【ACTUS】 A special exhibition of Tekta, a brand that carries on the ideas of Bauhaus into the modern era, will be held in Kyoto.
ACTUS Press release: September 13, 2025 To Members of the Press A special exhibition of Tekta, a brand that carries on the ideas of Bauhaus into the modern era, will be held in Kyoto. TECTA MIT KYOTO – Bauhaus and TECTA Furniture Masterpieces Exhibition – Held at Actus Kyoto until Sunday, November 30, 2025 ACTUS Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Ken Murata), an interior retailer, will be holding a special exhibition titled “TECTA MIT KYOTO” at the ACTUS Kyoto store (Shijo Karasuma/COCON Karasuma 2F) from Saturday, September 13, 2025, to Sunday, November 30, 2025, featuring TECTA, a unique brand that continues the Bauhaus design philosophy into the modern era through furniture. -Bauhaus and Tecta Furniture Masterpiece Exhibition-” will be held.
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https://www.actus-interior.com/news/tecta_mit_kyoto/ “TECTA” is a rare brand that carries on the Bauhaus design philosophy through furniture to the present day. Though it only lasted 14 years (1919-1933), the German art school, Bauhaus, laid the foundations for modern
architecture and industrial design and continues to influence us today. Since its founding in 1972, TECTA has reproduced many of the Bauhaus’s most iconic pieces, including chairs by Walter Gropius, the school’s first principal; Mies van der Rohe, the school’s last principal; and Marcel Breuer, who studied at the Bauhaus and became a professor and master designer. This exhibition will feature 13 original Bauhaus furniture pieces that TECTA continues to produce today, retaining their timeless functionality for nearly 100 years, as well as the brand’s original furniture pieces designed with a modern interpretation of Bauhaus philosophy. Visitors will also be able to sit in the pieces and experience them with all five senses, learning about the path TECTA has taken. In addition, you can fully appreciate the history of TECTA’s collaboration with Jean Prouvé, a great 20th century architect and designer who was a close friend of TECTA’s founder, Chairman Axel Blochhäuser, and TECTA’s designs, which continue to inherit the DNA of Bauhaus and Prouvé. *Actus is the exclusive distributor of German company TECTA in Japan.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/71744/93/71744-93-2aba634949f33499fcc24e91edfe0c95-2560×1555.jpg TECTA MIT KYOTO venue scenery Discover Bauhaus masterpieces at TECTA MIT KYOTO TECTA is the brand that continues to produce the largest collection of furniture born from the Bauhaus. This special exhibition features TECTA’s collection of masterpieces by Bauhaus designers such as Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, and Marcel Breuer.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/71744/93/71744-93-83cd942f850efa5d66ac048f57c315ea-720×300.jpg TECTA F51 ARM CHAIR | DESIGN / Walter Gropius 1920 This armchair, featuring a cantilevered arm, was designed by Walter Gropius, the first director of the Bauhaus, for his own office. F51 ARM CHAIR ｜Size / W70 D70 H70 SH42cm
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/71744/93/71744-93-21d769952e94ccc062b95557f7f02103-720×300.jpg TECTA D42 ARM CHAIR | DESIGN / Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 1927 This is a masterpiece cantilever chair designed by Mies van der Rohe, a representative architect of modernism. D42 ARM CHAIR ｜Size / W57 D84 H81 SH45cm
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/71744/93/71744-93-fa3dbee3c80bfdace57b3e523896b0dc-720×300.jpg TECTA D4 CHAIR | DESIGN / Marcel Breuer 1927 This is an evolved model of the Wassily Chair, designed by Marcel Breuer for the painter Wassily Kandinsky, with the addition of a folding function. D4 FOLDING CHAIR ｜Size / W78 D61 H71 SH44cm TECTA MIT JEAN PROUVE | The relationship between Jean Prouvé and TECTA Axel Blochhäuser, founder of TECTA, was originally from the former East Germany. Fascinated by Bauhaus design, he defected to West Germany and founded the company in 1972. Along with the Bauhaus, he also held the eccentric French designer Jean Prouvé in high esteem and revered him as his mentor. Their friendship deepened when Blochäuser realized a single sketch of an easy chair that Prouvé had been unable to realize. Prouvé subsequently emerged from the Bauhaus and provided advice on strengthening the structure of TECTA’s signature cantilever chair (later patented as the Tube Aprati), as well as designing the irregularly shaped tabletop of the best-selling “M21” table. Prouvé remained an indispensable part of TECTA until his later years. This special exhibition will feature Prouvé’s sketches of the easy chair that sparked their relationship, as well as the actual D80 chair that was later commercialized. This exhibition will showcase valuable materials that trace the relationship between TECTA and Prouvé, which were not included in the “Jean Prouvé Exhibition” held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in 2022. *All items are not for sale.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/71744/93/71744-93-599c9c2c394bc36587b93a3f337112de-1920×1279.jpg Sketch of an easy chair by Jean Prouvé
