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Ludwig mies van der rohe chair designs.
The chair was first used in villa tugendhat a private residence designed by mies in brno czech republic.
Ludwig mies he added his mother s surname van der rohe when he had established himself as an architect was the son of a master.
The modern city with its towers of glass and steel can be at least in part attributed to the influence of architect ludwig mies van der rohe.
Ludwig mies van der rohe the modern city with its towers of glass and steel can be at least in part attributed to the influence of architect ludwig mies van der rohe.
The spanish king alfonso xiii was expected to attend the opening of the world s fair and as mies later stated.
It had to be an important chair a very elegant chair according to the architect.
Equally significant if smaller in scale is mies daring design of furniture pieces that exhibit an unerring sense of proportion as well as minimalist forms and exquisitely refined details.
It was founded in response to the architect s desire to bequeath his entire work to the museum.
The ludwig mies van der rohe archive an administratively independent section of the museum of modern art s department of architecture and design was established in 1968 by the museum s trustees.
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.
Equally significant if smaller in scale is mies daring design of furniture pieces that exhibit an unerring sense of proportion as well as minimalist forms and exquisitely.
For the german pavilion at the 1929 international exposition in barcelona german american architect and furniture maker ludwig mies van der rohe 1886 1969 in collaboration with his romantic partner designer lilly reich 1885 1947 created a chair fit for royalty.
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The pavilion was the site of the inaugural ceremony for the german exhibits at the exposition and the spanish king was to preside.
Regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of architecture ludwig mies van der rohe s less is more approach to design was the gold standard for many generations of modern architecture.