St. Pölten 1880 – 1939 Salzburg
Studied under Josef Hoffmann. Even during his training he successfully showed arts and crafts objects, some of which he had executed himself, in the City Hall in St. Pölten. In 1908, he exhibited at the Zimmermann gallery in Munich and at the "Kunstschau" in Vienna. In 1909, some of his works were exhibited at the international "Kunstschau" in Vienna. Countless art magazines praised his work using words of exuberant enthusiasm. His most important works were created during this period. In 1911, he designed the complete interiors of two villas in St. Pölten, one for the manufacturer Schießl and the other for lace producer Fred Godderidge. In 1913, he decorated the interior of the newly-built extension to Hotel Pittner in St. Pölten.
Quotation: Karl M. Kuzmany, Die Kunst 1907, vol. 16, p. 273, "Both Hans Ofner and his teacher Josef Hoffmann, who in turn was the student of that great stimulator and agitator Otto Wagner, have much to thank the latter for. Although Ofner did not belong to the inner circle of the Wiener Werkstätte, he was always of the same persuasion and followed the same principles in his creative work."