Marcel Breuer
I’ve, admittedly, been a fan of Marcel Breuer’s furniture designs for several years now. So, imagine my delight when I learned that our class was to take a field trip to the Marcel Breuer exhibit at MODA! Finally, I was going to get to go!
The exhibit was small, but very interesting as it traced Breuer’s career evolution from a furniture and interior designer to an architect and called to attention his creativity in all three areas. We are reminded of Marcel Breuer’s contribution to Modernist architecture with his bold experimentation with forms and materials, particularly tubular steel. On display were many of his chairs, including the Wassily (pictured above). I really enjoyed seeing his furniture designs up close and personal – in a setting where I could really study it for a few minutes without looking silly.
I’m not always a big fan of his buildings, particularly because I’m not huge on crystalline forms… but I am, however, one of the first 30 people on the petition to save his library from being torn down here in Atlanta.
[Image: Architectural Record]
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