Design Icons - Cesca Dining Chair by Marcel Breuer

Born out of the German Bauhaus design movement of the 1920s, Marcel Breuer's Cesca chair is lightness and utility personified. The tubular frame, a single piece for each chair, gives the impression of a seat floating in space, gravity defying, yet at the same time sturdy; an exercise in simplicity which is at the same time elegant and fit for purpose.

The Cesca wasn't initially called the Cesca at all, for its first quarter of a century it was manufactured by Michael Thonet before the rights were acquired by Dino Gavina. Gavina renamed the chair after Breuer's daughter Francesca and continued construction through the '50s and most of the '60s, before the company was acquired by The Knoll Group, which continues to manufacture the chair today. 

Available with and without arms, the Cesca has appeared in many movies and iconic photographs; and continues to grace designer homes around the world. It embodies the core Bauhaus principles of mass production, aesthetics and function.

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