Marcel Breuer

Hungarian architect Marcel Breuer is celebrated far and wide for his extraordinary achievements in furniture design. His work as a master carpenter at the Bauhaus – the most influential art school in design history – fueled its radical mission of unifying art and industry. Breuer’s modernist furniture designs personify the Bauhaus school of thought, which eliminates extraneous detail and rather, makes a powerful minimalist design statement by employing a minimal use of materials. Breuer’s famed Wassily Chair and Cesca seating for Knoll convey modernist furniture design with the simple unification of cane, leather, and steel tubing – a stunning demonstration of less is more.