The Wassily Chair

The Wassily Chair

Marcel Breuer designed this chair for Wassily Kandinsky, a fellow Bauhaus member, in 1925.  The Wassily chair is actually one of the first pieces of furniture created to be more of a room ornament than a comfortable place to rest, and its design is a radical departure from all that was created before it. Its steel metal tubes connect and overlap in space, forming an aesthetically pleasing as well as a functional chair. Straps connect the tubes to provide a place to rest one's body. Breuer's bicycle inspired the use of the metal tubes. The overall use of these materials represented a new form of furniture building materials.
The proportions and arrangement give an impression of strength. It has no cushions, and the planes are very flat and hard. However, its strong lines and patterns attract people and create an interesting accent to a room. The chair also comes in both a fold-able and unfold-able form.  Since its creation, people have continued to mass produce and use it in their homes. The name is patented, but the design is available to anyone.



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