Josef Hoffmann &
Wiener Werkstaette Moldauer Luster

For the residence of the Banker Dr Dietrich Moldauer Material: Patinated brass, Silk, all other colours are possible.

Literature: Sekler, Josef Hoffmann – Das architektonische Werk, Salzburg und Wien 1982, S. 476; Josef Hoffmann, Wohnung Baron Dietrich Moldauer, Wien I., Opernring 19, Publikation Sonderanfertigung.

In 1912 Josef Hoffmann got the Job, to rennovate and completely furnish the appartment of Baron Dietrich Moldauer, located at the fashionable house on the Wiener Ringstrasse -  Opernring 19 .

Completely furnished with furniture designed by Josef Hoffmann, presumably executed by Soulek, wallpaper from Hoffmann and Dagobert Peche, lamps by Hoffmann and manufactured at the Wiener Werkstaette. 

This chandelier is an excellent example for Hoffmanns way from the geometrical reduction - started  1901 by him, to the neoclassical direction, which he started around 1909, on the works for the Stoclet Palais in Brussels. Both styles are merged in this chandelir.