Lattenstuhl Armchair by Marcel Breuer, 1922

• Designed By - Marcel Breuer
• When - 1922
• Made From - Oak with wool upholstery
• Manufactured By - Bauhaus Cabinet Workshop
• More Info - This chair, sometimes called the slatted chair, was designed by Breuer while he was at the Bauhaus. He wanted to create a chair using minimal materials and cost and this is his solution. The design was also based was based on Breuer’s anatomical research to support the heaviest bones of the human body in maximum comfort. It was first exhibited at the Kunstammlungen, Weimar in 1922. The fabric was produced in the Weaving Workshop at the Bauhaus. It is clearly influenced by the style of De Stijl and the work of Gerrit Rietveld.