In spirit and stature, Marcel Breuer¡¯s Wassily Chair (1925) from Knoll has few equals. Believed to be the first bent tubular steel chair design, the Wassily Chair distills the traditional club chair to a series of strong, spare lines, executed with dynamic material counterpoint. The gleaming chrome-finished tubular steel frame-inspired by the graceful, curving handlebars of the Adler bicycle¡ªis seamless in its assemblage. Thick cowhide leather slings create the design¡¯s seating surfaces, which maintain their crisp tautness for decades. Named for Wassily Kandinksy, the father of abstract painting and a colleague of Breuer¡¯s at the Bauhaus, the Wassily Chair is a symbol of the industrial heroism and engineering invention of the early 20th century.

Material
Tubular steel frame with polished chrome finish; cowhide leather slings; plastic glides.

Measurements
H 28¡± W 31¡± D 27.5¡± Seat H 16.5¡± Arm H 23¡±