Armchair 'Wassily', 1925 (design), 1984 (production)

DesignMarcel Breuer, Pécs 1902–1981 New York

ManufacturerKnoll International, founded 1938

Tubular steel, canvas; chromed

(H x W x D)72 × 79 × 70 cm

Status

on display, room 023

About the workMarcel Breuer, alongside his fellow architect and designer Mart Stam, is considered the inventor of modern tubular steel furniture. One of his most famous creations is the B3 chair, which was marketed in the 1960s as the “Wassily” in reference to the Bauhaus artist Wassily Kandinsky. In 1921, Breuer began working for Walter Gropius’ architectural firm and additionally headed the furniture workshop at the Bauhaus in Dessau. In 1933, he left Germany because of his Jewish ancestry; he later emigrated to the USA, where he taught at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

AccessionGift 1984

ProvenanceOktober 1984 erworben durch Schenkung des Herstellers

Inventory numberP 1984-105

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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