Chair of the Day
Wassily Chair (Model B3)
Inspired by the tubular steel of a bicycle handlebar, Breuer's B3 reduced the club chair to floating planes of leather suspended in a chrome frame. It became an emblem of Bauhaus industrial idealism and was later nicknam…
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The Collection
Featured pieces
Anonymous (English)
1720 · Georgian
Anonymous (French Court)
1750 · Rococo
18th Century
Carved Rococo Armchair (Fauteuil)
Anonymous (French Court)
Source: The Met Open Access • Public Domain
Anonymous (English Vernacular)
1760 · Vernacular / Colonial
18th Century
Comb-Back Windsor Chair
Anonymous (English Vernacular)
Source: The Met Open Access • Public Domain
Anonymous (Country Craft)
1820 · Vernacular / Colonial
Shaker Community
1840 · Shaker
Michael Thonet
1859 · Industrial Craft
Anonymous (Victorian)
1860 · Victorian
Anonymous (Colonial)
1890 · Colonial Revival
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Movements
Bauhaus
31919–1933
The German school that fused art, craft and industry. Bauhaus furniture stripped away ornament in favour of tubular steel, geometry and honest function.
Mid-Century Modern
61945–1969
The optimistic post-war style of organic curves, new materials and open-plan living that dominated American and European homes.
Scandinavian Design
41930s–present
A Nordic philosophy of warm minimalism, natural materials and democratic craftsmanship, prizing comfort and honest joinery.
Art Deco
21920s–1930s
The glamorous geometry of the interwar years — bold volumes, rich materials and streamlined luxury.
Victorian
11837–1901
An eclectic era of decorative revivals, where machine production let the middle classes fill parlours with elaborate carved seating.
Rococo
11730–1770
The playful, asymmetric ornament of the French court — shells, scrolls, gilding and cabriole legs.