Kubus Sofa 1910 3 Seater

Quality

Base frame in solid beech wood. The padding is filled with rigid polyurethane foam that retains its shape. The leather cover is made from individual leather squares using a special sewing technique. Kubus sofa MADE IN ITALY

Iconic design

Hofamt later continued the great success of the Kubus armchair in a two-seater and a three-seater sofa. The extended series consisted of a hardwood base frame and upholstery made of black leather squares, just like the single-seater designed first. However, versions in white, yellow, and burgundy red are also known from this period. This sofa is not only characterized by the cubic shape and the checkerboard-like arrangement of the leather pieces, which are processed using a special sewing technique, but also by the special seating comfort. Thanks to the timeless style, this sofa is more modern than ever even after a century.

Dimensions (W x D x H)

224 x 75 x 72 cm

Delivery time

3-4 weeks

Designer Josef Hoffmann

Josef Hoffmann was born in Pirnitz, Moravia (now Czechoslovakia) in 1870. He studied architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under Carl von Hasenauer and Otto Wagner, whose theories of a functional, modern architecture profoundly effected his architectural works. He won the Rome prize in 1895 and the following year joined the Wagner’s office. Hoffmann established his own office in 1898 and taught at the Vienna Kunstgewerbeschule from 1899 until 1936. He was a founding member of the Vienna Secession, a group of revolutionary artists and architects. He actively supported the group by designing its exhibitions and writing for the magazine Ver Sacrum. In 1903 he helped found the Wiener Werkstätte. Although Hoffmann’s earliest works belong to a Secessionist tangent of the Art Nouveau, his later works introduced a vocabulary of regular grids and squares. The functional clarity and abstract purity of his later works mark him as an important precursor of the Modern Movement. A highly individualistic architect and designer, Hoffman’s work combined the simplicity of craft production with a refined aesthetic ornament. He died in Vienna in 1956.