Replica
Hall 1 - 06
Belt chair and slatted chair
Designer
Marcel Breuer
Gunta Stölzl
Location
Germany
Years
1921 & 1922
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Architect and designer Marcel Breuer (1902-1981) completed a carpentry apprenticeship at Bauhaus. His early wooden furniture designs already showed the construction principles that were later to be found in his steel tube furniture.
And as a reconstruction of the belt chair, 1980/81 – Marcel Breuer and Gunta Stölzl designed this chair in 1922 at Bauhaus Weimar.
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Reconstruction of slatted chair for children, 1981 – this design from 1922 already features cantilevered elements
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Reconstruction of the belt chair, 1980/81 – Marcel Breuer and Gunta Stölzl designed this chair in 1922 at Bauhaus Weimar.
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Marcel Breuer
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Marcel Breuer is considered one of the pioneering designers of the 20th century. With his legendary cantilever chair and his clear language of architecture, he left his mark on modern design – minimalist, functional and often ahead of his time.
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