Mies Van Der Rohe Chaise Lounge Chair

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Mies van der rohe is one of the pioneers of modernism. Marcel breuer is widely credited with pioneering the exploration of the material mart stam seems to be the first to conceive a chair without back legs and mies van der rohe is remembered as the one who made it beautiful. The origins of the bent steel cantilevered chair are somewhat murky but generally three names come up in the discussion. Ludwig mies van der rohe s mr adjustable chaise was designed in 1927 as part of his contribution to the weissenhof exhibit in stuttgart germany.

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The barcelona chair was also used in the villa tugendhat a world heritage site designed by mies van der rohe himself. 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 van der rohe s mr chaise 1927 was designed as part of his contribution to the weissenhof exhibit in stuttgart germany. Mies van der rohe s chaise lounge was designed in 1931 but was not mass produced until 1977.

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. The chair s cantilevered design uses tubular steel then a technological novelty to create an intuitively accessible and ergonomic seat. Mies van der rohe barcelona furniture. 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.

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