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Marcel Breuer Seating

American, Hungarian, 1902-1981

The architect and designer Marcel Breuer was one the 20th century’s most influential and innovative adherents of modernism. A member of the Bauhaus faculty, Breuer — like such colleagues as the architects Walter Gropius and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and the artists and art theoreticians László Moholy-Nagy and Josef Albers — left Europe in the 1930s to champion the new design philosophy and its practice in the United States.

Born in Hungary, Breuer became a Bauhaus student in 1920 and quickly impressed Gropius, the German school’s founder, with his aptitude for furniture design. His early work was influenced by the minimalist Dutch design movement De Stijl — in particular the work of architect Gerrit Rietveld.

In 1925, while he was head of the Bauhaus furniture workshop, Breuer realized his signature innovation: the use of lightweight tubular-steel frames for chairs, tables and sofas — a technique soon adopted by Mies and others. Breuer’s attention gradually shifted from design to architecture, and, at the urging of Gropius, he joined his mentor in 1937 on the faculty of Harvard and in an architectural practice.

In the 1940s, Breuer opened his own architectural office, and there his style evolved from geometric, glass-walled structures toward a kind of hybrid architecture — seen in numerous Breuer houses in New England — that pairs bases of local fieldstone with sleek, wood-framed modernist upper floors. In his later, larger commissions, Breuer worked chiefly with reinforced concrete and stone, as seen in his best-known design, the brutalist inverted ziggurat built in New York in 1966 as the home of the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Breuer’s most famous furniture pieces are those made of tubular steel, which include the Wassily chair — named after Wassily Kandinsky and recognizable for its leather-strap seating supports — and the caned Cesca chair.

Breuer also made several notable designs in molded plywood, including a chaise and nesting table for the British firm Isokon and a student furniture suite commissioned in 1938 for a dormitory at Bryn Mawr College. Whether in metal or wood, Breuer’s design objects are elegant and adaptable examples of classic modernist design — useful and appropriate in any environment.

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Creator: Marcel Breuer
Set of 8 Cesca Upholstered Arm Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Knoll 1960s
By Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 8 Cesca Upholstered Arm Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Knoll. The frame is made of one continuous chromed tubular steel pipe. Seats and backs have been professionally reupholster...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel, Chrome

S64 Cesca dining chairs Marcel Breuer inspired - Italy
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Nice set of armchairs with a a chromed-steel tubular cantilever base and a caned seat and back encased in a frame of beech. Inspired on the famous Cesca chairs from Marcel Breuer. M...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Seating

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Wood

Marcel Breuer Cesca Dining Room Chairs - Chrome, Wood, and Leather, Italy 1970s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Almelo, NL
Marcel Breuer Cesca Dining Room Chairs - Chrome, Wood, and Leather, Italy 1970s These chairs feature a cantilevered design, a signature style of Marcel Breuer, which gives them a fl...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

A set of six Cesca 51C dining chairs by Marcel Breuer for Knoll, 20th century
By Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in View Park, CA
A set of six Cesca 51C dining chairs by Marcel Bruer for Knoll, 20th century. These chairs feature a cantilever chrome frame and a two-tone fabric motif with black seat and midnight ...
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20th Century European Bauhaus Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Cesca Chair by Marcel Breuer, 1990s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Cesca Chair Period: 1990s Style: midcentury modern, classic Materials: wood, cane webbing, chromed steel frame Colours: natural wood Condition: Original vintage condition, signs...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel, Chrome

Set of 4 Bauhaus Cesca Chairs Designed by Marcel Breuer, Italy 70s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Lucija, SI
Set of 4 dark brown Cesca chairs was made in Italy in '70s. It's fabulous iconic piece of furniture and also very comfortable to sit on. It's perfect for the dining area or as a decorative vintage piece for your home. ............................................ Designed in 1928, Marcel Breuer’s B32...
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1920s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel, Chrome

Cognac 'Wassily' Lounge Chair by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1980s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
Iconic model ‘B3’ or ‘Wassily’ lounge chair designed by Marcel Breuer in 1927. This chair has lots of character thanks to the beautiful patinated cognac leather combined with a chrom...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel

