Bauhaus Design Furniture
The Bauhaus style became one of the most influential currents in Modernist architecture and modern design. The Bauhaus had a profound influence upon subsequent developments in art, architecture, graphic design, interior design, industrial design, and of course furniture design.
Left: View of the restored building in Dessau by Walter Gropius. Center: The first Bauhaus exhibition poster. Right: The "Bauhaus Lamp" by Carl Gustav Jucker and Wilhelm Wagenfeld.
Founded by Walter Gropius and later directed by Mies van der Rohe, it is nowadays mainly known for being the birthplace of steel furniture. Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam and Mies van der Rohe were fascinated by this new material and its mass production potential, came up with iconic designs like the Wassily Chairs, the Laccio Tables and the Barcelona Chair.
Left: Mies van der Rohe Cantilever Chair. Right: Marcel Breuer chair designs based on the same principle.
The "Wassily Chair" is the very first armchair made of steel. His name derives from being used for the private home of painter Wassily Kandinsky who also was a teacher at the Bauhaus. The picture on the rigt shows a teacher's home, in this case Lazlo Moholy Nagy's.
Bauhaus Design Furniture Reproductions by steelform.com
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Laccio Tables
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Cesca Chairs
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Wassily Chair
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| Ludwig Mies van der Rohe | |||
Cantilever Charis
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Barcelona Chair and Ottoman
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Barcelona Table
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Coffee Table
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