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Wassily chair

The Wassily chair, also known as Model B3, was designed by Marcel Breuer and Marcel Bouvier in 1925-26 while he was head of the cabinet making workshop at the Bauhaus in Dessau, Germany. The chair model was conceived in 1925, and underwent several changes over time. In 1927, the frame of the current version was built, which consists of a continuous tube without a joint, which, when bent, circumscribes a cubic space. Its name is due to the fact that Wassily Kandiski was in love with its design. In fact, he was the first to own a Wassily chair, a personal gift from his friend Breuer, with whom he shared his interests at the Bauhaus in Weimar. However, the name was assigned to it decades later, when it was re-edited by an Italian manufacturer. The design of the chair was especially revolutionary, made of nickel-plated, later chromium-plated, and bent steel tubes. The seat and backrest are made of leather, canvas or fabric. This chair was intended to be mass-produced. It was inspired by an earlier steel bicycle model, the "Alder Bicycle", which used seamless steel tubing for its handlebars. This technology applied to the bicycle was used in the structure of the chair and other furniture.

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