HAUS HENNEBERG LAMP, 1901

JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)

HAUS HENNEBERG lamp

Model HH1 [1901]

WOKA Vienna, 1950s

Varnished brass-plated table lamp

From Austria

Lighting engineering: E27

Control type: Switch

Power source: Connecter/cable

Cable colour: White

H 50 x D 24 cm

Model HH1 varnished brass lamp produced by WOKA during the 1950s, designed by Josef Hoffmann in 1901 for the Haus Henneberg project (1900-1904), conceived for the interior of the villa for photographer Hugo Henneberg (1863-1918), built on the Hohe Warte, a semi-rural plateau on the outskirts of Vienna.

Architect and designer Josef Hoffmann (Czech-Austrian, 1870-1956) was co-founder of the Wiener Werkstätte and an important figure of the Art Nouveau movement in Vienna with an extensive body of work. The avantgardistic design of the Haus Henneberg table lamp is a very early and important piece, against the spirit of age, following the purity of lines and geometric shapes that characterized Hoffmann’s work. This round, umbrella-shaped design piece is still iconic to this day and is easily recognized as an Hoffmann design.