Poster Series for Bauhaus 1919-2019

Poster series for the 100th years of Bauhaus which include the most iconic cantilever chair designs that produced from tubular steel.

The Mr-10 chair was designed by Mies van der Rohe at the time of the earliest use of the cantilever principle for metal-frame chairs.

In this case the cantilever is directly expressed by the use of a half-circle at the front, acting as a curved spring. Even though all the lines in this chair are strictly geometric - a series of straight lines and half and quarter circles - the impression it gives is of a very graceful, springy, flowing form.

The idea of the continuous line of side support becoming the base element along the floor, had a very far-reaching influence. In fact we have seen so many similar uses of tubular steel that it is difficult to appreciate the sophistication of this beautiful chair.