 Changing directions and curved shapes also distinguish this from the Vienna Secession style.A significant turning point in his career came with a connection to the Vilmos Zsolnay's company, and Lechner began to use terracotta tiling in his designs.This new use of modern materials is exemplified in the Thonet business house in Budapest, Váci utca (1889) with its steel structure and the façade covered with Zsolnay terracotta.