Mies Van Der Rohe Chair Original

The barcelona chair is a chair designed by mies van der rohe and lilly reich citation needed for the german pavilion at the international exposition of 1929 hosted by barcelona catalonia spain.

Mies van der rohe chair original. The leather is not in a good state. Ludwig mies van der rohe 1929 original on request we can rebuild the seats with leather with the same classic button. The barcelona chair was designed for the german pavilion germany s exhibition for the barcelona world fair of 1929 the design resulted from collaboration between the famous bauhaus architect ludwig mies van der rohe and his longtime partner and companion architect and designer lilly reich whose contributions have only. The barcelona chair was also used in the villa tugendhat a world heritage site designed by mies van der rohe himself.

One of the most recognized objects of the last century and an icon of the modern movement the barcelona chair exudes a simple elegance that epitomizes mies van der rohe s most famous maxim less is more. Shop browse hi furniture including the barcelona chair barcelona table brno chair and mr collection. No signature found but this also occurred in the 1960s. For the german pavilion at the 1929 international exposition in barcelona german american architect and furniture maker ludwig mies van der rohe 1886 1969 in collaboration with his romantic partner designer lilly reich 1885 1947 created a chair fit for royalty.

It had to be an important chair a very elegant chair according to the architect. The pavilion was the site of the inaugural ceremony for the german exhibits at the exposition and the spanish king was to preside. Mies van der rohe designed this chair for his german pavilion at the barcelona exposition of 1929. The spanish king alfonso xiii was expected to attend the opening of the world s fair and as mies later stated.

In appearance the tugendhat chair is somewhat of a hybrid of van der rohe and reich s 1929 barcelona chair and 1929 1930 brno chair like the barcelona chair the tugendhat chair has a large. Regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of architecture ludwig mies van der rohe s less is more approach to design was the gold standard for many generations of modern architecture. The barcelona chair was exclusively designed for the ger. The tugendhat chair model number mr70 is a modernist cantilever chair designed by ludwig mies van der rohe in collaboration with lilly reich 1929 1930 for the tugendhat house in brno czechoslovakia.

Barcelona chair steel frame chrome plated black quilted leather upholstery the condition of both armchairs is used. His brno chair mr50 one of his earliest steel furniture designs was even featured in the bbc series around the world in 80 treasures as one of the 80 man made treasures.