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The Long Chair Essay

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The Long Chair

The Bauhaus born in Germany, in 1919. “Its core objective was a radical concept: to reimagine the material world to reflect the unity of all the arts” (The Bauhaus 2007) Winton view on the Bauhaus aim. The aims of the Bauhaus from 1923 were to solve the problems of industrialisation and to educate young designers to provide solutions. These designers were taught how to design for mass production and to create a new design language. Characteristics of the Bauhaus were focus on function and machine aesthetic. Machine Aesthetics such as form follows function, simple clean, rational, and etc. Marcel Breuer joined the Bauhaus in 1920 for 4 years. Gatje says “His reputation was based upon his invention of tubular steel furniture, one big residence, two apartment houses, some shop interiors and several competition entries”(). While staying in England Breuer designed the Long Chair in 1935. The chair will be my focus; it’s made from laminated birch wood. …show more content…

It creates comfortable seating for occupant. The armrest’s line curve down then up then down again. It gives a sense of contrast to that of the seating area, at same providing comfort. The leg support’s lines curve to the back meeting the armrest’s line joining to create a solid line to back. This creates a sense of solidness to the chair, giving the feeling that it will support the weight of a human. Breuer use of lines links back to Bauhaus product characteristic of designing to function. The lines are also simple and logical, this link Bauhaus belief in simple clean designs and designs that are logical. The lines are logical in the way the curve to the human body to provide maximum

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