Marcel Breuer, born in Hungary in 1902, was an important furniture designer.
At the age of 18, he became one of the first and youngest students of the Bauhaus.
Between 1925 and 1928, after becoming a "young master," he directed the carpentry workshop.
He is famous for his innovative tubular steel furniture designs, influenced by the light and strong structure of his bicycle.
In 1928, Breuer left the Bauhaus and opened his own architecture studio in Berlin.
By 1937, Breuer emigrated to the United States and partnered with Walter Gropius. He was a professor at Harvard University from 1937 to 1947.
In 1946, he moved to New York and established his own firm, Marcel Breuerand Associates.
He carried out numerous architectural projects:
The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.
The UNESCO building in Paris.
The Saint John's Abbey Church in Minnesota.
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Style Bauhaus School
The Bauhaus was the school of design, art and architecture founded in 1919 by Walter Gropiusin Weimar (Germany) and closed by the Prussian authorities (in the hands of the Nazi party) in 1933.
The name Bauhaus derives from the union of the German words Bau, "building," and Haus, "house."
The Bauhaus School" was established in three cities:
• 1919 – 1925: Weimar
• 1925 – 1932: Dessau
• 1932 – 1934: Berlin
The goal of the Bauhaus was:
• The recovery of artisanal methods in construction activity
• The Art, Craft and Industry Unit
• Functional and practical design. The utility and functionality of objects and buildings were prioritized over unnecessary ornamentation. Form had to follow function.
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