Lot 101

Adolf Loos (1870 - 1933) A GLASSWARE SET

Architect Adolf Loos designed this service under no. 248 for J. & L. Lobmeyr. This glassware service demonstrates that his clear and uncompromising interpretation of form was ahead of his time, exactly according to his theory: “Today’s modern spirit requires that products primarily be practical. Beauty symbolizes the greatest level of perfection. And because impractical can never be perfect, it also can never be beautiful.”

The design was originally developed from a careful sketch of five glasses that were later converted into a final series. Each piece features characteristic diamond cutting on the base, with each line hand-cut and carefully matte polished. With this 1931 design Adolf Loos defined the direction of modern glass design, classic Lobmeyr, acclaimed by experts around the world and found in the collections of MoMA New York, V&A London and MAK Vienna.

6 glasses: 9.1 x 7 (diameter of base) cm;
3 glasses: 11.5 x 6 (diameter of base) cm;
3 glasses: 11.3 x 4.5 (diameter of base) cm;
2 glasses: 5.7 x 3.7 (diameter of base) cm.