Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Chairs

The cantilevered seat and the back of the original chairs were upholstered in white kid leather with welt and button details.

Ludwig mies van der rohe chairs.

Shop browse hi furniture including the barcelona chair barcelona table brno chair and mr collection. March 27 1886 august 17 1969 was a german american architect. 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. 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.

The spanish king alfonso xiii was expected to attend the opening of the world s fair and as mies later stated. 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. Born maria ludwig michael mies. Ludwig mies he added his mother s surname van der rohe when he had established himself as an architect was the son of a master.

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. 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.