M45 Desk

The desk from 1932 stands out for its deliberate asymmetry. On one side it features a heavy square chest of drawers, in bold black and white stripes. On the other there is a flash of steel, a column supporting a swivelling tabletop. The sculptural combination of standing leg and free leg, in an abstract interpretation: stability and motion. Marcel Breuer reconciles calm and dynamism quite matter-of-factly. Like the K40 coffee table, the combined chest of drawers (three drawers, plus a hanging file) and clear black ash tabletop stood in Erwin Piscator’s Berlin apartment, furnished by Breuer in 1928. There it appeared for the first time with a single top and a single column.

M45 is available on request. Lead time varies.