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Wassily Dark Brown B3 Armchair Chair by Marcel Breuer for Gavina 1960s
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Professionalden haag, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since September 2021 • 16 sales
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Marcel Breuer designed the Wassily chair between 1925 and 1927. According to Wikipedia, it is a myth that Breuer designed the chair for the home of the famous Russian-French Expressionist painter Wassily Kandinsky at the Bauhaus in Dessau. The chair only came to be known as the “Wassily chair” decades later, after the Italian brand Gavina reintroduced it to the market. Kandinsky did, however, receive a copy of the chair from Marcel Breuer.
Marcel Breuer assigned numbers to his chairs; he designated the Wassily chair as “No. 3.” Consequently, it is sometimes referred to as the B3 chair. The Wassily chair was truly revolutionary, both in its use of tubular steel and in its method of production. The tubular frame is chrome-plated, although the earliest versions were nickel-plated. The seat, backrest, and armrests are made of either leather or canvas.
From the 1920s through World War II, the Wassily chair (then known as the B3 chair) was manufactured by the renowned German-Austrian company Thonet. Chairs produced by Thonet are extremely rare.
After the war, the Italian company Gavina began manufacturing the chair and introduced the name “Wassily chair.” In 1968, the American company Knoll acquired Gavina, and production shifted to Knoll.
Marcel Breuer was associated with the Bauhaus movement. The Wassily chair is one of the most famous designs to emerge from that movement.
This beautiful example is produced by Gavina in Dark Brown Leather 1960s
Additional details:
- Material: Tubular steel
- Material: Chrome-plated
- Colour: Dark Brown
- Period: 1960s
Specifications
ConditionGoodMaterialLeatherStyleBauhausBrand / designerBreuerBrandGavina
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Professionalden haag, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since September 2021 • 16 sales