Carved oak, leather, brass nails
Austria, 1932
Design: Adolf Loos (1870-1933) – Austrian architect, architectural critic and publicist
From the interior equipment from Heinrich Kulka
Dimensions: 68 x 57.5 x 43 cm
Very good restored condition

This planar fauteuil was designed by the Austrian architect Adolph Loos in 1932. The body is conducted in oak and was covered with brown leather that is decorated with large brass nails.

The chair is in very good original condition showing hardly any signs of wear. There are small scratches on the leather. The cover is c. 15 years old. The chair was part of the ‘Werkbundsiedlung‘ Nr. 49- 52 in Vienna and is part of the interior decoration by Heinrich Kulka. The dimensions are 68 x 57.5 x 43 cm.

Adolf Loos (1870-1933)

Adolf Loos was born in the Austrian town Brünn in 1870. He studied at the Technical University in Dresden and then traveled to the United States where he lived for a couple of years. In 1896 he settled in Vienna and worked as an architect and journalist. Loos propagated the use of precious materials and rejected the ornamental decorations in applied art and objects of utility. In 1908 he wrote his probably most famous pamphlet entitled ‘Ornament und Verbrechen’ (Ornament and Crime) in which he argues that the non-presence of ornaments testifies of high cultural development. In art historical context Adolf Loos is considered a pioneer of modern architecture. (eli)

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