Designed in 1925/26 by Marcel Breuer, the set B 97 is composed of four small nesting tables. These tables can be used in many different ways and in every room of the house. After use, the B 9 tables can be easily stored underneath each other to save space. This table set edited by Thonet is characterised by its functional and formal simplicity. Each table has a tubular steel structure and a rectangular top. The B 9 tables were originally designed for the Bahaus cafeteria in Dessau. Today, the table B 9 is one of the design classics.
Color
Noir
Colour
black
Material
composite
Finish
mdf vernis laqué, chrome
Dimensions
l 66 x p 39 x h 60 cm ( b9 d : l 66 x p 39 x h 60 cm, b9 c : l 59 x p 39 x h 55 cm, b9 b : l 52 x p 39 x h 50 cm, b9 a : l 45 x p 39 x h 45 cm)
Architect and furniture designer, Marcel Breuer, born in 1902 in Hungary, had a strong influence on the Bauhaus school, where he was a brilliant student. After a year in Paris working for an architect, he returned to the Bauhaus, where he ran the carpentry workshop from 1925 to 1928, combining art and technology. During this time, he created his tubular steel collection, including the B3 chair, better known as the Wassily Chair, published by Knoll. This armchair is now recognized as one of the icons of modern design. After a brief stint in London from 1935 to 1937 with Isokon, one of the first modern design manufacturers in the UK, he emigrated to the United States. Marcel Breuer taught at Harvard’s Architecture School and worked as an architect in collaboration with Johnson and Paul Rudolph, and later Walter Gropius. He was the first architect in history to exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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THONET
Thonet is today a pioneer in furniture design worldwide. The German furniture manufacturer is a family-owned company with a prestigious history. Shortly after its inception, Thonet became a major furniture maker with a global distribution network, always working with famous designers such as Mart Stam, Marcel Breuer, and later Stefan Diez or Naoto Fukasawa. Indeed, the furniture from the Thonet brothers began to have commercial success, particularly thanks to the famous Vienna Café chair Thonet. It was created in 1859 and is considered one of the most successful industrial furniture designs globally.