B 22 Shelf
Marcel Breuer's 1928 tubular steel shelving unit with two evenly spaced shelves.
850 × 750 × 390 mm
Source: product page text — B 22 a — published as W 85 × D 39 × H 75 cm
1928
Germany
EUR 1,945.65 from (configuration not stated), thonet.de shop, incl. VAT, 2026-10-15
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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