Marcel breuer for thonet, lounge chair b35 with ottoman, leather and tubular steel by germany, 1928. The decade was dominated by the race to design the first cantilevered chair, eventually won by the dutch architect mart stam, and by the experiments in tubular steel of marcel breuer and. Lounge dining planters umbrellas outdoor accessories outdoor furniture covers view all. Marcel lajos breuer was born in pecs, hungary in 1902, and became on of the greatest architects and furniture designers of the 20th century.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Eventually the chair took the name wassily from its intended recipient. Apr 27, 2020 this chair the first to be made of tubular steel is regarded by many as the most important piece of furniture of the twentieth century. The metal frame was inspired by the frame of marcel breuer s bicycle, and he designed it while he was a master at the bauhaus. The first lounge chair is dated to 1928 and was design in hungary by marcel breuer. Sep 25, 2017 the time marcel breuer broke the rules and made an iconic chair the nowiconic wassily chair was the tenacious result of going rogue. In 1956 charles and ray eames changed our perception of lounge chairs, introducing a series of highend designs that combined luxury with comfort. Postcard marcel breuer sitting machine b25 1928 29 chair modernist nrmint unused. Original marcel breuer cane chrome arm chair cesca arm.
See more ideas about marcel breuer, marcel and bauhaus. This lounge chair is executed in cognac leather and tubular steel. Marcel breuer was a hungarianborn architect and furniture designer. Breuer extended the sculpture vocabulary he had developed in the carpentry shop at the bauhaus into a personal.
Modernist design from the collection of michael and gabrielle boyd, san francisco museum of modern art, 20 november. Not until 1935 did this upgraded breuer long chair surface. The time marcel breuer broke the rules and made an iconic chair. The 1928 steelandchrome cesca chair named after breuers daughter is in almost every. The time marcel breuer broke the rules and made an iconic chair the nowiconic wassily chair was the tenacious result of going rogue.
Fancy sitting on one of the most important chairs of the 20th century. B3 chair, commonly known as the wassily chair, in 1925 for wassily kandinskys residence at the dessau bauhaus. The many lives of a very common chair the new york times. The 1928 steelandchrome cesca chair named after breuers daughter is in. Marcel breuer cesca chair replacement cane seat and back in walnut made in italy. Marcel lajos breuer was born in the provincial city of pecs, hungary. His first designs inspired by bicycle construction and fabricated using the techniques of local plumbers are among the most influential and important of the modern movement. The chair ranks as one of the highlights of interwar modernism, its use of moulded plywood anticipating the direction of post. Chair cesca by marcel breuer, 1928 bauhaus cesca chair designed in 1928 by marcel breuer. Sleek and industrial, marcel breuers circa 1930 tea cart is sublime. Designed in 1925 by marcel breuer, this chair is an excellent example of the groundbreaking developments that bauhaus brought, such as the sleek and easily comprehensible design and the innovative use of materials. Our marcel breuer cesca chair is the best quality breuer chair available on the market for a reasonable price. It was made in mahogany veneer, beech wood, maple with flat cushions. Marcel breuer, rare chaise lounge 1928 29, for thonet, chromed tubular steel, ebonised wood and original upholstery 89cm.
In 1928, breuer developed the tubular steel, wood and cane side chair, now widely known as the cesca chair, a beautifully patinaed version of which is included in the museums show. Buy marcel breuer wassily chair brown leather high quality. A wide variety of breuer chair options are available to you, such as metal, genuine leather, and plastic. How marcel breuer and his bike changed the chair design. If you are planning a visit to sfmoma to see a specific work of art. After world war i, progressive designers could take advantage of the emergence of new manmade materials and production techniques to create furniture in the glacially glamorous aesthetic of the machine age.
Breuer first studied art in vienna after winning a scholarship. Original marcel breuer cane chrome arm chair cesca arm chairs. The 1928 steelandchrome cesca chair named after breuers daughter is. Marcel breuer eminent bauhaus furniture designer aram store. A champion of the modern movement and protege of bauhaus founder walter gropius, marcel breuer is equally celebrated for his achievements in architecture and furniture. Despite popular belief, the chair was not designed for the nonobjective painter wassily kandinsky, who was on the bauhaus faculty at the same time. The wassily chair was first built by marcel breuer at the bauhaus institution in dessau, germany. Marcel breuer designed a similar lounge chair to this constructed with aluminum in 1932 and called the style simply long chair.
