Considered as one of the precursors of modernism, Marcel
Breuer was an influential architect and furniture designer during the 20th
century. Born and raised in Hungary, Marcel Breuer is also considered as the “inventor”
of tubular steel furniture. He was a student in Bauhaus were as time passed by,
he also was a Master Instructor of the furniture workshop from 1925 to 1928.
Marcel Breuer’s tubular steel chairs were a departure from the traditional wood
furniture.
“Mass production made
me interested in polish metal, in shiny and impeccable lines in space, as new
components of our interiors. I considered such polished and curved lines not
only symbolic of our modern technology but actually to be technology.” –
Marcel Breuer
Breuer’s great interest in flexible and clean lines resulted
in the famous tubular chair the Wassily Chair which he designed in 1925. The
inspiration for the Wassily Chair was partly the curved handlebars on his Adler
bicycle.
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| Wassily Chair |
In 1928, Breuer left the Bauhaus and moved to Berlin were as
in 1935, Breuer left Germany and went to London. In 1930s, with his furniture
in aluminium and moulded plywood, he continued to make history until in 1937 he
decided to move to the USA were he built a highly successful career as an
architect. There he owned a great deal to modernism, his building, including
homes, university, office buildings as well as museums. He also developed the
building – “binuclear-house”. A house that is characterised by its typical
butterfly-shaped roof – two opposing roofs surfaces that slope towards each
other. The design became very popular and represents the modernist approach to
architecture.
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| Whitney Museum of American Art, New York 1964-66 ( Marcel Breuer) |
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| Atlanta Central Public Library in Atlanta Georgia (1977-80) |
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| Marcel Breuer House II |
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| Hooper House II |
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| View to the lake through the courtyard from the entrance |
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| View to the East |
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| Dining Room, Dining Chairs designed by Marcel Breuer |
References:
- IkonM, N.D. Marcel Breuer [online] available at: http://www.ikonm.com/en/designers/marcel-breuer.html
- Design Within Reach, 2014. Marcel Breuer [online] available at: http://www.dwr.com/category/designers/a-c/marcel-breuer.do
- Falcon Hive, N.D. Courtyard House Designs [image online] available at: http://courtyard-house.blogspot.com/2010/06/well-this-is-classic-courtyard-house.html
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