Cesca Chair by Marcel Breuer, 1928

• Designed By - Marcel Breuer
• When - 1928
• Made From - Tubular steel, solid beech, woven cane
• Manufactured By - Standard-Möbel, then Thonet, then Gallina, then Knoll
• More Info - This is one of the best known and most popular of all cantilever chair designs. It was originally called the B32 but in 1960 it was renamed Cesca after Breuer’s daughter Francesca. It was designed by Breuer while he was still teaching at the Bauhaus and is a popular choice for a dining chair. An original is included in MoMA’s permanent collection and the curator there, Cara McCarty, said “it’s among the 10 most important chairs of the 20th century”. It is also available fully upholstered and with arms.