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.
Van der rohe barcelona chair.
The chair was first used in villa tugendhat a private residence designed by mies in brno czech republic.
The celebrated architect was commissioned to design the german national pavilion for the 1929 barcelona international exposition a world s fair that would showcase contributions from more than 20 countries.
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.
Ludwig mies van der rohe 1929.
The spanish king alfonso xiii was expected to attend the opening of the world s fair and as mies later stated.
It had to be an important chair a very elegant chair according to the architect.
The pavilion was the site of the inaugural ceremony for the german exhibits at the exposition and the spanish king was to preside.
One of the most recognized objects of the last century and an icon of the modern movement the barcelona chair exudes a simple elegance that epitomizes mies van der rohe s most famous maxim less is more each barcelona piece is a tribute to the marriage of modern design and exceptional craftsmanship.
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.
Barcelona chair designed by ludwig mies van der rohe 1929 1931.
Though ludwig mies van der rohe s instantly recognizable barcelona chair now anchors interiors around the world it debuted 90 years ago with a very specific purpose.
Mies van der rohe designed this chair for his german pavilion at the barcelona exposition of 1929.
One of the most recognized objects of the last century and an icon of the modern movement the barcelona chair s simple elegance and graceful profile epitomize mies van der rohe s most famous maxim less is more.
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.
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 ca.