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Moser was born in [[Vienna]] in 1868 to parents Josef and Thresia Moser (née Hirsch); he was the oldest of three siblings. studied at the [[Academy of Fine Arts Vienna|Wiener Akademie]] and the [[Kunstgewerbeschule]], where he also taught from 1899.
Moser's designs in architecture, furniture, jewellery, graphics, and tapestries helped characterise the work of this era. He drew upon the clean lines and repetitive motifs of classical Greek and Roman art and architecture in reaction to the Baroque decadence of his turn-of-the-century Viennese surroundings.
In 1903, Moser and his colleague [[Josef Hoffmann]] founded [[Wiener Werkstätte]], whose studios and artisans produced a number of aesthetically and functionally designed household goods, including glassware, flatware, silverware, rugs<ref>{{cite book|last1=Fanelli|first1=Giovanni|last2=Bonito Fanelli|first2=Rosalia|title=Il Tessuto Moderno : Disegno moda architettura 1890-1940|date=1976|publisher=Valecchi, Firenze|location=Florence}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Baroni|first1=Daniele|title=Kolo Moser. Graphic Artist and Designer|date=1984|publisher=Rizzoli|location=New York|isbn=0-8478-0667-7|page=72, 109}}</ref> and textiles. In 1904, he created the [[Apse]] [[mosaic]] and glass windows for the [[Kirche am Steinhof]] in Vienna, and designed the decoration of the Medallion House of the [[Linke Wienzeile Buildings]] for architect [[Otto Wagner]].
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