Large Glass Cabinet, n. d.

In his treatise on Einfache Möbel [Simple Furniture], published 1901, Josef Hoffmann (1870–1956) set out his view that a house’s exterior should already be an indicator of its interior. This present object is a good example of this cross-disciplinary design approach: Structured into two transomed glass doors, the closet front is flanked by fluted pilasters that remind of façade designs of several important buildings by Hoffmann, for example in the Skywa-Primavesi House in the Hietzing district of Vienna, completed 1915. Pilasters are the only decorative elements of this piece of furniture which is entirely intended for a generous display of objects of virtu.

IR, 2021