Cesca chair by Marcel Breuer
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8Hermits recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago
I dont love this chair, but I look at it with a filter of the 1970s. When you look at it with the 1920s filter on you, see Breuer's genius. People were blown away by this..furniture was made of wood, this was inspired by bicycle technology and the hope that factories would produce amazing things for all of humanity. That promise has failed us, but it does change the way that I look at this chair.
steinertown recommended this 2 years, 6 months ago
I really love this chair, for its nostalgic value as much as its design. If you lived on the Upper West Side in the early 80s I think you were required to have these in your EIK. Woody Allen approved.
Cons: Unfortunately it has a pretty bad rap as being throw-away furniture. It's been so widely copied/reproduced by crappy office furniture makers that it's lost its esteem as an important piece o...