African Chair Marcel Breuer
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African chair marcel breuer. Marcel breuer is famous for his tubular steel furniture yet his real interest was architecture. The african chair is a work dating from the early expressionistic phase of the bauhaus and a collaborative effort of the two bauhauslers marcel breuer and gunta stölzl. The african chair was created by marcel breuer with weaver gunta stölzl. Saint john s university press 2011.
His friends and family affectionately called him lajkó but the rest of us know him as marcel breuer the hungarian american designer whose career touched nearly every aspect of three dimensional design from tiny utensils to the biggest buildings. Made of painted wood with a colorful textile weave this chair embodies the spirit of the early bauhaus like no other object. The other teacher referred to was paul klee who also taught at the bauhaus. Academia edu is a platform for academics to share research papers.
For our bauhaus 100 series marking 100 years of the influential school we profile the hungarian. The african chair 1921 was found again about 80 years later in year 2004 and is now on show at the bauhaus archive in berlin until 24th october. Poltrona lounge chair 1936 by marcel breuer. The african chair created by marcel breuer and gunta stölzl.
Breuer considered his high school geometry instructor as one of his two greatest teachers in life. Saint john s university press 2011. Marcel breuer and a committee of twelve plan a church. Summary of marcel breuer.
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The african chair is a work dating from the early expressionistic phase of the bauhaus and a collaborative effort of the two bauhauslers marcel breuer and gunta stölzl.