Wassily™ Chair

Marcel Breuer was an apprentice at the Bauhaus when he conceived the world's first tubular steel chair. Inspired by the frame of a bicycle, a product he greatly admired for its functional design, Breuer saw tubular steel as a way of building a more transparent chair. Influenced by the constructivist theories of the Dutch De Stjil movement, Breuer took a familiar form — in this case the classic club chair — and reduced it to its elemental lines and planes. The composition of leather strips suspended on steel tubes was the first chair of its kind. Breuer later named the chair after Wassily Kandinsky, the first person to whom he showed the chair.

ADDITIONAL INFO
Construction and Details
• Seat: Spinneybeck® belting leather with edges dyed to match; Spinneybeck thick cowhide leather; Spinneybeck haired hide; or natural canvas
• Frame: Seamless 1" diameter tubular steel with polished chrome, polished 18K gold-plated, or ultra-matte powder-coated finish
• The 2024 introductions of ultra-matte dark red, onyx, and white reframe the iconic form of this Bauhaus-era chair
• Leather and fabric options are curated for their strength and premium feel
• Four plastic floor glides snap into pre-drilled holes on chair base
• An original Marcel Breuer design, the frame is stamped with the Knoll logo and designer signature, ensuring lifetime authentication

Sustainable Design and Environmental Certification
• Learn more about Wassily Chair product certifications and materials at Ecomedes.