Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Chair

March 27 1886 august 17 1969 was a german american architect.

Ludwig mies van der rohe chair.

The spanish king alfonso xiii was expected to attend the opening of the world s fair and as mies later stated. Ludwig mies van der rohe german born american architect whose rectilinear forms crafted in elegant simplicity epitomized the international style of architecture. 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. Shop browse hi furniture including the barcelona chair barcelona table brno chair and mr collection.

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. 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. Born maria ludwig michael mies. Barcelona chair designed by ludwig mies van der rohe 1929 1931.

Mies van der rohe designed this chair for his german pavilion at the barcelona exposition of 1929. 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 chair was first used in villa tugendhat a private residence designed by mies in brno czech republic. 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.

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

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. The pavilion was the site of the inaugural ceremony for the german exhibits at the exposition and the spanish king was to preside.