Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
Barcelona Chair. Brno Chair.

Without doubt Ludwig Mies van der Rohe´s Brno chair and his combination of the barcelona chair with ottoman  represent highlights in the collection of Classic Style. This collection comprises these and other reproductions which are forming part of the remarkable works by Bauhaus´ last director, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Known milestones of his opus are f.e. his Chaise Longue or even more the swinging chair MR. Rohe´s chair Brno dating from 1930 as well as the famous Barcelona chair have manifested his modern classic style

Born in Aachen, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe initially trained as a builder and later worked as a draftsman of stucco ornaments for a local architecturial office.

In 1905, he moved to Berlin and studied under Bruno Paul, designing his first building in 1907. In 1908, Mies joined Peter Behrens` architectural practice, staying there until 1911.

In 1919, he joined the revolutionary Novembergruppe, promoting Modernism through his architectural proposales. In 1926, he was made vice-president of the Deutscher Werkbund and a year later, organized the Stuttgart Exhibition. He designed the German pavilion for the 1929 Barcelona Exhibition and the Tugendhat house, Brno, Czechoslovakia, between 1929 an 1930.

In 1930, he became the last director of the Bauhaus. In 1938, he emigrated to America and took up a teaching post at the Armour Institute (now Illinois Institute of Technology) in Chicago.

The chair Brno was designed by Mies van der Rohe for a house in the city of Brno. It´s elegant shape is made of tubular pre-stressed, pre-buffed high gauge steel. 28 µ chrome. Seat and back are upholsterd with leather.

Van der Rohe´s Barcelona chair is a cult object. It's base is the scissor form and carries the concept of a throne, although it is light and allows a spatial flow. It´s 28 µ chrome plated flat metal frame includes silicone coatings for rust protection. Polished to perfect finish. Mies van der Rohe´s Barcelona chair embodies clean, seamless joints and hidden drilled or countersunk holes. Drum-dyed 2 mm aniline leather. Seat and back are cushioned with polyurethane foam and polyester fiber, filled with natural down feathers. Aniline leather show belting straps, side and edges are completely dyed.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe´s chair Brno and his combination of the barcelona chair with ottoman are still available besides other works of his art as reproductions in our furniture online store.