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Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Black Leather and Chrome Model B3 Wassily Armchair, 1973

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Model B3 “Wassily” armchair, designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925 and produced in Italy in 1973. It features a chrome-plated steel structure and seat and back in black leather. Good vintage condition. When Breuer bought his first cycle at the age of 23, he discussed with his friend about how this cycle was in perfect condition for the last 20 years and how it was a good production. His friend replied that it was due to the bending of steel tubes in the macaroni’s shape, which made the perfect handlebars and other parts. This led to the IDEA of making a chair by similar bending of steel tubes. This is how the Wassily was born. This chair was not called Wassily when it was first manufactured in the late 1920s by the German-Australian manufacturer Thonet. Manufacturing of this version of the chair stopped during World War II, and it is very rare nowadays. Gavina was the official Italian producer for Marcel Breuer furniture; in 1968 the society was bought by Knoll International, which took the ownership of the official license. Modernist, architect and furniture designer, Marcel Breuer, extended the sculptural vocabulary he had developed in the carpentry shop at the Bauhaus into a personal architecture that made him one of the world’s most popular architects at the peak of 20th Century design. This Bauhaus style armchairs are part of the most important list from the 20th Century design furniture collection.
  • Creator:
    Marcel Breuer (Designer)
  • Similar to:
    Gavina (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 28.35 in (72 cm)Width: 30.71 in (78 cm)Depth: 27.56 in (70 cm)Seat Height: 16.54 in (42 cm)
  • Style:
    Bauhaus (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1969
  • Condition:
    Minor fading.
  • Seller Location:
    Vicenza, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU8019240060832

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