Bauhaus for your wall: the Wassily chair in poster form
16.12.2025
Translation: Natalie McKay
Pictures: Pia Seidel
The designer chair is still well out of my reach, so I’ll settle for a poster of it – and make a statement on my wall. With prints from Plakativ, I can bring an icon into my home without having to remodel my entire living room or drain my bank account.
Zurich-based brand Plakativ is dedicated to supporting young designers. With their production in Switzerland and a curated selection of designs, they want to make everyday life a little more beautiful.
I treated myself to a DIN A2 poster of the Wassily chair (club chair B3) – a design icon that now hangs in my home as a work of art on paper.
Plakativ cofounder Joël Wyss sums up the idea behind the brand: «We wanted to offer young designers a platform to make their work accessible as prints – without a lot of hassle. Our curated selection shows how versatile creativity can be: from minimalist Bauhaus designs to poetic photographs and witty illustrations. Something all the pieces have in common is the joy of seeing the everyday in a new light.»
And that’s exactly what you feel when you hold one of them in your hands.
The packaging
Instead of a boring roll or a bog-standard cardboard box, the poster comes in a specially designed cardboard box. Inside, it’s carefully wrapped in tissue paper, protected from creases and dog-ears.
The moment I unwrap the poster almost feels like I’m taking a work of art straight out of a gallery. That’s why these pieces are the perfect gift – the packaging will certainly make an impression.
Framing the artwork
Rolled-up posters are often difficult to smooth out again. But this paper is surprisingly easy to unroll. I hold the back of my picture frame from Chicura with one hand and carefully smooth the paper with the other. At the same time, I slide the artwork further into the frame, little by little.
If the poster weren’t so easy to unroll, I would’ve weighed it down for a few hours, or carefully pulled it over the edge of a table in the opposite direction to take the tension out of the material.
Using this method, you can smooth a poster evenly without damaging it. As soon as it’s completely unrolled, it can be easily inserted into the frame – and it looks as if it has just been rolled up, without any creases or folds. But be careful: this would be too risky for me with this type of paper, because it’s matt and uncoated. That’s why I recommend framing the picture instead of just hanging it up.
Print and printer
The paper has a matt surface, is thicker than standard paper and comes from sustainable FSC-certified production. It’s printed in Lenzburg. For me, it appears a little too white at first glance, but that’s a matter of taste, and it can look very different on a wall.
Since this design is black, I can’t really say whether the colours are saturated. I would have to order another picture for this. The print is razor-sharp. If it were bigger, I would have to make sure that none of my guests accidentally sit down in the «armchair» ;)
A splash of colour
In the end, I did miss a little splash of colour. I wanted to find out whether the product could be creatively embellished – so I added my own twist to it. My colleague Natalie gave me the idea. And it reminded me of this piece.
The result is unexpected, if not entirely successful. But it shows the product definitely leaves room for creative interpretations, if you want to customise it.
In a nutshell
Art that instantly upgrades your living space
A poster from Plakativ is the perfect gift – for others, or simply for yourself. It brings bare walls to life while supporting young up-and-coming talent on the art scene. I was impressed by the carefully considered delivery, the local printing and the easy handling.
With designs including real icons, you can get a taste of the real classics at home – and plenty of inspiration for your own interior ideas. Is the Wassily chair still a distant dream for you? Then grab the poster, and take the first step towards your interior goals for a price of around 50 francs instead of 2,000.
Pro
- Razor-sharp print
- FSC-certified premium paper (200 g/m2)
- Secure, aesthetically pleasing packaging
- Wide range of designs
- Locally produced in Switzerland
Contra
- Colour a little too white in this print
Header image: Pia Seidel
Pia Seidel
Senior Editor
Pia.Seidel@digitecgalaxus.chLike a cheerleader, I love celebrating good design and bringing you closer to everything furniture- and interior design- related. I regularly curate simple yet sophisticated interior ideas, report on trends and interview creative minds about their work.
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