marcel breuer
Hungary (1902 - 1981):
Marcel Lajos Breuer (1902 - 1981) was a Hungarian born student and teacher at the Bauhaus in the 1920s, eventually becoming head of its carpentry workshop. His most famous design while there was of tubular steel though, the Wassily chair, which was inspired by his bicycle handlebars. Its manufacturers named it for Wassily Kandinsky, to whom Breuer gifted an early prototype. Breuer relocated to London in the 1930s, due to the rise of the Nazi party in Germany. While in London, Breuer was employed by Jack Pritchard at the Isokon company, one of the earliest introducers of modern design to the United Kingdom. Breuer eventually ended up in the United States, teaching at Harvard's architecture school, working with students such as Philip Johnson, Paul Rudolph and I.M. Pei. He designed many houses in the Boston area alongside former Bauhaus colleague Walter Gropius and formed a business with him until 1941, at which point Breuer started his own firm in New York.
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Cesca Cane Chair
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View full detailsFlorence Knoll Large End Table
KnollThe Florence Knoll Large End Table has a steel frame with a top in glass, wood veneer, granite or marble. It is a clean, geometric piece from the d...
View full detailsFlorence Knoll Rectangular Coffee Table
KnollThe Florence Knoll Rectangular Coffee Table has a steel frame with a top in glass, wood veneer, granite or marble. It is a clean, geometric piece f...
View full detailsFlorence Knoll Small End Table
KnollThe Florence Knoll Small End Table has a steel frame with a top in glass, wood veneer, granite or marble. It is a clean, geometric piece from the d...
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KnollThe Florence Knoll Square Coffee Table has a steel frame with a top in glass, wood veneer, granite or marble. It is a clean, geometric piece from t...
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View full detailsMR Adjustable Chaise Lounge
KnollMies van der Rohe quickly recognized the compatibility of this revolutionary material with the contemporary design ethos. Adjust height and angle ...
View full detailsMR Armless Lounge Chair
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View full detailsMR Chair Armless with Leather Sling Seat
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KnollMies van der Rohe's MR Lounge Arm Chair for Knoll combines a polished chrome tubular steel frame with quilted leather cushions and supporting leath...
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View full detailsWassily Chair
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