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Today on Trade Me I tried to look for a one person Bauhaus styled chair that would be both appropriate for someone on a student budget to purchase and an appropriate size for a student’s room.
In searching for the chair simply typed Bauhaus into the general search engine on trade me. I chose to define the search for this object by clicking on the home and living section of trade me so I wouldn’t have to sift through all of the random items linked to this word. Here three items popped up, one of which was appropriate to my specifications listed before, one that was appropriate but pricier and more aesthetically pleasing, and one, which was irrelevant to the provisions. The chair I chose to focus on was a Wassily chair and the second most expensive but best looking. The chair is not an original but a respectable replica of the original styled chair that minus a few spots of rusting looks to be in good condition.
The guy listing it has done a great job at describing the chair as he gives a manageable but informative history of the chairs creator, Marcel Breuer, the inspirations behind the chair, it’s dimensions, materials and it’s status in society today.
“Marcel Breuer was an apprentice at the Bauhaus in 1925 when he came up with the design idea for this chair. The frame was inspired by the tubular frame of a bicycle. This chair was revolutionary in the use of the materials (bent tubular steel and canvas) and methods of manufacturing. It is now considered one of the most iconic chairs of the 20th Century.”
The chair has sleek metal and leather materials, which are proving to be timeless as even though it was first designed in the late 20’s, it’s still relevant and sheik in present contemporary design styles. This chair emulates the beliefs of how Walter Gropius, thought designs should be as it uses industrial components of engineering and manufacturing with the tubular like structure. I chose a second hand replica, as it looks to be well made and in good condition whilst being a lot cheaper than an original Wassily chair or brand new Replica of this product.
Jen422. Pair of Wassily Chairs. Trade Me.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=592774245
The guy listing it has done a great job at describing the chair as he gives a manageable but informative history of the chairs creator, Marcel Breuer, the inspirations behind the chair, it’s dimensions, materials and it’s status in society today.
“Marcel Breuer was an apprentice at the Bauhaus in 1925 when he came up with the design idea for this chair. The frame was inspired by the tubular frame of a bicycle. This chair was revolutionary in the use of the materials (bent tubular steel and canvas) and methods of manufacturing. It is now considered one of the most iconic chairs of the 20th Century.”
The chair has sleek metal and leather materials, which are proving to be timeless as even though it was first designed in the late 20’s, it’s still relevant and sheik in present contemporary design styles. This chair emulates the beliefs of how Walter Gropius, thought designs should be as it uses industrial components of engineering and manufacturing with the tubular like structure. I chose a second hand replica, as it looks to be well made and in good condition whilst being a lot cheaper than an original Wassily chair or brand new Replica of this product.
Jen422. Pair of Wassily Chairs. Trade Me.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=592774245
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