CESCA Chair 1970s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Cesca Chair Period: 1970s Style: Mid-century modern, classic Materials: wood, cane webbing, chromed metal frame Colours: Black wood, Chromed metal frame Condition: Wood and cane...
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1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Set of 4 Mid Century Modern Cesca Chairs Designed by Marcel Breuer, Italy 80s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Lucija, SI
Set of 4 beige Cesca chairs was made in Italy in '80s. It's fabulous iconic piece of furniture and also very comfortable to sit on. It's perfect for the dining area or as a decorative vintage piece for your home. ............................................ Designed in 1928, Marcel Breuer’s B32...
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1920s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel

Set of 8 Cesca Upholstered Arm Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Knoll 1960s
By Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 8 Cesca Upholstered Arm Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Knoll. The frame is made of one continuous chromed tubular steel pipe. Seats and backs have been professionally reupholster...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel, Chrome

Marcel Breuer MB Chair for Knoll
By Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Marcel Breuer MB Chrome Lounge Chair in a white fabric Upholstery. Chair gives a nice little flex when you sit. Design has a cantilevered hanging seat. Like new condition!
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2010s American Bauhaus Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Marcel Breuer Red Canvas Wassily Lounge Chair by Knoll Studio
By Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in Vilnius, LT
Wassily lounge chair, designed by Marcel Breuer, circa 1925. In red canvas upholstery, chromed steel tube frame. Marked/stamped on the metal frame: KnollStudio with Marcel Breuer sig...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Marcel Breuer Cesca Dining Chairs Set of Six Armchairs
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of Six Clean Lined Cesca Model Dining Chairs, designed by Marcel Breuer, these examples probably made by Gavina, Italy, circa 1960s.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Metal, Chrome

Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair Italy 1970s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Čelinac, BA
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Marcel Breuer Wassily Black Leather Lounge Chair by Gavina
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage Wassily lounge chair, designed by Marcel Breuer, circa 1925. In black leather, chromed steel tube frame. Manufactured by Gavina and labeled on the frame. Marcel Breuer signat...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel, Chrome

Set of 4 Black Cesca Chairs by Marcel Breuer attr. to Gavina, Italy 1960s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Beograd, RS
This listing features very well known chairs - Cesca Chair by Marcel Breuer. Manufacturing of the chairs is attr. to Gavina. Marcel Breuer was an architect who worked in Bauahus Sch...
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Set of 8 Cesca Upholstered Arm Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Knoll 1960s
By Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 8 Cesca Upholstered Arm Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Knoll. The frame is made of one continuous chromed tubular steel pipe. Seats and backs have been professionally reupholster...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel, Chrome

8 Marcel Breuer Black Leather/Suede Cesca Side/Dining Chairs for Knoll, 1980
By Knoll, Marcel Breuer
Located in Chicago, IL
8 Marcel Breuer Cesca Side/Dining Chairs for Knoll, 1980. Black Leather Lamp Skin Backs with black suede seat cushion Newly upholstered. You can send your own COM if interested. Meas...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Leather, Suede

Marcel Breuer Early Canvas Model B3 "Wassily" Chair, Black Eisengarn
By Marcel Breuer, Standard Möbel
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
This is an early edition Wassily from Berlin based manufacturer, Standard-Möbel. It exhibits the original black Eisengarn canvas. A truly iconic design, deserving to be in a museum. The model for this chair is the traditional overstuffed club chair...
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1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel, Chrome

Gordon International Marcel Breuer B64 Cantilever Upholstered Chairs, Set of 4
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Germantown, MD
Iconic set of four Marcel Breuer Cesca S64 cantilever armchairs featuring an ebonized lacquered beech frame finish. Beautifully crafted from tubular chrome-plated steel frames and or...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Seating

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Metal, Chrome

1970s Marcel Breuer B33 for Knoll Bauhaus Design Chairs, Set of 4
By Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in Brescia, IT
Marcel Breuer B33 chairs, pair Knoll International Italy / USA, c. 1970 Chrome-plated steel Fabric Seat Ufficio Tecnico 1971 Ufficio Tecnico, Knoll International's in-house team of engineers and designers, introduced the award-winning Spoleto chair...
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1970s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Metal

Italian Cesca Chair 1952 After Marcel Breuer
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Čelinac, BA
Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair Italy 1952
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Pair of Marcel Breuer Cesca Chairs, circa 1960
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two chairs, model Cesca, designed by Marcel Breuer circa 1960, by unknown manufacturer. Metal pipe frame, wood seat and back structure and rattan. In good condition, with ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Metal

