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Marcel Breuer is famous for being one of 20th-century modernism’s most influential innovators. His most well-known furniture pieces were crafted of tubular steel, including the Wassily chair and the caned Cesca chair. Breuer also made several notable designs in molded plywood, including a chaise longue and nesting table for the British firm Isokon and a student furniture suite commissioned in 1938 for a dormitory at Bryn Mawr College. Breuer’s designs are elegant and adaptable examples of modernism, useful and appropriate in any environment. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Marcel Breuer furniture.
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Bauhaus Model B3 Wassily Chair By Marcel Breuer
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Gloucester, GB
Bauhaus Model B3 Wassily Chair By Marcel Breuer
- Tubular steel cantilever design
- Thick Black leather seat and backrest
- Black leather armrests
- Originally designed in 1925 By M...
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Vintage 1970s German Bauhaus Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of Six Cesca Dining Chairs by Marcel Breuer Made in Italy c. 1970
s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in New York, NY
Set of six Cesca dining chairs, designed by Marcel Breuer, made in Italy circa 1970's. The chairs feature bright tubular chrome cantilevered frames which support the black framed ca...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Mid-century Cesca chair designed by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, Italy, 1960s
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Milano, IT
Mid-century Cesca chair designed by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, Italy, 1960s
This elegant Cesca chair, created by Marcel Breuer and produced by Gavina in the 1960s, is a fine example ...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pr. Marcel Breuer Wassily Lounge Chairs Made in Italy c. 1970
s
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in New York, NY
Pair of classic Wasilly lounge chairs, originally designed at the Bauhaus by Marcel Breuer, these examples are later, made in Italy versions, attributed to Gavina, circa 1970's. Bot...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Set of 4 1960
s Marcel Breuer Cesca chairs with arms, Stendig labels
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of 4
Original Marcel Breuer "Cesca" arm chairs
1960's
With "Stendig" manufacturer labels.
Breuer first designed this chair in 1928. Originally known as the B32, the chair’s revelatory use of material and simple form made it an international sensation—nothing like it existed at the time.
In the early-1960s, the Modern Italian furniture manufacturer Gavina Group acquired the rights to the design. The company’s founder and owner, Dino Gavina, decided to rename the chair “the Cesca...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane
Set of 4 Bauhaus Cesca Chairs Designed by Marcel Breuer, Italy 70s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Lucija, SI
Set of 4 dark brown Cesca chairs was made in Italy in '70s.
It's fabulous iconic piece of furniture and also very comfortable to sit on. It's perfect for the dining area or as a decorative vintage piece for your home.
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Designed in 1928, Marcel Breuer’s B32...
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Vintage 1920s Italian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
