TECTA D1 Armchair with armrests

Peter Keler designed the D1 armchair, his "red cube", in 1925 as a prototype at the State Bauhaus School in Weimar.‎ Keler’s object was intended for Farkas Molnar’s single family home "The Red Cube" and addresses the challenge of colour in interior design as perceived at that time.‎ Uphols­tered in red leather, the original is held in the permanent collection at the Can­tilever Chair Museum / Tecta Archive in Lauenförde.‎ Frame: wooden frame with castors Upholstery: fabric or leather, removable cushion The D1 chair, produced by Tecta according to Peter Keler’s original design, was one of the most radical approaches of its time.‎ Together with Tecta, Keler later developed the two and three-seater sofa (D1-2, D1-3) based on the D1 armchair with its signature cubic shape.‎ Both products embody the same architectural concept of cubic furniture.‎ A concept that would later influence an entire generation of designers, and inspired Le Corbusier to design his LC2 furniture.‎ The Bauhaus Archive in Berlin only approves true-to-work and licensed reeditions of the original Bauhaus models.‎ These are marked with Oskar Schlemmer’s signet, which he designed for the Weimar State Bauhaus in 1922.‎ Even today, Tecta's Bauhaus models are based exactly on the proportions of the originals.‎