Gropius-armchair, Walter Gropius

particularly the residential building that he referred to as Baukasten im Grossen (Large-scale building kit). Yet the frame of this armchair is significant for another reason. The armrests protrude freely and even the back of the chair does not touch the ground. When the upholstery is removed this cantilever armrest structure reveals itself as a precursor of the cantilever chairs, and anticipates, if turned 90 degrees, Marcel Breuers stool on runners from 1925. That Tecta were the first to discover Gropius contribution as part of its research for the 1986 publication »Der Kragstuhl« (The cantilever chair) on the suspension principle of the cantilever design, is typical of a company that is less concerned with new fads than with deepening

Frame:

solid ash, natural, black or white lacquered, solid walnut or solid oak

Cushion:

fabric or leather

Dimensions (cm)

Width: 70

Depth: 70

Height: 70

Seat height: 42