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DescriptionDesignerUtilizing traditional methods of traditional craftsmanship with industrial methods in order to popularize tubular steel furniture, this form explores the unique characteristics of steel which give the chair added flexibility. The classic seat features a Solid beech frame with Cane insets that are handwoven.Material FeatureSeat and Back are solid Ash with either a clear natural coating woven cane insetsFrame Polished 304 grade stainless steel tubule with chrome finishPlastic glides included on base to protect floorsDimensionsWidth 23.5 x Depth 24.6 x Height 34Seat Height 18.5 All measurements are approximations.A champion of the modern movement and protégé of Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer is equally celebrated for his achievements in architecture and furniture. Breuer was a student and subsequently a master carpenter at the Bauhaus in the early 1920s. His entire body of work, both architecture and furniture, embodies the driving Bauhaus objective to reconcile art and industry. While at the Bauhaus, Breuer revolutionized the modern interior with his tubular steel furniture collection — inspired by bicycle construction and fabricated using the techniques of local plumbers.
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