The chair was first used in villa tugendhat a private residence designed by mies in brno czech republic.
Barcelona chair designed by mies van der rohe in 1929.
According to knoll inc despite its industrial appearance the barcelona chair requires much hand craftsmanship.
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.
It is an important building in the history of modern architecture.
The barcelona chair was exclusively designed by mies van der rohe for the german pavilion that country s entry for the international exposition of 1929 which was hosted by barcelona spain.
The pavilion was the site of the inaugural ceremony for the german exhibits at the exposition and the spanish king was to preside.
It had to be an important chair a very elegant chair according to the architect.
Barcelona chair c 1929 designed by mies van der rohe for the spanish king and queen it is a luxurious timeless classic sat apr 9 2016 00 00.
Mies van der rohe designed this chair for his german pavilion at the barcelona exposition of 1929.
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.
This building was used for the official opening of the german section of the exhibition.