Mies Van Der Rohe Chair Plan

11 5 8 x 8 3 16 29 6 x 20 8 cm.

Mies van der rohe chair plan. It had to be an important chair a very elegant chair according to the architect. Mies van der rohe with complete name ludwig mies van der rohe is german american architect he is commonly referred to and was addressed as mies his surname. Image courtesy of fundació mies van der rohe the whole complex stands on a 1 3 meter high podium clad in roman travertine which raises the building above the ground and creates an elevated terrace an element which we can see in other projects by the german architect such as the neue nationalgalerie in berlin. Mies was born march 27 1886 in aachen germany mies van der rohe died on august 17 1969.

He was commonly referred to as mies his surname along with alvar aalto le corbusier walter gropius and frank lloyd wright he is regarded as one of the pioneers of modernist architecture. Ludwig mies van der rohe m iː s meess. The leather is not in a good state. Pencil on tracing paper.

The pavilion was the site of the inaugural ceremony for the german exhibits at the exposition and the spanish king was to preside. 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 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. Along with le corbusier walter gropius and frank lloyd wright he is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of modernist architecture.

The german pavilion in barcelona plan. This graceful elegant and beautifully proportioned mr chair developed from a 1924 design for a cantilevered chair by mart stam was introduced by mies van der rohe at the 1927 stuttgart exhibition and has remained in production ever since. Born maria ludwig michael mies. March 27 1886 august 17 1969 was a german american architect.

Barcelona chair of ludwig mies van der rohe. Ludwig mies van der rohe. Ludwig mies van der rohe 1929 original on request we can rebuild the seats with leather with the same classic button. Barcelona chair steel frame chrome plated black quilted leather upholstery the condition of both armchairs is used.

Mies van der rohe designed this chair for his german pavilion at the barcelona exposition of 1929.