Set of 4 Mid Century Modern Cesca Chairs Designed by Marcel Breuer, Italy 80s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Lucija, SI
Set of four Cesca chairs Designed by Marcel Breuer and made in Italy in the 80s. It's fabulous iconic piece of furniture and also very comfortable to sit on. It's perfect for the dining area or as a decorative vintage piece for your home. ............................................ Designed in 1928, Marcel Breuer’s B32 Cesca chair...
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1920s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel

Pair of Mid Century Cesca Chairs by Gavina, Design Marcel Breuer, Italy 60s
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Lucija, SI
This pair of Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair was made in Italy in '60s by Gavina The chairs are labeled It's fabulous iconic piece of furniture and also very comfortable to sit on. It's perfect for the dining area or as a decorative vintage piece for your home. ............................................ Designed in 1928, Marcel Breuer’s B32 chair...
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Metal, Chrome

Set of 8 Cesca Upholstered Arm Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Knoll 1960s
By Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 8 Cesca Upholstered Arm Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Knoll. The frame is made of one continuous chromed tubular steel pipe. Seats and backs have been professionally reupholster...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel, Chrome

Marcel Breuer b34 Chair 1930s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Čelinac, BA
Marcel Breuer B34 chair was made in Czechoslovakia in 1930 for Bata Snofmaner store.
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Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Marcel Breuer Seating

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Formica

Bauhaus B33 Dining Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, Italy 60s, Set of 4
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Lucija, SI
Set of 4 chairs B33 designed by Marcel Breuer in dark brown leather. Produced by Gavina in the 60s. They are in good vintage condition with minor traces of age, as visible on photos.
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel, Chrome

Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair, circa 1980
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair, model Cesca, designed by Marcel Breuer around 1970, manufactured in Italy. Metal pipe frame, wood seat and back structure and rattan. In good condition, with minor wear c...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Pair of 4 Marcel Breuer B64 Design Cesca Chairs by Gavina, circa 1960
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 4 Chairs, model Cesca, designed by Marcel Breuer. Manufactured in Italy around 1960 by Gavina manufacturer. Metal pipe frame, wood seat and back structure and rattan. In good...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern B64 Cesca Chair with Arms by Marcel Breuer, Italy, 1970s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Marbella, ES
Chair model Cesca B64, with armrests. Chromed tubular structure, beechwood frames in black color and Viennese natural grid. Excellent condition in general both of the wooden frames, ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel

Original Wassily Sessel Knoll International Marcel Breuer schwarz
By Knoll, Marcel Breuer
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten einen wunderschönen Wassily Chair von Knoll International aus den 1990er Jahren zum Verkauf an. Der von Marcel Breuer entworfene Sessel ist eines der bekanntesten Möbeldes...
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1990s German Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel, Chrome

Original Wassily Sessel Knoll International Marcel Breuer schwarz
By Knoll, Marcel Breuer
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten einen wunderschönen Wassily Chair von Knoll International aus den 1990er Jahren zum Verkauf an. Der von Marcel Breuer entworfene Sessel ist eines der bekanntesten Möbeldes...
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1990s German Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel, Chrome

Marcel Breuer Early Canvas Model B3 "Wassily" Chair, Green Eisengarn
By Standard Möbel, Marcel Breuer
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
This is an early edition Wassily from Berlin based manufacturer, Standard-Möbel. It exhibits the original army green Eisengarn canvas. A truly iconic design, deserving to be in a museum. The model for this chair is the traditional overstuffed club chair...
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1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel, Chrome

Set of 6 model B64 "Cesca" Chairs with armrests by Marcel Breuer for KnollStudio
By Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in Steenwijk, NL
The iconic 'Cesca' chair was designed by Marcel Breuer in 1928. It was named after Breuer's daughter Francesca. Knoll introduced the Cesca Chair in 1968. The chair combines a great...
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel, Chrome

Cesca Armchair by Marcel Breuer for Gavina Knoll, Italy – 1970s, Caned, Ebonized
By Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An iconic Cesca armchair by Marcel Breuer, produced by Gavina for Knoll, Italy, circa 1970s. This stunning chair features newly replaced caning with ebonized beech wood and a sleek c...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Pair Signed Stendig Marcel Breuer Wassily Lounge Chairs Italy 60s Black Leather
By Stendig Co., Marcel Breuer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by Bauhaus legend Marcel Breuer, these iconic chairs were made by the collaborative efforts of Stendig and Gavina during the mid to late 1960s. Stendig was not always just a...
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel, Chrome

