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Munich Chair
COMFORTABLE & STRIKING
Modern art of the 20th and 21st centuries deserves an appropriate setting, with a building and its furniture that is just as modern. Berlin architects Sauerbruch Hutton were thus faced with an exciting challenge when asked to design the Museum Brandhorst in Munich. Three different seating solutions were developed for the museum, which opened in 2009 – for the cafeteria, the foyer, the conference and lecture rooms as well as the lounge. ClassiCon developed the designs to the point of series production in close collaboration with the architects. Along with demanding expectations in terms of form and quality, the typical wear and tear that the furniture would be subjected to in the public space had also to be taken into consideration. Its durability was ensured by means of various tests.
Chair. Frame solid oak or walnut, natural or black-stained, with clear varnish. Seat frame tubular steel. Upholstery polyurethane with polyester fibre. Cover in leather. Changeable gliders in felt or plastic.
Leather by Classicon
Dimensions
W. 69cm (27 3/16") D. 51cm (20 1/8") H. 81 (31 15/16")
DESIGNEr
Sauerbruch Hutton
Sauerbruch Hutton
Munich Chair
Louisa Hutton and Matthias Sauerbruch studied at the Architectural Association London. Their office for architecture, urban development and design established in 1989 enjoys exceptional international acclaim. Sauerbruch Hutton pursue an integrated planning approach that – from urban development to furniture design – combines functionality with high architectural standards, sensuality and environmental sustainability.
The projects of Sauerbruch Hutton, including the Federal Environmental Agency in Dessau (2005) and Museum Brandhorst in Munich (2008), have won numerous awards. Their first high-rise building, the GSW Head Offices in Berlin (1999), is part of the architecture collection of MoMA in New York. In 2018, the M9, a museum of 20th century history in the museum quarter Mestre/Venice, was completed and is another much-acclaimed building carrying their signature.
MANUFACTURER
CLASSICON
Good furniture is like a good friend: somebody we like to have around and who accompanies us through life, wherever it may take us. We have been producing this kind of furniture since 1990. At the time, ClassiCon emerged from the traditional Vereinigte Werkstätten in Munich.
The licenses for the designs by famous designers of classic modernism, including Eileen Gray, Eckart Muthesius and Otto Blümel, formed the cornerstone for today’s collection. Soon, furniture by contemporary designers such as Sebastian Herkner, Neri & Hu, Konstantin Grcic and Jader Almeida followed. From the beginning, ClassiCon intentionally created a suspenseful relationship between classics and contemporary design. Owner Oliver Holy has had a lasting impact on the family-run company with his passion for design, architecture and art for almost 20 years now. Since mid-2024, he and CEO Timotheus Günak have been jointly managing ClassiCon.
Design, function and quality at the highest level plus a good amount of emotion – this is our vision: furniture design that convinces and accompanies people through their lives, something reliable and beautiful that is used and appreciated and, in the best case, passed down.
How much spirit of departure does a piece of furniture contain? At ClassiCon, you will only find innovative furniture that expresses the courage to depart from familiar ground. Some of the pieces carry big names, and each can look back on a proud design history, sometimes over several decades or even an entire century. Others, however, are only at the beginning of writing their own big stories.
We consider it our task to accompany and enable a multitude of such stories – now and in the future. For this purpose, we are continuously expanding our partner network and engage in intensive dialogs with international designers, often young and unknown.
Local craft businesses that bring design ideas to life through their skills and expertise play an equally important role for us. Through our production methods, we aim to bring this craftsmanship and wealth of experience to light and secure it for the future.
Designs from the ClassiCon collection can be found in museum collections around the world. Rare and precious originals by Eileen Gray, for example, are owned by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the National Museum of Ireland and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In the meantime, designs by our contemporary designers have found a place in collections: classics of the future are exhibited or archived in various contexts. They represent formal innovation, originality and quality. With each selection, we are delighted about the success of the designers and the confirmation of our work.
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