Josef Hoffmann’s influence on contemporary design and architecture will be presented in the temporary gallery Café Hoffmann in Brussels.
Josef Hoffmann is known in Belgium as a leading figure of the Art Deco style and the author of the famous Palais Stoclet in Brussels. Architect and designer, who came from Brtnice in the Vysočina Region and rose to fame in Vienna, is presented in the temporary gallery Café Hoffmann in Brussels. Exhibition brings fresh take on Josef Hoffmann’s “absolute work” – workshops, lectures, screenings, and an exhibition present, over the course of 6 weeks, the architect’s revolutionary thinking on ornament; but also bring work of young talents and introduce the idea of sustainable design to the youngest generation.
Josef Hoffmann with his colleague Joseph Maria Olbrich, founded the Viennese Art Nouveau group and laid the groundwork for new principles of modern design and architecture, came up with the idea of Gesamtkunstwerk, began with Geometric Art Nouveau and arrived at Functionalism. The exhibition follows the exhibition Josef Hoffmann – Falling for Beauty at the Art & History Museum in Brussels, which runs from 6.10.2023 to 14.4.2024.