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Nazmiyal Acquires Art Deco Carpet by Famed Designer Josef Hoffmann

  • June 18, 2015 09:56
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Art Deco Carpet by Josef Hoffmann 48433
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Josef Hoffmann (left) and two of his most well-known chair designs (right).
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Josef Hoffmann Carpet at Nazmiyal --- Nazmiyal is pleased to announce the addition of a beautiful Art Deco carpet by Josef Hoffmann to its collection. Hoffmann was a respected European architect and designer during the early 20th century who contributed to a number of aesthetic movements that would shape European design for generations to come.

Born in Moravia, Hoffmann studied at the Higher State Crafts School beginning in 1887, and went on to study at at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, graduating in 1895. Soon after, he became one of the founding members of the Vienna Secession, along with artists Gustav Klimt and Koloman Moser. The Vienna Secession was founded as an alternative to the prevailing style of artistic output at the time...

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Nazmiyal Collection is the world’s source for antique rugs and decorative carpets. Since 1980 Nazmiyal has supplied some of the top interior designers, vendors, auction houses, museums and collectors across the globe.

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