Van Der Rohe Chair
March 27 1886 august 17 1969 was a german american architect.
Van der rohe chair. 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. Shop browse hi furniture including the barcelona chair barcelona table brno chair and mr collection. Ludwig mies van der rohe m iː s meess. 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.
Ludwig mies van der rohe s barcelona chair designed exclusively for the german pavilion was that country s entry for the international expo in barcelona in 1929. Mies van der rohe designed this chair for his german pavilion at the barcelona exposition of 1929. Honest to the original design our barcelona replica is upholstered in full grain italian leather with a stainless steel frame. Born maria ludwig michael mies.
Knoll designer bios ludwig mies van der rohe b. The pavilion was the site of the inaugural ceremony for the german exhibits at the exposition and the spanish king was to preside. The pavillion chair also known as the barcelona chair. The chair was first used in villa tugendhat a private residence designed by mies in brno czech republic.
Along with alvar aalto le corbusier walter gropius and frank lloyd wright he is regarded as one of the pioneers of modernist architecture. Alongside his success as an architect mies van der rohe was also an acclaimed designer and is commonly regarded as a pioneer of modern furniture. The barcelona chair was also used in the villa tugendhat a world heritage site designed by mies van der rohe himself. His iconic barcelona chair was designed in 1929 for the spanish royal family and is one of the most copied pieces of furniture in the world.
His less is more philosophy has become a catchphrase for much twentieth century design though a preference for luxurious and costly materials often underscores the deceptive simplicity of his elegant and refined designs. Ludwig mies van der rohe american born germany the architect and designer ludwig mies van der rohe is one of the best known exponents of international style modernism. He was commonly referred to as mies his surname. It had to be an important chair a very elegant chair according to the architect.