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knoll mies van der rohe barcelona couch

by Mies Van Der Rohe, from Knoll

knoll mies van der rohe barcelona couch

Design Mies van der Rohe, 1929
African Sapele Mahogany frame, tubular steel, cowhide, leather
Made in USA by Knoll

Created by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for the German Pavilion at the 1929 Barcelona Exposition, the Barcelona couch features the pure compositional structure that now epitomizes Modern architecture. From the hand-buffed frame to the individual leather squares carefully welted together, each Barcelona sofa is a tribute to traditional craftsmanship 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 couch not manufactured by Knoll is a counterfeit.

The Barcelona couch features a Sapele Mahogany hardwood frame from Africa. Wood has oak-like strength and is characterized by a dark or reddish-brown color. Frame is finished with a protective clear lacquer finish. The legs are tubular steel in polished stainless steel finish. The matching bolster is secured to cushion platform with straps complete with lock snaps.

Couch contains 11 belting support straps over rubber webbing. The cowhide belting straps with front, back and side edges all stained to match specified upholstery color. Or black straps with black leather upholstery. The upholstery consists of 72 individual leather panels, cut, hand-welted and hand-tufted with leather and buttons produced from a single cowhide. Cushions are premium quality, fire-retadant, high resilient urethane foam with down-like dacron polyester fiberfill.

39" w | 78" d | 25" h | seat: 15.35" h | 84 lbs.

$13,935.00 + free shipping
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Mies Van Der Rohe

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886 – 1969) 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".
Hans Knoll founded the Knoll company in New York City in 1938 one year after immigrating from Germany. He hired Florence Schust who had worked for Gropius and Breuer and the two were married in 1946. Knoll would triumph thanks to impressive international contacts, gaining exclusive rights to the works of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe including the Barcelona Chair. Knoll commissioned Eero Saarinen to design the Tulip chair. Artists such as Harry Bertoia, Jens Risom, and Isamu Noguchi also collaborated with Knoll.

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