Mies a close friend and mentor to florence knoll during her time at the illinois institute of technology formally granted knoll the production rights to the barcelona chair and stool in 1953.
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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.
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 the modern city with its towers of glass and steel can be at least in part attributed to the influence of architect ludwig mies van der rohe.
Mies van der rohe s command of line and material in all medium from architecture to furniture helped define the modern vocabulary.
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.
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Designed in 1930 the barcelona day bed shares the same simple elegance as the iconic lounge chair of the same name.
The chair was first used in villa tugendhat a private residence designed by mies in brno czech republic.
The designs immediately became a signature of the knoll brand and have been built to mies van der rohe s exacting standards ever since.