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Marcel Breuer, born in Hungary in 1902, was an important furniture designer.


  1. At the age of 18, he became one of the first and youngest students of the Bauhaus.


  1. Between 1925 and 1928, after becoming a "young master," he directed the carpentry workshop.


  1. He is famous for his innovative tubular steel furniture designs, influenced by the light and strong structure of his bicycle.


  1. In 1928, Breuer left the Bauhaus and opened his own architecture studio in Berlin.


  1. By 1937, Breuer emigrated to the United States and partnered with Walter Gropius. He was a professor at Harvard University from 1937 to 1947.


  1. In 1946, he moved to New York and established his own firm, Marcel Breuer and Associates.


He carried out numerous architectural projects:


  1. The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.


  1. The UNESCO building in Paris.


  1. The Saint John's Abbey Church in Minnesota.

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