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Ludwig mies van der rohe chairs.
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.
Born maria ludwig michael mies.
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.
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 m iː s meess.
The chair was first used in villa tugendhat a private residence designed by mies in brno czech republic.
Mies was the last director of the bauhaus a.
The cantilevered seat and the back of the original chairs were upholstered in white kid leather with welt and button details.
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.
Ludwig mies van der rohe german born american architect whose rectilinear forms crafted in elegant simplicity epitomized the international style of architecture.
Mies van der rohe designed this chair for his german pavilion at the barcelona exposition of 1929.