Marcel Breuer Cesca Dining Room Chairs - Chrome, Wood, and Leather, Italy 1970s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Almelo, NL
Marcel Breuer Cesca Dining Room Chairs - Chrome, Wood, and Leather, Italy 1970s These chairs feature a cantilevered design, a signature style of Marcel Breuer, which gives them a fl...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Bauhaus Design CESCA Dining Chair set, Italy 1980's
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Bauhaus Design CESCA Dining Chair set by Marcel Breuer. Made in Italy, 1980's / 90's period. Stamped; Made in Italy. Tubular chrome frame with black lacquered wood frame and ...
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1980s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Cesca Armchair by Marcel Breuer for Stendig
By Marcel Breuer, Stendig Co.
Located in Dorchester, MA
First manufactured in 1928 by Thonet, Marcel Breuer's Cesca Chair has become an icon of modern chair design. This version of the armchair has an original tubular steel-frame with bee...
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20th Century Italian Bauhaus Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Set of 5 Cantilever Armchairs in Leather by Matteo Grassi, Model MG15, Italy 70s
By Matteo Grassi, Marcel Breuer
Located in Odense, DK
Set of 5 Vintage cantilever armchairs in patinated red / cognac colored leather by Matteo Grassi, made in Italy, 1970s. Stamped. The chairs are strongly reminiscent of bauhaus works ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel

Marcel Breuer Pair of "Cesca" Chairs, Italy 1970s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Naples, IT
Pair of chairs Mod." Cesca" designed by Marcel Breuer. Marcel Breuer conceived the first tubular steel chair, in 1925, based on the tubed frame of a bicycle. His revolutionary Cesca ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Bauhaus dining chairs S 32 by Marcel Breuer
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Bauhaus dining chairs S32 by Marcel Breuer from around 1960-70s in very nice origina condition with signs of use.
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1960s European Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Metal

Set Of Two Vintage Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair By BENE Austria 1980s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Čelinac, BA
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1980s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Set of Four Marcel Breuer Cesca Chairs by Gavina, circa 1970
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of four armchairs, model Cesca, designed by Marcel Breuer. Manufactured by Gavina, circa 1970. Metal pipe frame, seat and back with new upholstery a...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel

1970s in the Style of Marcel Breuer White Leather Wassily Chair
By Marcel Breuer
Located in San Gabriel, CA
30" height x 30" width x 25" depth 1970s Bauhaus in the Style of Marcel Breuer Wassily Chair. Some light scuffs, worn leather. The tubing as a continuou...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Marcel Breuer B32 Cesca Dining Room Chairs for Gavina Knoll, 1963, Set of 4
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Vicenza, IT
Beautiful set of 4 original B32 “Cesca” dining chairs produced by Gavina in 1963. They are all signed with the original paper mark. Cesca chairs were originally designed in 1928 by F...
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome, Iron

Marcel Breuer B64 Cesca Dining Room Arm Chair for Gavina Knoll, 1968, Set of 6
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Vicenza, IT
Beautiful set of 6 original B64 “Cesca” dining chairs produced by Gavina in 1968. Cesca chairs were originally designed in 1928 by French Hungarian architect Marcel Breuer and named ...
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome, Iron

Set Six Marcel Breuer Mid Century Modern Cesca Chairs Knoll International 1973
By Knoll, Marcel Breuer
Located in Portland, OR
This is a set of six original Cesca chairs designed by Marcel Breuer & made by Knoll International, each chair with the original Knoll label, New York 1973. This iconic chair was des...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Vintage Set 12 Mid Century Cesca B32 Marcel Breuer Dining Chairs for Stendig
By Marcel Breuer, Stendig Co.
Located in Shippensburg, PA
SET OF TWELVE UPHOLSTERED CHROME "CESCA" DINING CHAIRS Designed by Marcel Breuer for Stendig circa late 20th century Stendig labels and cambric to undersides Item # 406PPF26Z A gr...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Marcel Breuer Wassily Lounge Chair by Gavina
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage Wassily lounge chair, designed by Marcel Breuer, circa 1925. Stamped signature of Marcel Breuer on the leather. In white leather, chromed steel tube frame.    
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Marcel Breuer Corset back B33 chairs by Knoll
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed in 1927 by Marcel Breuer, these iconic B33 chairs produced by Knoll feature a cantilevered tubular steel frame and leather "corset" style seats and backs. These were manufac...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel

