Probably 1930s. BREUER, Marcel(1902 Pécs - 1981 New York City). STAM , Mart(1899 Purmerend - 1986 Goldach)

Strong steel tube, original fabric. H approx 84 cm, seat height approx 40 cm.

Cubic shaped design tubular steel cantilever. Strong traces of corrosion, cover faded.

The cubically shaped cantilever chair developed by Marcel Breuer and/or Mart Stam is still considered "the most famous chair in the world" and became a design model for seating furniture representing the 20th century. Mart Stam was awarded the copyrights for the design on June 1, 1932, with the following description: "[...] the strict, consistent lines, avoiding every superfluous part and embodying modern objectivity in the most concise form with the simplest means." (seen on smow.de, in: Gewerblicher Rechtschutz und Urheberrecht. Journal of the German Association for the Protection of Industrial Property, Vol. 31, No. 8 August 1932).

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