Marcel Breuer and Thonet
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In 1928, Marcel Breuer finished working at Bauhaus and was looking for new partners for his designs. In Thonet, he found a furniture manufacturer that took over the company which he had founded, Standart-Möbel.
Steel tube cantilever chair “Cesca”, 1929 – designed by Marcel Breuer for Thonet, seat and backrest made of bentwood frame with Viennese wickerwork.
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Catalogue “Breuer Metal Furniture” – the company Standard-Möbel, founded in 1927 by Breuer, produced its first steel tube furniture
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Catalogue “Thonet steel tube furniture”, 1930/1931 – from 1929, Breuer worked for Thonet for several years
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“Chair No. 14” by Thonet, 1859 – for the first time, new wood bending technology made series production possible
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“Chair No. 209”, ca. 1900 – armchair by Thonet, which was highly regarded by many modern architects
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