Art Deco Cantilever Marcel Breuer B35 Brown Leather Lounge Chair
By Marcel Breuer
Located in San Diego, CA
Original 1960s cantilever Marcel Breuer B35 brown leather lounge chair with oak wood arm rests. Leather and chrome completly redone . The comfiest an...
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20th Century American Art Deco Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Marcel Breuer Grey Leather Wassily Armchair by Gavina, 1960, Signed
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Dronten, NL
Early all original grey leather Wassily chair designed by Marcel Breuer, circa 1925. Manufactured circa 1960 by Gavina in Italy. Made in beautiful grey saddle leather that complime...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Italian Marcel Breuer Cesca Dining Chairs Set of 6 in Chrome, Wood and Leather
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Marcel Breuer Cesca Dining Chairs Set of 6 in Chrome, Wood and Leather Offered for sale is a set of six Marcel Breuer "Cesca" chrome, wood and leather dining chairs Made in...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Black Cesca Chair Affter Marcel Breuer Italy 1980s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Čelinac, BA
Style of Marcel Breuer Black Cesca Chair Italy 1980s
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Metal

Wassily chair by Marcel Breuer
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Wassily chair by Marcel Breuer later production from 1970s. New fabric seat.
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1970s German Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Stainless Steel

"Wassily" Club Chairs B3 Designed by Marcel Breuer Set of Two Chrome & Leather
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Wassily Club Chair by Marcel Breuer designed in 1925 - 26 for Knoll also known as the Model B3 chair. Breuer designed this chair while he was the head of the cabinet-making workshop at the Bauhaus, in Dessau, Germany. These chairs are in excellent condition and as strong and beautiful as when they were first created. Inspired by the frame of a bicycle and influenced by the constructivist theories of the De Stjil movement, Marcel Breuer was still an apprentice at the Bauhaus when he reduced the classic club chair to its elemental lines and planes, forever changing the course of furniture design. His revolutionary Wassily chair marries durable leather with the industrial-age aesthetic of cantilevered tubular steel. Functional, simple and distinctly modern. Protégé of Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer embodied many of the School's distinctive concepts and was and one of the School's most famous students. He returned to teach carpentry from 1925-1928, during which he designed the tubular-steel furniture collection. His attention drifted towards architecture, and after practicing...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Early B35 Chair by Marcel Breuer for Thonet, 1930s
By Thonet, Marcel Breuer
Located in Uppsala, SE
Very early example from the 1930s of the classical B35 model designed by Marcel Breuer for Thonet in the very last years of the 1920s. The leather has great patina and is definitely ...
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1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel

Marcel Breuer Cantilever Chair, circa 1960
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair model cantilever, designed by Marcel Breuer circa 1960, by unknown manufacturer. Metal pipe frame, wood seat and back structure and rattan. In original condition, with mino...
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1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Metal

Midcentury Rare Wassily Spaghetti Armchair by Marcel Breuer, Italy, 1970s
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Praha, CZ
- rare type - iconic model - very confortable - probably made by Gavina
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

1930 Original German Tubular Steel Chair Model B33 by Marcel Breuer
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Reichenschwand, DE
Step into the world of Bauhaus design with the iconic B33 Cantilever Chair, originally designed by Marcel Breuer in 1927/1928 and produced by Thonet Mundus AG starting in 1930. This ...
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1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel, Iron

Set of 6 black leather arm chairs by Marcel Breuer for Thonet model S64
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Houston, TX
Original ICONIC set of 6 chairs by Marcel Breuer for Thonet model S64. With the original tags from the Enron building circa 1986. A part of Houston history. Newly reupholstered in a ...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Set of Four Marcel Breuer Cesca Chairs by Gavina, circa 1970
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of four armchairs, model Cesca, designed by Marcel Breuer. Manufactured by Gavina, circa 1970. Metal pipe frame, seat and back with new upholstery a...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel

