Designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925, the Wassily chair, manufactured by Cassina, was named after the Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky, who later had one in his office. Breuer, a bike rider and...
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Designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925, the Wassily chair, manufactured by Cassina, was named after the Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky, who later had one in his office. Breuer, a bike rider and an apprentice at the Bauhaus, was inspired to create a chair with a lightweight and strong frame, similar to that of a bike. The seamless tubular frame is finished in polished chrome and the chair is upholstered in a comfortable and durable belting leather available in a range of colour options. The chair received an award from the Museum of Modern Art in 1968 and was recognised as a ‘work of art’ in Germany in 1982. Breuer himself described it as his most extreme and logical piece of work. It is now manufactured by Knoll in Italy and each piece carries the signature of Marcel Breuer together with a unique serial number as a mark of its authenticity.
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