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From the cutlery to the garden bench, everything in the opulent Palais Stoclet follows an aesthetic vision. Josef Hoffmann designed the Brussels villa between 1905 and 1911 on commission from the wealthy bank director and entrepreneur Adolphe Stoclet as a total work of art (‘Gesamtkunstwerk’) in the style of the Vienna Secession. Even at that time, it was regarded as a prime example of the artistic movement.
Stoclet gave Hoffmann a free hand, both financially and in terms of design. With the help of leading Viennese artists and members of the Wiener Werkstätte, such as Gustav Klimt, Koloman Moser and Carl Otto Czeschka, a space was created for Stoclet’s private collection that embodies something new, extraordinary and rare, all of the highest quality.
The highlight of the 40 elaborately decorated rooms is the dining room, whose walls are adorned with Klimt’s ‘Tree of Life frieze’ in mosaic. Although this UNESCO World Heritage Site is not open to the public, the marble façades, the copper roof and the topiary trees offer a glimpse of the unique splendour within.