Original Wassily Sessel Knoll International Marcel Breuer weiß
By Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten einen wunderschönen Wassily Chair von Knoll International aus den 1990er Jahren zum Verkauf an. Der von Marcel Breuer entworfene Sessel ist eines der bekanntesten Möbeldes...
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1990s German Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel, Chrome

B3 Wassily chair by Marcel Breuer, 1970s.
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Correggio, IT
Wassily armchair designed by Marcel Breuer made of black leather and chromed metal tubular frame. The Wassily B3 Chair is an icon of twentieth-century modernism, ideal for furnishing...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Metal, Chrome

"CESCA CHAIRS" 1930s Marcel Breuer Armchairs & Chairs Chrome Made in Poland
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY "CESCA CHAIR" 1930s Marcel Breuer Armchairs & Chairs Made in Poland, Chrome, Steel and Cane Marcel Breuer conceived the firs...
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1930s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel, Chrome

Marcel Breuer Early Canvas Model B3 "Wassily" Chair by Gavina
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Dronten, NL
White Wassily chair designed by Marcel Breuer, circa 1925. Manufactured circa 1960 by Gavina, Italy. Made in off-white canvas with chromed tubula...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Cesca Mid Century Cantilever Chair, Marcel Breuer B32 Design
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Zagreb, HR
Marcel Breuer model B32 or 'Cesca' design chairs. Unknown Italian production, circa 2000-2003. Were a part of a local city hall office in Italy. Fully restored in a natural wood fi...
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Early 2000s Italian Bauhaus Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel, Chrome

Set of Four Breuer B5 Tubular Chrome and Leather Bauhaus Style Dining Chairs
By Thonet, Marcel Breuer
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional set of B-5 tubular chrome and leather dining chairs. The chairs were originally designed by Modernist Pioneer and legendary figure, Marcel Breuer, during his tenure at t...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Wassily Lounge Chair by Marcel Breuer for Knoll, 1920s
By Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in Budapest, HU
The Wassily chair, designed by Marcel Breuer in the 1920s for Knoll, stands as an iconic piece in the evolution of modern design. Renowned for its pioneering use of materials and dis...
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1920s Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Steel

Cesca Chairs
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Collonge-Bellerive, GE
This set of four Cesca chairs, designed by the iconic Marcel Breuer, is a timeless representation of modernist design. Created in 1962 and produced in Italy, these chairs showcase a ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Metal

Marcel Breuer B35 Wicker and Chrome Armchair by Thonet 1960's
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Den Haag, NL
Sublime Bauhaus design by Marcel Breuer the B35 armchair by Thonet circa 1960s, the cantilever frame with woven rattan seat, wooden armrests with a chromed tubular steel frame. Purch...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Seating

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Chrome

Marcel Breuer seating for sale on 1stDibs.

