Square: The Simplest Design

• Lattice Vase
• Design: Josef Hoffmann (1870‒1956)
• Execution: Wiener Werkstätte
• c. 1906
• Tin, coated with enamel, glass
• Leopold Museum, Vienna

Josef Hoffmann made a series of objects with galvanized sheet iron. The objects are characterized by the overall lattice pattern that were mechanically punched in and by finishes in white lacquer. They exemplify the aesthetic principles of Hoffmann who was captivated by simple and basic geometric designs in the early 1900s.