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"Wassily" armchair, model B3, c. 1926
Chrome-plated steel, canvasexpand_more
The Robert J. Ulrich Works of Art Purchase Fundexpand_more 2002.133.1
On View in Gallery 378expand_more
This armchair helped change the course of the furniture industry in the early 1900s. Marcel Lajos Breuer used tubular steel and canvas in the design, instead of wood and other conventional materials. Breuer was reportedly inspired by the lightness of his bicycle frame, made of strong tubular steel, and wanted to use the material in his furniture design. The chair is nicknamed “Wassily” because of painter Wassily Kandinsky’s appreciation of the chair.
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- Title
- "Wassily" armchair, model B3
- Artist Life
- American (born Hungary), 1902–1981
- Role
- Designer
- Accession Number
- 2002.133.1
- Curator Approved
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