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Barcelona Chair & Ottoman |
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Barcelona Chair & Ottoman "reproduced to the style of the original designer"
The 'Barcelona Suite' was originally created by the legendary modernist architect, Mies Van Der Rohe.
The most recognisable piece from the range is the 'Barcelona Chair', a design dedicated to the Spanish Royalty, in honour of the 1929 official opening of the German Pavilion at the Barcelona International Exhibition. It's said to be derived from his interpretation of an Egyptian Royal folding chair and a Roman folding footstool. It quickly became an icon for the era and perhaps the whole modernist movement.
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Semi-aniline dyed top grain leather upholstery and fabrics, highly polished 12mm stainless steel frame. Items are manufactured exactly to original design from the 1920's Chair Dimensions :
H: 75cm x D: 75cm x W: 75 cm 
| Ottoman Dimensions :
H: 37cm x D: 54cm x W:59cm 
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|  (1886-1969)
Born in Germany and trained in the family stonemason business, the architecture and designer, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe became iconic of the cool, minimalist International Style from the first half of the century.
A member of the "Novembergruppe," an organization intent on expanding the scope and impact of modernism, Mies spent the first part of the 1920's designing buildings in this style. In 1927 the design and patent for his tubular steel cantilevered chair started to bring him into the international spotlight. The most famous of his piece is the 'Barcelona' chair, the outward appearance replaced the cozy qualities of a large upholstered armchair with a smaller and more streamlined chair. Mies was director of the Bauhaus school in Berlin from 1930-32, and moved to Chicago in 1938, where he taught architecture at the Armour Institute. He designed the Seagram Building in New York (1962-67), a glass and steel building infused with the same affinity for balance and a sleek visual form as his furniture.
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