Apr 24, 2020 model b32 chair by breuer, marcel lajos, 1928 designed after 1930 manufactured. The long chair, with its bent frame of laminated birch wood supporting the shaped timber seat and back, was developed soon after marcel breuer settled in england in 1935. The cantilevered form exploits the possibilities unique to the material and gives the chair added flexibility and comfort. Unfollow marcel breuer chair to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. This chair the first to be made of tubular steel is regarded by many as the most important piece of furniture of the twentieth century. Chair of tubular steel, with seat and back panels of bent beechwood, filled with caning. While it was first created in 1926, it marked the beginning of a new era in modern furniture with a design that maintains a progressive look even today. Knoll marcel breuer cesca chair marcel breuer married traditional craftsmanship with industrial methods and materials to help make tubular steel furniture an international sensation. Gently used marcel breuer furniture up to 50% off at chairish.
Breuerchaircompany is a wholesaler for marcel breuer chairs complete product line. The architect and designer marcel breuer was one the 20th centurys most influential and innovative adherents of modernism. The austere model first appeared in the form of a c 1928 prototype. Marcel breuer lounge chairs 24 for sale at 1stdibs. Marcel breuer, rare chaise lounge lounge exemplified modern ideals of comfort and leisure and marcel breuer was one of the many designers around the world who explored variations on the form.
Marcel breuer for thonet s 35 leather lounge chair, 1960s. A year later a swiss furniture company put that chair into production. In 1928 he started a private practice in berlin and came out with his cesca cantilever chair and stool, named after his daughter and probably inspired by mies van. The famous wassily chair by marcel breuer is precisely one of these, the first ever chair to feature a bentsteel frame. He was the head of a workshop at bauhaus, a german art school, when he designed the wassily chair 192526 and the cesca chair 1928. This authentic model b3 wassily lounge chair by marcel breuer for knoll international is a rare black on black colorway featuring a black tubular steel frame. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. In 1928 breuer left the bauhaus and moved to berlin. Choose from 24 authentic marcel breuer lounge chairs for sale on 1stdibs. Please note that artwork locations are subject to change, and not all works are on view at all times.
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The book is illustrated with photographs, drawings, and plans. Feb 07, 1991 the chair, based on a 1920s design by marcel breuer, has a tubularsteel frame and a caned seat and back. Breuer found his inspiration for the chair in the bent form of a bicycle handlebar, available for the first time in steel due to a development in technology. Creator model b35 lounge chair lot title marcel breuer. Early b 35 lounge chair designed by marcel breuer in 1928 and manufactured by thonet marked in the frame and in the leather seat. Find the biggest selection of chairs from mlf at the lowest prices. Wassily lounge chair designed by marcel breuer, 1925. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. It was the first such chair massproduced, starting in 1928. Folding chair 1928 designed by marcel breuer photograph b 18 x cm.
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He is one of the great architects and furniture designers of the 20th century. Sale title modern design location london, south kensington sale date mar 04, 2008 lot number 0179 sale number 5337. He relocated to england in 1935, when the nazis made it impossible for anyone who had been a part. At the bauhaus he designed the wassily chair and the cesca chair which is among the 10 most important chairs of the 20 th century. Marcel breuer designed 1929 produced by matrix international chromeplated tubularsteel black highgloss lacquer top h. Interestingly, contrary to popular belief, the wassily chair was not designed for painter wassily kandinsky, who was also a. The decade was dominated by the race to design the first cantilevered chair, eventually won by the dutch architect mart stam, and by the experiments in tubular steel of. The metal frame was inspired by the frame of marcel breuers bicycle, and he designed it while he was a master at the bauhaus. Designed in 1928, marcel breuer s cesca chair married traditional craftsmanship with industrial methods and materials to help make tubular steel furniture an international sensation and a modern institution. Design marcel breuer, 1925 seamless chromed or plated tubular steel, cowhide leather made by knoll marcel breuer was an apprentice at the bauhaus in 1925 when he conceived the first tubular steel chair, the wassily chair, based on the tubed frame of a bicycle. Breuer used new technologies and new materials in order to develop his international style of work. Later that year, le corbusier also started producing similar lounge chairs. Gently used marcel breuer furniture up to 50% off at.
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