Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Chair

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 chair.

Shop browse hi furniture including the barcelona chair barcelona table brno chair and mr collection. 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 designed by ludwig mies van der rohe 1929 1931. It had to be an important chair a very elegant chair according to the architect.

The chair was first used in villa tugendhat a private residence designed by mies in brno czech republic. Ludwig mies van der rohe german born american architect whose rectilinear forms crafted in elegant simplicity epitomized the international style of architecture. The pavilion was the site of the inaugural ceremony for the german exhibits at the exposition and the spanish king was to preside. Barcelona chair of ludwig mies van der rohe.

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. 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. Mies was the last director of the bauhaus a. 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.

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. Ludwig mies van der rohe m iː s meess. 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. March 27 1886 august 17 1969 was a german american architect.

The spanish king alfonso xiii was expected to attend the opening of the world s fair and as mies later stated. Born maria ludwig michael mies.