▁the ater ▁or ▁not . ▁From ▁then ▁on , ▁Kauf mann ▁decided ▁to ▁take ▁private ▁comm issions . ▁ ▁Private ▁Comm issions ▁▁ ▁Kauf mann ▁also ▁worked ▁on ▁private ▁projects . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁he ▁accepted ▁the ▁commission ▁by ▁Leo ▁Lew in ▁for ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁his ▁villa ▁in ▁Bres lau . ▁Some ▁of ▁Kauf mann ' s ▁first ▁private ▁comm issions ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁vill as ▁built ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Berlin , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁still ▁surv ive . ▁Kauf mann , ▁however , ▁soon ▁grew ▁to ▁dis like ▁design ing ▁vill as ▁and ▁other ▁single - family ▁dwell ings , ▁as ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁prove ▁finan cially ▁prof itable ▁enough ▁for ▁his ▁firm . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ater ▁building ▁and ▁constructed ▁two ▁notable ▁the aters ▁during ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁Theater ▁am ▁Kur für st end amm ▁and ▁the ▁K rollo per . ▁The ▁latter ▁took ▁nine ▁years ▁to ▁build , ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁ ▁Inter ior ▁Design ▁ ▁Es pecially ▁Kauf mann s ▁style ▁of ▁his ▁inter iors ▁can ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁non ▁pur istic . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁art ▁critic ▁Max ▁Os born ▁invent ed ▁the ▁term ▁Expression ist ▁Roc oco ▁to ▁describe ▁Kauf mann ' s ▁work . ▁Some ▁furn iture ▁designed ▁by ▁Kauf mann ▁was ▁exhib ited ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁after ▁W W II ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁by ▁Mark us ▁Winter ▁at ▁L amp