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Hugo Gorge (1883-1934) studied in Vienna at the Technische Hochschule under Karl Mayreder (1906-08) and then at the Akademie der bildenden Künste under Friedrich Ohmann (1907-10). He began working for Ohmann in 1909, before becoming Oskar Strnad's assistant at the Kunstgewerbeschule in 1911. Read the full biography

Hugo Gorge (1883-1934) studied in Vienna at the Technische Hochschule under Karl Mayreder (1906-08) and then at the Akademie der bildenden Künste under Friedrich Ohmann (1907-10). He began working for Ohmann in 1909, before becoming Oskar Strnad's assistant at the Kunstgewerbeschule in 1911. After the First World War, Gorge devoted himself increasingly and with great success to interior and furniture design. At the Werkbund estate, he was responsible for houses no. 43-44 and the furnishings of the first. Gorge's work is characterized by careful handling of materials and clear proportions, as well as a preference for simplicity and generous spaces.