Wassily Lounge Chair

Knoll

Wassily Lounge Chair

Designed by

Marcel Breuer

Product Category:

Seating - Lounge Chairs

Product information
Materials

Marcel Breuer was an apprentice at the Bauhaus when he began experimenting with tubular steel as a way of building a more transparent chair. Inspired by the frame of a bicycle and influenced by the constructivist theories of the De Stjil movement, Breuer reduced the form of the classic club chair to its elemental lines and planes.

A classic KnollStudio design, produced to Breuer's original specifications.
The KnollStudio logo and the signature of Breuer, Marcel are stamped into the base of the chairs.

Construction and Details

Frame is seamless tubular steel with a polished chrome finish.
Thick cowhide or Spinneybeck belting leather and haired hide, as well as natural canvas.
Opaque, plastic, snap-in-place glides are included for optional insertion when used on hard floors.

Finishes

Upholstery:

Cowhide slings: thick cowhide leather slings in five colours.
Belting leather: Highly durable Spinneybeck belting leather in a wide range of colours.
Haired Hide: Spinneybeck Haired Hide in different colours. Haired Hide is a natural material, markings are one of a kind and will vary from piece to piece.
Canvas: Canvas slings in a natural colour.

Frame: Seamless tubular steel with a polished chrome finish

Glides: Opaque plastic glides shipped with each chair for optional on-site insertion to use on hard floors.

Dimensions

790mmW x 690mmD x 730mmH, 420mmSH

Lead time

16+ weeks

Good to know

- Designed in 1925, and it remains a celebrated symbol of modernism today.

- An original Marcel Breuer design, the frame is stamped with the Knoll logo and designer signature, ensuring lifetime authentication.

- Awarded The Museum of Modern Art Award, 1968 and Recognition as "Work of Art" Germany, 1982.

- Certified Clean Air GOLD

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