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Side Chair, model no. 322 for the Sanatorium Westend in Purkersdorf

Josef Hoffmann1904

MAK – Museum of Applied Arts

MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
Vienna, Austria

For the dining room and the adjoining glazed veranda of the Sanatorium Westend in Purkersdorf (Lower Austria) Josef Hoffmann designed tables, armchairs, and side chairs, which were executed by the bentwood manufacturers J. & J. Kohn. They correspond to Hoffmann’s conviction about the unity of form and function. The spheres between the legs and the chair frame serve simultaneously as decorative elements and as reinforcements of the stressbearing structure. The flat upholstery pulled over the front frame is a revival of a Biedermeier tradition.

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  • Title: Side Chair, model no. 322 for the Sanatorium Westend in Purkersdorf
  • Creator: Josef Hoffmann
  • Date Created: 1904
  • Location: Austria, Vienna
  • Subject Keywords: Furniture and Woodwork Collection
  • Type: Chair
  • Rights: Photo: © MAK/Georg Mayer
  • External Link: MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
  • Material and Technology: Beech, partly bent, stained brown; laminated wood; original oilcloth
  • Manufacturer: J. & J. Kohn
  • Inventory Number: H 2189b/1969, donation from the Federal Chamber of Commerce
  • Designer: Josef Hoffmann
MAK – Museum of Applied Arts

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