Mies Van Der Rohe Barcelona Chair Original

Barcelona chair designed by ludwig mies van der rohe 1929 1931.
Mies van der rohe barcelona chair original. The spanish king alfonso xiii was expected to attend the opening of the world s fair and as mies later stated. Barcelona chair of ludwig mies van der rohe. The barcelona chair was also used in the villa tugendhat a world heritage site designed by mies van der rohe himself. The barcelona pavilion catalan.
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 designs immediately became a signature of the knoll brand and have been built to mies van der rohe s exacting standards ever since. 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. 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.
This building was used for the official opening of the german section of the exhibition. Mies a close friend and mentor to florence knoll during her time at the illinois institute of technology formally granted knoll the production rights to the barcelona chair and stool in 1953. 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. It is an important building in the history of modern architecture.
One of his most popular and recognizable products is the barcelona chair which won a museum of modern art design award in 1977. 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. 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. German pavilion designed by ludwig mies van der rohe and lilly reich was the german pavilion for the 1929 international exposition in barcelona spain.
The chair was first used in villa tugendhat a private residence designed by mies in brno czech republic. Mies van der rohe designed this chair for his german pavilion at the barcelona exposition of 1929. 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.