Mart Stam

The Netherlands

b. 1899

Mart Stam (1899-1986) was a Dutch architect and designer, known as the inventor of the free-swinging chair with a tubular steel frame - a revolutionary design from 1926. Stam was part of the avant-garde architecture and design scene around the Bauhaus and New Objectivity. His work is characterised by clear lines, functionality and constructive simplicity.