SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Chair

Designed by Peter Behrens

Chair, Designed by Peter Behrens, 1902, Ebonized oak and woven rattan
Maker
Designed by Peter Behrens
Date
1902
Medium
Ebonized oak and woven rattan
Dimensions
99.1 × 45.8 × 46.4 cm (39 × 18 × 18 1/4 in.)
Form
Chair
Origin
Germany
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession
1993.157
Credit line
Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Manfred Steinfeld
Peter Behrens designed this chair for a model dining room display at the Wertheim department store in Berlin in 1902. It was one of twelve architect-designed rooms installed in the prominent German store; these rooms helped disseminate modern design to consumers. Behrens repeated the pattern of geometric forms on the furniture, lighting, wallpaper, and carpet of the room.
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