The chair was first used in villa tugendhat a private residence designed by mies in brno czech republic.
Mies van der rohe chair designs.
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.
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.
For the german pavilion he designed a set of cantilevered steel chairs known as barcelona chairs which became an instant classic of 20th century furniture design.
Ludwig mies van der rohe b.
Ludwig mies van der rohe m iː s meess.
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.
Mies was the last director of the bauhaus a.
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.
March 27 1886 august 17 1969 was a german american architect.
The pavilion was the site of the inaugural ceremony for the german exhibits at the exposition and the spanish king was to preside.
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.
Some of ludwig mies van der rohe s most famous projects included farnsworth house crown hall the seagram building and the german pavilion also known as the barcelona pavilion.
His minimalist furniture is truly emblematic of his mantra less is more.
Born maria ludwig michael mies.
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.
In the 1950s mies van der rohe gave knoll exclusive rights to product his designs.
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It had to be an important chair a very elegant chair according to the architect.