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D4 Lounge Chair

by Marcel Breuer, 1927 — from CHF 1’543.00
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The D4 by Marcel Breuer through Tecta can, in effect, be referred to as the foldable brother of the Wassily chair. Originally named B4, this elegant folding chair presents itself as a mobile version of the steel tube lounge chair and thus a version which can be used when and where it is needed. The background behind and the materials used make the D4 an example of Bauhaus furniture par excellence.

Details

Product type Collapsible armchair.
Dimensions Width: 78 cm
Depth: 61 cm
Height: 71 cm
Seat height: 38 cm

The seat height can vary due to production conditions, the dimensional stability of the material and the hook-in height of the seat surface.
Colours Iron thread

Bauhaus Straps

Material Frame: steel tubing , chrome plated
Seat and back: Belts, available in Bauhaus fabric (100 % polyacrylic) or iron thread
Function & properties Foldable and thus space-saving storage
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Certification
The re-editions of Bauhaus models produced by Tecta are approved by the Bauhaus Archive in Berlin and bear the Bauhaus signet designed by Oskar Schlemmer.
Care To clean the frame, we recommend a soft, damp cloth
The fabric covers can be carefully vacuumed
Please treat leather surfaces regularly with a suitable leather care product
Awards & museum Since 1980 part of the Permanent Collection of Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York
Warranty 24 months
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Popular versions

D4 Lounge Chair, Cavalry cloth, red
D4 Lounge Chair, Bauhaus Straps, rose
D4 Lounge Chair, Bauhaus Straps, black
D4 Lounge Chair, Bauhaus Straps, mud brown

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..."Herr Mies van der Rohe proposed to close Bauhaus... 1 With this sober protocol dated July 20th 1933, but referring to a meeting held on July 19th 1933, the closing of Bauhaus Berlin, and so the end of the Bauhaus story, is formally confirmed...

smow Journal Design Calendar: April 12th 1919 – Official confirmation of the name "Staatliches Bauhaus in Weimar"

...Herewith we inform the directors of the Hochschule für bildende Kunst that the Provisional Republican Government has approved the request to rename the unified Hochschule für bildende Kunst and Kunstgewerbeschule as "Staatliches Bauhaus in Weimar"1 With this succinct letter from the Office of the Hofmarschallamt in Weimar on 12th April 1919, Bauhaus formally existed... 4 On April 1st 1919 Gropius formally signed a contract with the Office of the Hofmarschallamt in Weimar appointing him Director of the new unified institution, an institution which received its new name on April 12th, and shortly afterwards Walter Gropius published his "Bauhaus Manifesto"...

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