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Josef Hoffmann
1904
- Medium
- Cotton and wool, three-color complementary weft plain weave with inner warps
- Dimensions
- 88.6 × 64.8 cm (34 7/8 × 25 1/2 in.); Repeat: 22 × 20.2 cm (8 5/8 × 8 in.)
- Genre
- textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
wool (textile)Modernismfurnishing textileplain weavegeometrictrianglesrectanglescotton (fiber)Textileweavingplain weaving
About
The relationship between a fabric’s design and its title is often obscure, but this work likely derived its title from the commission for which it was made: the Pukersdorf Sanatorium and spa. Josef Hoffmann designed the entire complex, including this fabric, in 1904. It was used as upholstery for several rooms in the sanatorium; this particular convalescent institution became popular with the social elite of nearby Vienna.
