Adolf Loos - Large Oval "Haberfeld" Table

Date	1902
Period	20th century
Origin	Vienna
Medium	Solid mahogany and veneer, legs solid beech, brass fitting, legs with brass cuffs, top reveneered
Dimensions	70 x 120 x 80 cm (27¹/₂ x 47¹/₄ x 31¹/₂ inches)
Gallery	Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Description
Technical

ADOLF LOOS
FRIEDRICH OTTO SCHMIDT

LARGE OVAL "HABERFELD" TABLE

designed by: Adolf Loos
executed by: Friedrich Otto Schmidt, Vienna, after 1902

The "Haberfeld" table, designed by Adolf Loos, was round and had stabilising struts, which ran to the leg opposite. In the oval variation these struts are placed so that they form a triangle at their intersection. In order to make use of the space "wasted" for aesthetic reasons, Loos later replaced the struts with a solid oval (see also: Salon Kniže, Paris, 1927). Loos used the round table for the first time in 1902 for the residence of Dr. Hugo Haberfeld.

Date: 1902
Period: 20th century
Origin: Vienna
Medium: Solid mahogany and veneer, legs solid beech, brass fitting, legs with brass cuffs, top reveneered
Dimensions: 70 x 120 x 80 cm (27¹/₂ x 47¹/₄ x 31¹/₂ inches)
Literature: E. B. Ottillinger, Adolf Loos, Wohnkonzepte und Möbelentwürfe, Vienna, 1994, pp. 102, 139
Categories: Decorative Arts & Design, Furniture