From club armchair to folding armchair
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In 1925, Marcel Breuer designed his first club armchair made of steel tube: the beginning of a genetic-constructive development. The four-legged prototype resulted in the B3 Kufensessel and finally the B4 folding armchair.
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B4 armchair (Tecta D4) on Breuer’s terrace, 1999 – collage from the book “Flying Furniture” (Smithson/Unglaub)
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Patent specification “collapsible armchair”, 1928 – the B4 was first produced by Breuer’s company, Standard-Möbel
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Tecta’s re-edition of D4 – Axel Bruchhäuser contacted Breuer around 1975, so that he could produce the D4
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A feeling for beauty paired with functionality. This combination is the hallmark of many Marcel Breuer designs, especially the D4 (formerly B4). The collapsible tubular steel lounge chair with straps was created in 1926/27 and advertised in Breuer’s first tubular steel catalogue as “particularly suitable” for ships and sports grounds as well as for patios, summer houses, gardens and garden cafés. This sporty, airy ambience has inscribed itself into the design, and the D4 still looks light and springy today. View product
