Armchair
1932-1933 (made)
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Aluminium armchair with black painted wooden arm rests. The seat back is formed by 18 aluminium strips, running across the frame attached to it by aluminium pins. The aluminium strip is twisted where the arm rests meet the frame.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Aluminium with wooden arm rests. |
| Brief description | Armchair, Swiss, 1932-1933, designed by Marcel Breuer, manufactured by Embru-Werke A.G. |
| Physical description | Aluminium armchair with black painted wooden arm rests. The seat back is formed by 18 aluminium strips, running across the frame attached to it by aluminium pins. The aluminium strip is twisted where the arm rests meet the frame. |
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| Credit line | Given by Crofton E. Gane |
| Historical context | This chair was designed in Zurich, Switzerland in 1933, for an international aluminium furniture competition to be held in Paris. Breuer was awarded two prizes for his designs, one from a jury of designers and another from a jury of industrialists. |
| Production | Attribution note: production model |
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| Accession number | CIRC.102-1965 |
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| Record created | May 1, 2007 |
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