Isokon Furniture Company, London, England, United Kingdom, 1935–1939 Search this
Designer:
Marcel Breuer, American, b. Hungary, 1902–1981 Search this
Medium:
birch (frame), birch-faced plywood (seat)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 74 x 62.6 x 136 cm (29 1/8 x 24 5/8 x 53 9/16 in.)
Type:
furniture
Decorative Arts
chair
Object Name:
chair
Manufactured in:
Estonia
London, England
Date:
1936
Description:
The undulating single panel seat starting from a back-curved head rest and descending on an angled plane to the bottom of spine before heading up to bend at the knee area and descending slightly at calf length, all supported between two curvilinear arms, descending to a cross bar and continuing to form back legs, connecting at the cross brace to seat supports of trapezoidal shape.
Credit Line:
Museum purchase through gift of George R. Kravis II, Anonymous Donor, and Judy Francis Zankel
