Chair S 43 Smooth Black Thonet

Mart Stam

Mart Stam was a Dutch architect, urban planner and furniture designer, one of the pioneers of modernism. He became famous for creating the first chair on a steel frame without the back legs, the so -called Cantilever chair, which became an icon of Bauhaus and modern design. His works were simple, functional and based on the idea of ​​"a form following the function". Stam took part in the projects of the famous Weissenhof housing estate in Stuttgart and had a great impact on the development of modern housing architecture. He was also an active lecturer, shaping new generations of architects and designers in Germany, the Netherlands and the Soviet Union. His minimalist, industrial Pode Jat for design had a huge impact on the development of the 20th century design.