Dubbed one of the most important chairs of the 20th century, the Cesca chair quickly became a design icon, showcased in museum collections and movie sets across the globe. Born out of the German art school, the Bauhaus, Marcel Breuer conceived of the chair (then called the B-32) in the late 1920s. The inspiration for the chair’s iconic design was twofold: firstly, Breuer was inspired by the tubular metal that made up a bicycle’s handlebars. Sleek, shiny, strong, and importantly, able to be ‘bent like macaroni.’ Secondly, in 1928, Breuer reportedly flipped a stool on its side and the cantilevered chair was soon born. The B-32 chair was the purest manifestation of Bauhaus ideals – beautiful, functional and reproducible – a gorgeous blend of art and industry.