barcelona chair chrome plated
Design Ludwig Mies van der Rohe,
1929
Stainless steel, top cowhide, genuine leather
Created by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for the German Pavilion at the 1929 Barcelona Exposition, the Barcelona chair features the pure compositional structure that now epitomizes Modern architecture. From the hand-buffed stainless steel or chromed frame to the individual leather squares carefully welted together, each Barcelona chair is a tribute to traditional craftmanship and meticulous attention to detail. Knoll is the only authorized and licensed manufacturer of the Barcelona Collection since 1953. Mies van der Rohe's signature is stamped into the frame of each piece to guarantee authenticity. Knoll has received trademark protection for the designs created by Mies van der Rohe, a Barcelona chair not manufactured by Knoll is a counterfeit.
750 w | 750 d | 760 h

German-American Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886 – 1969) commonly known as Mies, is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture, alongside Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright. He sought to establish a new architectural style that could represent modern times just as Classical and Gothic did for their own eras. His buildings made use of modern materials and he strived towards a minimal framework of structural order balanced against the implied freedom of free-flowing open space. He is often associated with the aphorisms "less is more" and "God is in the details". Mies designed pieces that have become popular classics, such as the Barcelona chair and table, the Brno chair, and the Tugendhat chair. His furniture is known for fine craftsmanship, a mix of traditional luxurious fabrics, like leather, combined with modern chrome frames, and a distinct separation of the supporting structure and the supported surfaces, often employing cantilevers to enhance the feeling of lightness created by delicate structural frames. He collaborated closely with interior designer and companion Lilly Reich.

American furniture brand Knoll has been adhering to the Bauhaus design concept for 75 years, that is, modern furniture should fill the interior space of the building instead of occupying space. At Knoll, modern design has always been our guiding principle and our passion has always been shared by our global customers and design experts.
Good design has always been the driving force behind Knoll's progress. Since 1938 Knoll has been focusing on and thinking about how people interact with their environment and how their environment affects their work. No company can match our product lineup because our products combine modern aesthetics with a living experience. For many years. Knoll has always worked with renowned architects and designers to provide creativity, groundbreaking furniture, textiles and accessories that inspire the experience and enhance your self-expression and self-worth.
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Knoll is also a responsible brand and a founding sponsor of the World Heritage Foundation (WMF) Risk Modernism Program. WMF is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the world's architectural heritage. Committed to protecting modernist masterpieces that were built less than a century after construction, they are often dismantled, destroyed or abandoned.