Barcelona® Chair Mies Van Der Rohe

75 x 77 x height 77 cm, seat height of 43cm

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was selected to design the Weimar Republic’s Pavilion for the Barcelona Industrial Exposition of 1929. Mies elevated industrial-age materials to a level of grace never before achieved with the chairs and stools he conceived for this project.
They were intended as a resting place for the King and Queen of Spain. Determined to create a chair worthy of royalty, Mies is thought to have based the designs, with their signature criss-cross frames, on the campaign chairs of Ancient Rome.

Polished chrome structure hand-buffed and hand-finished to a mirror finish.
The cushions are upholstered with 40 individual panels cut, hand-welted and hand-tufted from a single hide.
Seat and back cushions adapt to fit the curve of the frame.

Museum of Modern Art Award, 1977

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