D51 Armchair

Armchair designed by Walter Gropius, 1922, produced by Tecta.

Originally conceived for the vestibule of the Fagus Factory in Alfeld, the D51 translates Gropius’s architectural principles into furniture. Its black-lacquered ash frame, offset legs, straight back and backward-projecting armrests give the chair a clearly defined structural character.

The chair has the character of a small piece of architecture: its visible structure and balanced asymmetry echo the modernist language of Gropius’s work.

This example features the upholstery which was designed for the original project, the rare black-and-white Bauhaus Stripes, whose geometric pattern reinforces the chair’s graphic character.

Design: 1922/23
Materials: Black-lacquered ash, fabric
Dimensions: W 61 x D 56 x H 78