Barcelona chair

The Barcelona Chair ( Barcelona cadira Catalan, Spanish silla Barcelona, english Barcelona chair ) was designed by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe ( 1886-1969 ) for the German Pavilion at the 1929 World Exposition in Barcelona to the Spanish royal couple at the opening ceremony building to serve as a seat. The chair pair was supplemented by appropriate stool and a glass table.

The frames were made ​​of chromed, handgeschweißtem steel strip which was later replaced in the U.S. by chromed steel. The covers are usually made ​​of leather. The chair will still be produced.

Since the '50s, replicas of the Barcelona chair have been established as a seat for entrance lobbies of corporate offices and medical practices. Mies van der Rohe used even for the creation of many of his buildings. The design was later furniture designers as a model for their designs.

The classic furniture design was widely copied and faked, including the packaging with the original signature of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and the company logo of the licensee Knoll, who acquired the license in 1953. The counterfeits are often coated carbon steel and with a simple galvanic chromium layer and are produced on automated machines. It lacks the embossed signature of Mies van der Rohe at the tube frame in these chairs. The originals are still made ​​by hand by Knoll International. There is also a children's version with smaller seats and custom height.

Specifications

• Type designation: Model MR90
• Designer: Sergius Ruegenberg ( in the office of Mies van der Rohe ) and Lilly Reich
• Date: 1929
• Country: Germany
• Material: Structure in chromed steel and leather cushions filled with polyurethane.
• Style: Contemporary
• Dimensions: 75 × 75 × 75 cm (height / width / depth)
• Color: black, white, brown, red and ivory
• Manufacturer: Knoll International