D4 ARMCHAIR

Marcel Breuer

YEAR: 1927/1970
DIMENSIONS W x D x H (cm): 78 x 61 x 71 cm
FINISH: Fabric, Leather, Bauhaus Straps, Saddle Leather or Cowhide
FRAME: Nickel plated steel tube or Stainless steel tube
WARRANTY: 2 Year
LEAD TIME: Approx. 16-18 weeks

This collapsible tubular steel lounge chair with straps was created in 1927 and rediscovered in the 1970s by Tecta. Marcel Breuer was contacted and was pleased that his design had been discovered ‘The resurfacing of this chair is like an old forgotten dream’. Pared down to the essentials, it can be folded, stowed away and easily transported. Due to the more economical use of tubular steel and elimination of the lateral seat straps, it consumed less material while affording the sitter much greater comfort. In 1980 the D4 was added to the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Handmade to order in Germany. Accredited by the Bauhaus Archives in Berlin.

MARCEL BREUER

1902 - 1981

In 1925, Marcel Breuer became head of the furniture workshop in Dessau.

It was here that he devised a radical idea for chairs using tubular steel, which sparked the beginning of modern furniture design. One of the most important pieces of furniture of the 20th century, the B3 Chair (or Club Chair and the Wassily) was one of the first to be made of tubular steel.

The metal frame was inspired by a bicycle frame and the use of tubular steel required the minimum use of material to achieve maximum strength. The cantilever chair meant freedom from rigid throne-like sitting and the dawn of the modern era of furniture design can be traced to Bauhaus designers today.

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