Une introduction innovante à l’oeuvre emblématique de l’architecte et designer Josef Hoffmann

L’architecte viennois et « designer touche-à-tout » Josef Hoffmann (1870–1956) est bien plus que le fondateur de la Wiener Werkstätte. Cet ouvrage offre une vue d’ensemble de son oeuvre, laquelle s’est étalée sur pas moins de 60 ans.

La beauté intemporelle des créations d’Hoffmann témoigne non seulement de son importance en tant que personnage historique, mais aussi en tant q...

Innovative introduction to the iconic work of architect and designer Josef Hoffmann

The Viennese architect and ‘allround designer’ Josef Hoffmann (1870–1956) is much more than just the founder of the Wiener Werkstätte. This book offers a wide-ranging look at his oeuvre, which took shape over no less than sixty years.

The timeless beauty of Hoffmann’s creations demonstrates his importance not just as a historical figure, but as a source of inspiration for several generations.

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In 1515, Pope Leo X commissioned the Italian

painter Raffaello Sanzio (1483–1520), now

generally known as Raphael in English, to make

the cartoons for a series of ten tapestries with

scenes from the lives of Saints Peter and Paul.

This commission played an instrumental part

in the stylistic development of the Flemish

tapestries, a marvellous illustration of princely

splendour in the sixteenth century. Under

Habsburg rule, Brussels soon emerged as a

leading manufactory for exqui...