Wittmann
Kubus Armchair
Price starting from € 8,057.00*
*Price valid for the version with upholstery in leather cat. L1 (cod. 8012).
The Kubus armchair was created in 1910 by the Austrian designer Josef Hoffmann for the International Furniture Exhibition held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The inspiration behind this seating piece is clear and highly unconventional for the design standards of the time: the cube. However, this choice was not new for Hoffmann, as he was so fond of this geometric shape that it earned him the nickname “Quadratl-Hoffmann” (“Hoffmann of the little squares”). In the 1960s, Wittmann obtained the exclusive rights to manufacture the armchair on an industrial scale, and it soon became an icon of the geometric design associated with the Wiener Werkstätte movement. The armchair is distinguished by its rigorous geometric forms, cube-shaped upholstery, and an internal solid wood frame that ensures stability and durability over time.
W.93 x D.77 x H.72 cm
Seat Height 44 cm
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Wittmann was founded in 1896 as a company specializing in the production of saddles, later transforming into a furniture manufacturer. In 1950, it changed its identity, becoming a full-fledged manufacturer of home goods. Its catalog included handmade chairs, sofas, beds, and mattresses. Over time, Wittmann expanded its business, always keeping management in the hands of the original family but expanding the quality and strength of its brand to become a true international player.Read more
Designed by
Josef Hoffmann
Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956), Austrian architect and designer, was one of the great protagonists of the artistic and cultural scene of his time. He trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under Otto Wagner, who also employed him for some time in his studio, and in 1897 was among the protagonists of the foundation of the Viennese Secession, an association of artists and architects who opposed the excessively ornamental style of the works exhibited at the Künstlerhaus in Vienna and who decided to open their own space to exhibit works of new conception. His companions in this adventure were his friend Joseph Maria Olbrich, the painter Gustav Klimt and Koloman Moser. With the latter Hofmann was the protagonist of an experience that was to have a strong impact on the history of design: in 1903 together they founded the Wiener Werkstätte, workshops of artistic craftsmanship on the model of the English Arts & Crafts which proved to be at the forefront also in the definition of a new relationship between designer and craftsman. However, by Hofmann's will, the works of the Werkstätte chose to keep the quality of the materials high and, consequently, the prices, thus renouncing against the initial intentions the possibility of developing as a "democratic art" with which they were born. Later Hoffmann was also among the founders of the Deutscher Werkbund, an association of designers and workshops which, starting from past experiences, will try to better define the relationship between the artistic conception of objects and mass production. Hoffmann's style, both in architecture and design, was based on a careful treatment of the surfaces, and in the furnishings (reissued mostly by the Austrian company Wittmann, but also by brands such as Gebrüder Thonet Vienna, Ton and, for tapestries, Backhausen) often takes the form of a grid pattern. His masterpiece is considered the Stoclet Palace (1905-11) near Brussels, while in the last phase of his career he struggled to completely detach himself from the ornamental motifs of the past and he had to face a long professional decline.
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