Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Chair

The pavilion was the site of the inaugural ceremony for the german exhibits at the exposition and the spanish king was to preside.

Ludwig mies van der rohe chair.

One of the most recognised objects of the last century and an icon of the modern movement the barcelona chair is a tribute to the marriage of design and craftsmanship. Mies was the last director of the bauhaus a. 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. Barcelona chair of ludwig mies van der rohe.

Barcelona chair designed by ludwig mies van der rohe 1929 1931. Ludwig mies van der rohe the modern city with its towers of glass and steel can be at least in part attributed to the influence of architect ludwig mies van der rohe. Equally significant if smaller in scale is mies daring design of furniture pieces that exhibit an unerring sense of proportion as well as minimalist forms and exquisitely. 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 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. 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. March 27 1886 august 17 1969 was a german american architect.

Ludwig mies van der rohe m iː s meess. The spanish king alfonso xiii was expected to attend the opening of the world s fair and as mies later stated. The chair was first used in villa tugendhat a private residence designed by mies in brno czech republic. Shop browse hi furniture including the barcelona chair barcelona table brno chair and mr collection.

Ludwig mies van der rohe german born american architect whose rectilinear forms crafted in elegant simplicity epitomized the international style of architecture. Mies van der rohe designed this chair for his german pavilion at the barcelona exposition of 1929.