Manufacturer knoll international inc new york ny medium chrome plated tubular steel and velvet dimensions 33 x 21 5 8 x 35 7 8 83 8 x 55 x 91 1 cm credit gift of knoll.
Ludwig mies van der rohe mr chair.
80 x 55 9 x 94 cm classification.
The mr collection represents some of the earliest steel furniture designs by mies van der rohe.
The frame material was inspired by fellow bauhaus master marcel breuer while the form is thought to be a modern derivative of 19th century iron rocking chairs.
Ludwig mies van der rohe mr lounge chair model 34 designed 1931 this example 1976 not on view.
Description of v a object hollis r.
Mr chairs and armchairs were shown at the weissenhof exhibition stuttgart 1927 and the exposition de la mode.
1960 chrome leather 32 1 2 25 37 in.
Mr chair armless item share this ludwig mies van der rohe 1927.
Tubular steel painted caning dimensions.
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 chair was first used in villa tugendhat a private residence designed by mies in brno czech republic.
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Gift in honor of his mother mrs.
From peter blake gallery ludwig mies van der rohe mr lounge chair ca.
Shop browse hi furniture including the barcelona chair barcelona table brno chair and mr collection.
Theodore robert gamble 1980.
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.
Ludwig mies renamed himself as part of his transformation from a tradesman s son to an architect working with berlin s cultural elite adding van der and his mother s maiden name rohe the word mies means lousy in german and using the dutch van der because the german form von was a nobiliary particle legally restricted to those of genuine aristocratic lineage.
31 1 2 x 22 x 37 in.