Cantilever Cesca Chair

Marcel Breuer, 1928

History

A springy cantilevered frame with no back legs, the Cesca paired cold industrial steel with warm hand-woven cane, showing that the machine age could still hold craft.

Designer

Marcel Breuer

Movement

Bauhaus

Year / Era

1928 · 1920s

Materials

Tubular Steel, Cane, Beech

Style

Constructivist

Licensing

Editorial / Attribution

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