by the Wiener Werkstatte. The most striking design element of the cabaret premises was from 7000 majolica mosaic pieces which adorned the walls of the bar and the dressing room. (5)
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Furniture - Post 1950: European