Marcel Breuer

Marcel Breuer (1902-1981) was a Hungarian-American designer and architect. He is best known for being one of the first architects to use bent steel tubing as a construction material for modern furniture.

Breuer began his career in the 1920s as an apprentice to German architect Walter Gropius at the Bauhaus school. He later worked for Gropius before opening his own architectural practice in Berlin.

Breuer designed many iconic pieces of furniture, including the Wassily chair and the Cesca club chair, which are still considered classics of modern design. His designs were often characterized by the use of industrial materials such as steel tubing and linen, as well as their minimalist and functional aesthetic.

Breuer also designed many iconic buildings, such as the UNESCO building in Paris, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, and the UN headquarters in New York.

Breuer has won numerous awards for his work, including the AIA (American Institute of Architects) Gold Medal Award in 1968 and the prestigious Legion of Honor Award for Architecture in France in 1978. His designs are exhibited in art and design museums around the world.