Josef Hoffmann, Four Nesting Tables, Model No. 988, 1905. Set of four stained beechwood nesting tables with geometric lattice sides and warm brown finish.

Josef Hoffmann, Four Nesting Tables, Model No. 988, 1905, Beechwood, beech plywood; three tables stained light brown, the smallest table stained mahogany brown 74.8 x 62 x 44.7 cm.

Josef Hoffmann, Four Nesting Tables, Model No. 988, 1905. Set of four stained beechwood nesting tables shown partially extended, revealing graduated sizes and geometric lattice detailing.

Josef Hoffmann, Four Nesting Tables, Model No. 988, 1905, Beechwood, beech plywood; three tables stained light brown, the smallest table stained mahogany brown 74.8 x 62 x 44.7 cm.

Josef Hoffmann, Four Nesting Tables, Model No. 988, 1905. Set of four stained beechwood tables shown separately, displaying graduated sizes and geometric lattice detailing on the largest table.

Josef Hoffmann, Four Nesting Tables, Model No. 988, 1905, Beechwood, beech plywood; three tables stained light brown, the smallest table stained mahogany brown 74.8 x 62 x 44.7 cm.

Gallery installation view featuring a sculptural quilted daybed by Lærke Ryom, 2026, surrounded by early modern furniture, illuminated by natural light from a large arched window.

Installation view: Josef Hoffmann, Four Nesting Tables, Model No. 988, 1905, Beechwood, beech plywood; three tables stained light brown, the smallest table stained mahogany brown 74.8 x 62 x 44.7 cm. Lærke Ryom, Daybed, 2026, Wool, Canvas, Powder-coated steel, 52 x 254 x 81 cm. Lærke Ryom, Table Lamp, 2026, Wool, Canvas, Led light, Powder-coated steel, cord, 53 x 30 x 30 cm. Photo by Line Thit Klein.

Exhibition view with a white upholstered bench by Lærke Ryom, 2026, and Josef Hoffmann's Four Nesting Tables, Model No. 988, arranged together with a green glass vessel on the largest table.

Installation View: Josef Hoffmann, Four Nesting Tables, Model No. 988, 1905, Beechwood, beech plywood; three tables stained light brown, the smallest table stained mahogany brown 74.8 x 62 x 44.7 cm. Lærke Ryom, Piano Bench, 2026, Wool, Canvas, Powder-coated steel, 65 x 152 x 41 cm. Johann Lötz Witwe for Klostermühle Lidded Glass Container (Deckeldose), c. 1916 Clear glass underlaid in May-green; black enamel decoration; black glass finial 19.7 x 15 x 15 cm. Photo by Line Thit Klein.

Josef Hoffmann Austrian, 1870-1956

Four Nesting Tables, Model No. 988, 1905

Beechwood, beech plywood; three tables stained light brown, the smallest table stained mahogany brown

74.8 x 62 x 44.7 cm
29 1/2 x 24 3/8 x 17 5/8 in

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Designed in 1905 by Josef Hoffmann and executed by Jacob & Josef Kohn, Model 988 reflects the architectonic discipline central to early Viennese modernism. The nested structure articulates modular thinking and spatial economy, while the grid-patterned side panels introduce a measured decorative rhythm. Published in contemporary catalogues and design journals, the model exemplifies the integration of serial production, refined proportion, and interior coherence that defined progressive furniture at the beginning of the 20th century.

Literature

Das Interieur, vol. 9, 1908, p. 28
Kohn catalogue, 1906, p. 52
Renzi, Il mobile moderno, p. 180

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