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Furniture
and small
reflecting
pool - Barcelona Pavilion
German Pavilion, 1929 Barcelona
Exposition, Spain
Architect:
Ludwig Mies
van der
Rohe
Style: International
The Barcelona
chair was designed by Mies for this building.
The frame consists of a welded steel strip, the leather upholstery
structured into
squares by buttons. The chair is accompanied by a stool and a glass
table.
In 1953, the Knoll
Studio acquired
all
rights to the chair and the company Knoll still produces the chair
with the original
materials according to the original procedure. The original
chairs by Knoll
Studio have the company logo and signature of Mies van der Rohe
engraved in the frame.
Onyx wall
Amanecer (Dawn) by Georg Kolbe
in the smaller reflecting pool
Reprint Architectural Digest, October 2018 |