Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Chair
11 5 8 x 8 3 16 29 6 x 20 8 cm.
Ludwig mies van der rohe chair. 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. Mies believed that we should not compete with the romans and greeks when building new structures that we should use the most technological materials of the day and during the 1920s that material. Make them yours today. It had to be an important chair a very elegant chair according to the architect.
Designed by mies van der rohe in 1930 for his renowned tugendhat house in brno czech republic the brno chair reflects the groundbreaking simplicity of its original environment. Pencil on tracing paper. Ludwig mies van der rohe. The chair an icon of 20th century design is celebrated for its lean profile clean lines and meticulous attention to detail.
Barcelona chair of ludwig mies van der rohe. Ludwig mies van der rohe 1930. In 1929 ludwig mies van der rohe was a very busy man long before this pivotal year however mies van der rohe asserted his architectural philosophy that would serve as a compass for his career. Three perspective sketches and one sketch of mr20 side chair with figures.
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. The tugendhat chair model number mr70 is a modernist cantilever chair designed by ludwig mies van der rohe in collaboration with lilly reich 1929 1930 for the tugendhat house in brno czechoslovakia. Mies van der rohe designed this chair for his german pavilion at the barcelona exposition of 1929.
These chairs designed by ludwig mies van der rohe. Some wear considered tasteful and considtent with age. 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. About this ludwig mies van der rohe mr10 chair for stendig an original classic tubular chrome construction chair with cane seat and back.
Cantilever chrome frame in excellent well cared for condition. The chair was first used in villa tugendhat a private residence designed by mies in brno czech republic. The pavilion was the site of the inaugural ceremony for the german exhibits at the exposition and the spanish king was to preside.