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Vintage 1930s Marcel Breuer Bryn Mawr Birch Desk (MR5606)

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Marcel Breuer
Marcel Lajos Breuer was born in Pécs, Hungary in 1902, and became one of the greatest architects and furniture designers of the 20th century.
Breuer used new technologies and new materials in order to develop his "International Style" of work.
Breuer first studied art in Vienna, but was unhappy with the institution and found work at an architecture office. From 1920 to 1928 he was a student and teacher at Germany’s Bauhaus, a school of design where modern principles, technologies and the application of new materials were encouraged in both the industrial and fine arts.
After completing his studies at the Bauhaus, Breuer traveled to Paris, where he worked in an architect’s office. After a year he was appointed as head of the carpentry workshop at the Bauhaus. Breuer was given the title of "young master".

Breuer Bryn Mawr Desk

1938 Design
Single pedestal desk
(4) drawers with recessed oval pulls
Birch wood
Stenciled "Rhoads"

Original Finish

Commissioned for the Rhoads Dormitory at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania

Desk was conceived in 1937 when Breuer received his first American commission with Bryn Mawr College.
The design was a continuation of the work he had been pursuing in Europe, most notably with Isokon Furniture in England.
The pioneering use of plywood in the construction of these modern classics influenced the fledgling group of American designers who carried the technique further after the War.

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50" Width/Length x 25" Depth x 29" Height

Very Good Original Condition

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