Barcelona Chair Mies Van Der Rohe
The chair was first used in villa tugendhat a private residence designed by mies in brno czech republic.
Barcelona chair mies van der rohe. Ludwig mies van der rohe 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. The spanish king alfonso xiii was expected to attend the opening of the worlds fair and as mies later stated the chair needed to be monumental. 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 rohes most famous maximless is more.
It is supported on each side by two chrome plated flat steel bars. The barcelona chair was designed for the german pavilion germanys exhibition for the barcelona world fair of 1929. For the german pavilion at the 1929 international exposition in barcelona german american architect and furniture maker ludwig mies van der rohe 18861969 in collaboration with his romantic partner designer lilly reich 18851947 created a chair fit for royalty. Barcelona chair of ludwig mies van der rohe.
Ludwig mies van der rohe barcelona chair designed 1929 this example 1953 the barcelona chair achieves the serenity of line and the refinement of proportions and materials characteristic of mies van der rohes highly disciplined architecture.