The minimalistic yet distinctive custom-designed interior of Café Hoffmann reflects Josef Hoffmann's essential creative principles of reduction of form and colour. The functional furnishings of the space also serve as a medium for historical information on Hoffmann's work in the territory of present-day Czechia and Slovakia.
Designed by Prague’s based creative studio OKOLO and furnished with beautiful TON bended wood furniture, the temporary cultural space offers talks, workshops, screenings and other programme from 21 September to 29 October 2023.
Hoffmann (1870-1956) is known in Belgium as a leading figure of the Art Deco style and the author of the famous Palais Stoclet in Brussels. In the historic centre of the Belgian capital, Café Hoffmann brings a fresh take on Josef Hoffmann's "absolute work" (Gesamtkunstwerk). The space is conceived in the context of Art Nouveau Year and the Josef Hoffmann – Falling for Beauty exhibition at the Arts & History Museum in Brussels.