Wassily B3 chair Marcel Breuer

Wassily or B3 chair by Marcel Breuer

name: Wassily or B3 chair
designer: Marcel Breuer
manufacturer: unknown
design year: 1925
year of manufacture: 1970s-1980s

“The Wassily chair is a design by Marcel Breuer from 1925 and is also known as the B3 chair. It is made of chromed steel and saddle leather in black. The style of this chair is the Bauhaus style. The chair was originally designed for Wassily Kandinsky’s workshop, hence the name.” -text: Wikipedia

chromed steel tube frame;

black (thick) saddle leather straps / belts;

on one chair the top seems to not be horizontal, on the other the stitching on the leading edge of the seat has let go and there is some wear to the front of the armrests, see photos;

Bauhaus constructivist design classic;

armchair, club, easy, lounge, seating,
vintage, retro, mid-century modern, secondhand,
20s, 1920s, twenties