Marcel Breuer seating are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Marcel Breuer seating, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 215 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 6 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original seating by Marcel Breuer were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider seating by Vico Magistretti, Marco Zanuso, and Giancarlo Piretti. Prices for Marcel Breuer seating can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $296 and can go as high as $107,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,375.
Questions About Marcel Breuer Seating
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Marcel Breuer was an architect and furniture designer who made a major impact on modern design by introducing new materials and emphasizing the importance of form matching function. He was born in Pécs, Hungary, in 1902, and was a part of the Bauhaus school. You’ll find a collection of Marcel Breuer furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Over the course of his life, Marcel Breuer designed many things. Furniture was one of his main focuses, and he created many influential pieces, including the Wassily lounge chair, the Cesca chair and the Laccio side table. Shop a collection of Marcel Breuer furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Marcel Breuer is known for his work as an architect and furniture designer during the 20th century. During his life, he created many famous chairs that remain popular today, including the Wassily lounge chair, the Cesca chair and the D40 cantilever chair. You’ll find a range of Marcel Breuer furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 12, 2024
    Marcel Breuer is famous for being one of 20th-century modernism’s most influential innovators. His most well-known furniture pieces were crafted of tubular steel, including the Wassily chair and the caned Cesca chair. Breuer also made several notable designs in molded plywood, including a chaise longue and nesting table for the British firm Isokon and a student furniture suite commissioned in 1938 for a dormitory at Bryn Mawr College. Breuer’s designs are elegant and adaptable examples of modernism, useful and appropriate in any environment. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Marcel Breuer furniture.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To pronounce Marcel Breuer, say "mar-SELL BROO-ur." The artist's first and last name both originate from the Hungarian language. Breuer was born in Pécs, Hungary, on May 21, 1902. You can shop a variety of Marcel Breuer furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    The Dutch art movement De Stijl inspired Marcel Breuer's early work. Artists in the movement like Piet Mondrian created art that adhered to the principles of geometry. This idea resonated with Breuer and informed his designs. Shop a selection of Marcel Breuer furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Marcel Breuer was born in Pécs, Hungary, on May 21, 1902. He attended the Bauhaus design school in Weimar, Germany, and eventually became a part of the faculty. After the Nazis shut the school down, Breuer moved to the U.S. He died in New York City on July 1, 1981. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Marcel Breuer furniture.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024
    Marcel Breuer designed several chairs. One of his best-known pieces is the Wassily lounge chair made of tubular steel and leather straps. Breuer named the chair after the artist Wassily Kandinsky. Among the designer's other notable chairs are the Cesca chair, the B35 lounge chair and the S 35. On 1stDibs, find a diverse assortment of Marcel Breuer chairs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Today, Marcel Breuer chairs are made in the factory locations of the furniture manufacturer Knoll, Inc. It operates production facilities in Italy and Canada, as well as in Pennsylvania and Michigan in the U.S. Find a collection of Marcel Breuer furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Yes, Marcel Breuer taught at the Bauhaus design school in Weimar, Germany. He arrived at the institution in 1920 as a student. By 1925, his duties expanded to include teaching classes of his own and running the school's furniture shop. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Marcel Breuer furniture.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To identify Marcel Breuer bar stools, start by examining the frame. Genuine models will usually feature smooth, welded ends. Most reproductions have end caps instead. You can also look for a sticker that bears the model name on the underside of the seat. On 1stDibs, find a range of expertly vetted Marcel Breuer bar stools.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To reupholster a Marcel Breuer Cesca chair, first pry out the staples, remove the original upholstery and disassemble the chair. Place the new fabric on a flat surface and position the seat upside down. Fold the fabric over the edge and secure it with a staple gun. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of expertly vetted Marcel Breuer Cesca chairs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    There are a number of ways that you can tell an original Marcel Breuer chair. One trick is to examine the frame. If you see end caps, you're likely looking at a replica. Authentic Breuer chairs featured polished, welded ends. Some chairs also feature stickers that identify the model name located under their seats. On 1stDibs, find a collection of expertly vetted Marcel Breuer chairs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Marcel Breuer created the Cesca chair while splitting his time between Paris and Germany. He made the chair in 1928, shortly after he left the Bauhaus school, but you can clearly see the influence of the institution's design principles in the clean, simple lines of the piece. Find a range of Marcel Breuer Cesca chairs on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Most Marcel Breuer chair legs are made out of bent tubular steel. The designer introduced this radical new material to modern furniture design with his Wassily Model B3 lounge chair. On 1stDibs, you can shop a collection of Marcel Breuer chairs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Marcel Breuer became an apprentice and student at the Bauhaus school in 1920. He made a big impression on the school's founder, Walter Gropius, and later became the head of the institution's furniture workshop. Find a selection of Marcel Breuer furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Marcel Breuer was associated with the Bauhaus school in Weimar, Germany. After attending classes as a student, Breuer became the head of the school's furniture shop. While working there, he created the Wassily lounge chair, introducing the use of tubular steel frames to modern furniture design. Find a variety of Marcel Breuer chairs on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Marcel Breuer chose a bicycle tube frame to create his Wassily lounge chair because he was impressed by the strength and weight properties of the steel. The chair was a landmark in furniture design and opened the doors to the use of tubular steel frames in many chairs, tables and sofas produced during the modern period. You’ll find a selection of Marcel Breuer furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Marcel Breuer introduced the material of tubular steel to modern furniture design. He employed it in many of his chairs, tables and sofas, prizing the material because it minimized the weight of pieces without sacrificing their strength. Shop a range of Marcel Breuer furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    What was most innovative about Marcel Breuer's Model B3 chair was its frame. Also known as the Wassily lounge chair, the piece featured a lightweight, sturdy tubular steel frame inspired by the artist's Adler bicycle. His use of the metal started a radical shift in furniture design. You’ll find a variety of Marcel Breuer Model B3 chairs 1stDibs.

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