Wittmann Möbelwerkstätten, a family-owned furnishings producer in Austria with a historic archive of Josef Hoffman designs, not too long ago tapped Shanghai-based designers and designers Lyndon Neri and Rosanna Hu of Neri&Hu with a singular proposal: to reinterpret a bit of furnishings by the Austrian architect. Hoffman is credited as one of many founders of the Vienna Secession, a design motion that deviated from the standard, Artwork Nouveau type on the time and spurred a brand new one which was closely geometric and linear. Neri&Hu’s signature type, nonetheless, is led by a way of lightness and delicacy. They requested themselves, “How can we proceed the lineage of this specific model with out negatively impacting the custom and historical past behind it, whereas evolving it into one thing new?” In stepping out of their consolation zone to tackle Wittmann’s problem, the pair evolves Hoffman’s Membership 1910 armchair to create Blocks, a collection of modular couch parts that echo the identical iconic form.
Membership 1910 Chair by Josef Hoffmann
Membership 1910 Chair by Josef Hoffmann
The modularity of Blocks makes it adaptable and versatile for as we speak’s residential and business environments. The low-slung modules can stand on their very own or be configured to completely match totally different sized areas. Wittmann’s mastery of upholstery craftsmanship shines by means of with this design as a result of Neri&Hu selected to take away the additional particulars of the Membership 1910, specializing in the profile of the seating as a complete.
Lyndon Neri and Rosanna Hu of Neri&Hu
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