mr side chair
by Mies Van Der Rohe, from Knoll - sale
mr side chair
Design Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 1927
Tubular steel frame, cowhide
Made by Knoll
"Architecture is a language, when you are very good you can be a poet." -Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe
Influenced by Marcel Breuer's use of tubular steel, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe quickly recognized the compatibility of this revolutionary material with the contemporary design ethos. Inspired by the lines of tubular iron rockers designed in Europe during the mid-19th century, Mies incorporated a new material and a new technology in the use of the cantilever principle. The MR Collection of tubular steel lounge furniture includes the MR chairs, chaise lounge, and adjustable chaise lounge.
Knoll is the only authorized and licensed manufacturer of the Van der Rohe collection. Mies van der Rohe's signature is stamped into the frame of each piece to guarantee authenticity.
After working in his father's stonemasonry business and engaging furniture apprenticeships, Mies established his own office in Berlin, and later became a member of the Deutscher Werkbund and Director of the Bauhaus. He immigrated to the United States in 1938, setting up a practice in Chicago where he persued his architecture career and later became the director of architecture at the Institute of Technology in Chicago.
19.25" w | 27.25" d | 31" h | seat: 18" h | 17 lbs.
Tubular steel frame, cowhide
Made by Knoll
"Architecture is a language, when you are very good you can be a poet." -Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe
Influenced by Marcel Breuer's use of tubular steel, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe quickly recognized the compatibility of this revolutionary material with the contemporary design ethos. Inspired by the lines of tubular iron rockers designed in Europe during the mid-19th century, Mies incorporated a new material and a new technology in the use of the cantilever principle. The MR Collection of tubular steel lounge furniture includes the MR chairs, chaise lounge, and adjustable chaise lounge.
Knoll is the only authorized and licensed manufacturer of the Van der Rohe collection. Mies van der Rohe's signature is stamped into the frame of each piece to guarantee authenticity.
After working in his father's stonemasonry business and engaging furniture apprenticeships, Mies established his own office in Berlin, and later became a member of the Deutscher Werkbund and Director of the Bauhaus. He immigrated to the United States in 1938, setting up a practice in Chicago where he persued his architecture career and later became the director of architecture at the Institute of Technology in Chicago.
19.25" w | 27.25" d | 31" h | seat: 18" h | 17 lbs.
$1,481.55 + free shipping
(please allow 12-14 weeks for this special chair to be created and shipped to your location)
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Mies Van Der Rohe
Mies van der Rohe is regarded as a master of modern architecture alongside Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright. He sought to establish a new architectural style that could represent modern times. 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".
Hans Knoll founded Knoll in 1938 and partnered with Florence who assumed leadership. Knoll would triumph with international contacts and gained rights to the works of Mies van der Rohe. Knoll collaborated with Saarinen to design the Tulip collection. Bertoia, Risom, Noguchi and Breuer also collaborated with Knoll.
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