Knoll ® Wassily Chair

Protégé of Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer embodied many of the School's distinctive concepts and was and one of the School's most famous students. He returned shortly thereafter to teach carpentry from 1925 to 1928, and during this time designed his tubular-steel furniture collection: functional, simple and distinctly modern. His attention drifted towards architecture, and after practicing privately, he worked as a professor at Harvard's School of Design under Gropius. Breuer was also honored as the first architect to be the sole artist of an exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Wassily chair was named after his Bauhaus roommate Wassily Kandinsky.

As a Bauhaus apprentice in 1925, Marcel Breuer was inspired by the functional design of a bicycle's tube frame and conceived the first tubular steel chair. The concept of a combining steel tubes and leather strips to create a chair was innovative, yet so functionally and aesthetically sound that the Wassily chair has become a classic symbol of modernism. Named after the artist, Wassily Kandinsky, the Wassily chair is made of tubular steel finished in polished chrome.

Every Wassily chair has an individual number of identification and authenticity. In addition, the KnollStudio® logo and Marcel Breuer's signature are stamped into the base of the chair. Variety of leathers, the Wassily chair will become the perfect addition to your modern home.


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*This product is made to order and thus customer orders cannot be canceled once the products go into production Features at a Glance:

Design Year: 1925

• Frame constructed of seamless tubular steel with a polished chrome finish
• Thick cowhide leather upholstery
• New upholstery option is highly durable belting leather
• Four, molded clear plastic glides with twin-pin snap-in construction included with each chair
• KnollStudio logo and designer's signature are stamped into the base
• With sled base

• Sustainability Statement: Sustainable design is a key component of Knoll's environmental focus. Knoll's commitment to social responsibility and a healthy environment has prompted the company to further articulate its longstanding environmental programs and, with encouragement and support from colleagues in the industry, Knoll has re-energized its focus on such "green" initiatives as life cycle analysis and LEED® certification. Knoll is proud to have contributed to projects that have received LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.



• The Wassily chair is Greenguard certified.
• Knoll products are guaranteed to be free from defects in materials and workmanship during the applicable warranty period set forth in the Knoll Warranty.
• Should you discover shortly after receiving your Wassily Chair that parts are either damaged or missing, please call us immediately, and we will be happy to send you replacement parts as soon as possible and at no additional cost.
• Each authentic Knoll product is stamped with the KnollStudio Logo and designer signature and includes a certificate of authenticity.