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B 22 Shelf

Name: B 22 Shelf
Brand: Thonet

Marcel Breuer's 1928 tubular steel shelving unit with two evenly spaced shelves.

Designer

Marcel Breuer

Brand

Thonet

Dimensions

850 × 750 × 390 mm

Year

1928

Origin

Germany

Approx. $2,100 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)

Materials

Tubular steel, chrome-platedMDF with beech or ash veneer, lacquered

Finishes

Frame chrome-platedAsh clear varnishedAsh stained black (TP 29)Ash open-pore varnished deep black, pure white or tomato redBeech clear varnishedBeech stained (TP 107, TP 24, TP 44, TP 34, TP 89, TP 29)

Colors

Deep blackPure whiteTomato red

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Description

Overview

The B 22 a is a tubular steel shelving unit with two evenly spaced shelves, dated 1928 on Thonet's page and credited there to Marcel Breuer.

Construction

A chrome-plated tubular steel frame carries three panels of MDF, veneered in beech or ash under lacquer, or made of open-pore lacquered ash. The panels measure 74 x 36 x 2 cm.

Specifications

Dimensions: W 85 cm x D 39 cm x H 75 cm
Weight: 18 kg
Panels: 74 x 36 x 2 cm
Frame: tubular steel 20 x 2 mm

Story

One of the side pieces

Thonet describes the B 22 as one of the in-house designs of side furniture that followed from the 1920s and were largely published in the 1930/31 catalogue.

Inspired by three architects

The page says Thonet drew on the furniture of the architects Marcel Breuer, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Mart Stam, and on the possibilities of tubular steel.

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