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company in 1935–36. The chair is considered one of the most important pieces of furniture to emerge from the inter-war modern movement and it is in the permanent collections of several internationally renowned museums including the
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and wanted to produce similar furniture himself. The Long Chair was an adaptation of a previous design for an aluminium framed chaise Breuer had produced in 1932.
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Breuer came to Britain in the mid-1930s following the closure of the Bauhaus by the Nazis. He became acquainted with
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Brooklyn Museum
Marcel Breuer
Isokon
Victoria and Albert Museum
Jack Pritchard
Alvar Aalto
"Powerhouse Museum - Home"
Long Chair
"Isokon Long Chair"
the original
Categories
Chairs
Individual models of furniture

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