Bauhaus Armchairs Mod. N° 319/11 from Bruno Paul, 1934, Set of 2

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Pair of armchairs, model 319/11, designed for dining room No. 331 by the renowned designer Bruno Paul in 1934 for … Read more Pair of armchairs, model 319/11, designed for dining room No. 331 by the renowned designer Bruno Paul in 1934 for Deutsche Werkstätten, Dresden-Hellerau.

Materials: Pearwood, dark stained, original hand-caned backrest, upholstery fabric seat.

Seat height: 45 cm

This Bruno Paul model is on display at the SKD Dresden Museum, Germany.

Bruno Paul: A Visionary Designer. Bruno Paul (1874-1968), a German architect, designer, and caricaturist, is an iconic figure in 20th-century design. Trained at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts, he influenced designers such as Mies van der Rohe, creator of the famous Barcelona chair. Inspired by Henry van de Velde, Bruno Paul left his mark on design history with his furniture featuring simple lines and functional metal objects. Bibliography: Exh. cat. Bruno Paul, ed. by A. Ziffer, Munich 1897: Co-founder of the Munich Art and Craft Workshops with Bernhard Pankok, Hermann Obrist, and Richard Riemerschmid. 1907–1908: Director of the Berlin School of Arts and Crafts, then of the Berlin School of Fine and Applied Arts. 1914: Presentation of three buildings at the Werkbund exhibition in Cologne (Yellow House, Wine House, Brewery). Subsequent years: International renown with projects such as the Macy's department store See less