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/71744/93/71744-93-97717bdcb07565e0037bed65018eb1a6-1920×1279.jpg From sketches to products, the TECTA D80 chair＞ Special Advance Exhibition> TECTA’s long-selling model evolves for the modern era “MILANO SALONE,” one of the world’s largest interior design festivals, is held every April in Milan, Italy. This year, TECTA’s new table and chairs, unveiled at the event, will be making an advance debut at the “Bauhaus and TECTA Masterpieces” exhibition.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/71744/93/71744-93-dff86fc58871e24e04f17742b1597dd8-3543×2657.jpg TECTA | M22 TABLE | Design / Katrin Greiling The M21 table, born from a single sketch of a tabletop by master Jean Prouvé—neither square nor round—without a fixed front, has been a best-seller since 1990 for its “improved usability through the shape of the tabletop and its relief of mental stress by controlling the user’s line of sight,” and “flexibility born from the center leg design, which combines functionality and aesthetic beauty.” Designer Katrin Greiling has redesigned the M22 table with a modern interpretation of the base center leg design. The newly adopted base frame with slits on the sides adds a sense of lightness while maintaining the modern aesthetic of the current model. It’s truly a new evolution of a classic. TECTA M22 TABLE | Design / Katrin Greiling SIZE / W175 D135 H75cm 985,600 yen tax in. Katrin Greiling 1978 – Born in Germany in 1978, she moved to Sweden in 1998 and studied cabinetmaking and woodworking at Capellagården. He then completed a five-year master’s degree in furniture design and interior architecture at Konstfack University in Stockholm. After graduating, he moved to Dubai and worked on the global office for a real estate development company. In 2013, he moved his studio to Berlin and has been working on an interdisciplinary approach that combines furniture design, interior architecture, and photography.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/71744/93/71744-93-d91a68d6d65fa11928b6e907d55ad310-2424×1818.jpg TECTA | B15 CHAIR | Design / Wolfgang Hartauer TECTA’s signature design is the cantilever chair, a design inspired by the Bauhaus. The cantilever design creates a beautiful, floating appearance and a unique, comfortable seating experience with exquisite flexibility. Since TECTA introduced the B25 chair in 1976, the design of this cantilever chair has continued to evolve for nearly half a century. Designer Wolfgang Hartauer has now unveiled a new, evolved version, the B15 chair. The B15 chair has been resized to a lower height to match a variety of spaces and tables, and features an ergonomic, organic seat design for even greater comfort. TECTA B15 CHAIR | Design / Wolfgang Hartauer SIZE / W50 D59 H79 SH47cm 139,700 yen tax in.〜 Wolfgang Hartauer 1971 – After earning a cabinetmaker’s license and training in architecture, he founded the design studio “Interior Things” in Holzminden in 2014. Driven by passion and precision, he pursues clarity and order in his work. His signature work,
“Meterware,” is a tray system that combines aluminum, wood, and felt, fusing functionality with tactile beauty. He says he wants to be a watchmaker in his next life, and his aesthetic sense permeates all of his works. We have prepared exclusive event goods for the “Bauhaus and Tecta Furniture Masterpieces Exhibition.”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/71744/93/71744-93-9ced0708e1b1aae539d4193c305dad47-350×350.jpg TOTE BAG Also sold as an ornament TECTA CAT-themed tote bag 5,500 yen
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/71744/93/71744-93-4f7c5dd281537febef85e25b66e1bf27-350×350.jpg TOTE BAG MUG CUP Mug with TECTA logo and TECTA CAT 1,760 yen Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/71744/93/71744-93-7e0b057fa986e2881f54883680959c36-350×350.jpg STICKER Original stickers featuring illustrations of Neko and Tekta’s furniture collection (9 stickers/3 types) 1,980 yen In addition, at the venue you can see color variations of TECTA’s signature products that are not normally available to the public, and learn about the Bauhaus design philosophy through TECTA. TECTA MIT KYOTO – Bauhaus and TECTA Furniture Masterpieces Exhibition – Dates | Saturday, September 13, 2025 – Sunday, November 30th Venue | Actus Kyoto Store COCON Karasuma 1F & 2F, 620 Suigin-ya-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture 11:00～19:00 Admission | Free Special site
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/71744/93/71744-93-f5dadfd95599fabc148e1889b77349e0-2560×1196.jpg “TECTA”: A legitimate successor to Bauhaus design
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/71744/93/71744-93-1338c422bbf4b6def3476b8a47c60741-467×99.jpg Since its founding in 1972, TECTA has reproduced many of the most iconic Bauhaus furniture pieces, including chairs designed by Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, and Marcel Breuer. We continue to create original Bauhaus furniture with well-thought-out functionality, as well as furniture designed with a modern interpretation of that philosophy, carrying on the Bauhaus design philosophy into the present day. https://www.tecta.de/
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/71744/93/71744-93-0163b45fc9fe97e3a76ec8d0482d4836-1920×1079.jpg TECTA headquarters in Lowenholde, Germany. There is a private museum on the premises.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/71744/93/71744-93-23792415c6bd496028883aa53188f0ea-1920×1080.jpg (Right) TECTA Founder A. Blochhauser (Left) Current CEO C. Drescher Actus Co., Ltd.
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