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S 285 Tubular Steel Desk

Name: S 285 Tubular Steel Desk
Brand: Thonet

Marcel Breuer's compact 1935 tubular steel desk, with wooden top and storage elements in the frame.

Designer

Marcel Breuer

Brand

Thonet

Dimensions

1640 × 730 × 760 mm

Year

1935

Origin

Germany

Approx. $4,300 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)

Materials

Tubular steel, chrome-plated or powder-coatedAsh, stained or varnished (top, corpus, shelves)

Finishes

Frame chrome-platedFrame powder-coated deep blackFrame powder-coated pure whiteFrame powder-coated warm greyFrame powder-coated tomato redAsh stained beech nature (TP 17)Ash stained brightened (TP 107)Ash stained dark brown (TP 89)Ash stained cherry tree (TP 44)Ash stained mahogany (TP 34)Ash stained black (TP 29)Ash stained walnut (TP 24)

Colors

Deep blackPure whiteWarm greyTomato red

Official product information

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Description

Overview

The S 285 is a tubular steel writing desk by Marcel Breuer, dated 1935 on Thonet's page. The range has five versions, S 285, S 285/0, S 285/1, S 285/2 and S 285/5, which differ in their storage elements.

Construction

A supporting frame of curved tubular steel carries a wooden tabletop and storage elements of varnished or stained wood, which seem to float within the frame. The storage elements are a large corpus, a small corpus or shelves.

Specifications

Dimensions (S 285): W 164 cm x D 76 cm x H 73 cm
Weight: 74 kg
Versions: S 285, S 285/0, S 285/1, S 285/2, S 285/5

Story

A desk for today's home office

Thonet says it is as though Marcel Breuer had anticipated home offices and mobile computers in 1935. Thonet says it still produces various versions of the model.

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Art and technology

On the page the S 285 stands for the Bauhaus aim of uniting art and technology. Breuer, a trained joiner, drew on both his tubular steel knowledge and his interior design experience.

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