Marcel Lajos Breuer (1902 - 1981) was a Hungarian-born American architect and furniture and lighting designer. He is best known for his contributions to the development of modernist architecture and furniture design in the 20th century.
Breuer was born in Pécs, Hungary and began his career as an apprentice to the architect, Josef Hoffmann in Vienna. He later studied at the Bauhaus school of design in Germany, where he developed an interest in modernist architecture and furniture design. He was a teacher at the Bauhaus school from 1920 to 1928, and during this time he began experimenting with new forms and materials, including the use of steel tubing in furniture design.
In the 1920s and 1930s, he moved to the United States, where he continued to work as an architect and designer, and established a successful practice in New York City. He designed many notable buildings during this time, including more...
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