Classic designs are around for a reason. Why one piece becomes a sensation over another is always a matter of debate. In the case of Hungarian-born designer Marcel Breuer, his Wassily chair began as a ...

It’s not, by even the most austere sitter’s standards, a comfortable-looking chair – not one you could see yourself curling up in with a good book – but the Wassily Chair is a modern classic. It was ...

The Wassily Chair by Marcel Breuer Equally celebrated for his architecture and his furniture, Marcel Breuer designed the Wassily chair to embody the driving Bauhaus principle of reconciling art and ...

The Wassily chair is one of those rare designs that is absolutely modern in spirit but also very comfortable. It was designed in 1925 and many other revolutionary chairs have come along since, but you ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. There are chairs, and then there are iconic chairs. More than a ...

Every time you plop yourself down in a chair at work, rush to your favorite seat in class, or lounge at your desk at home, you can thank the Bauhaus Movement. The Bauhaus was originally a German arts ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The Wassily chair, one of several designs closely associated with the Bauhaus movement, was inspired by a bicycle.