WASSILY CHAIR By Knoll
Canvas easy chair with armrests
1925
Marcel Breuer was an apprentice at the Bauhaus when he began experimenting with tubular steel as a way of building a more transparent chair. Inspired by the frame of a bicycle and influenced by the constructivist theories of the De Stjil movement, Breuer reduced the form of the classic club chair to its elemental lines and planes.
FEATURES
A classic KnollStudio design, produced to Breuer's original specifications.
The KnollStudio logo and the signature of Breuer, Marcel are stamped into the base of the chairs.
AWARDS
The Museum of Modern Art Award, 1968.
Recognition as "Work of Art" Germany, 1982.
CONSTRUCTION
Frame is seamless tubular steel with a polished chrome finish.
Natural canvas.
Opaque, plastic, snap-in-place glides are included for optional insertion when used on hard floors.
FINISHES
Frame is polished chrome finish.
