Josef Hoffmann
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Josef Hoffmann (December 15, 1870, Pirnitz (Brtnice), Moravia (today the Czech Republic) – May 7, 1956, Vienna, Austria) was an Austrian architect, designer of consumer goods and founding member of the Vienna Secession.
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- Our aim is to create an island of tranquility in our own country, which amid the joyful hum of arts & crafts would be welcome to anyone who professes faith in Ruskin & Morris.
- Declaration in work programme of Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshop, 1903)