The seminar on 1980s Design History.

February 13, 2023

The seminar on 1980s Design History.

Following up the exhibition 1980s the Museum of Furniture Studies arranged a seminar on the topic. An evening where trend-breaking Swedish designers, journalists and design critics shared their views on the postmodern revolution and its impact on the development of furniture and interior design. The seminar was fully booked with 160 enthusiastic people.

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Josef Hoffmann

Josef Hoffmann was one of the co-founders of the artist and architect movement Wiener Secession in 1897 and the Wiener Werktstätte in 1903. Hoffmann designed buildings, furniture and objects that are seen as some of the greatest examples of the European art nouveau/ jugend style.

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