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
29 1/2 x 24 3/8 x 17 5/8 in
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...
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. 28Kohn catalogue, 1906, p. 52
Renzi, Il mobile moderno, p. 180
