Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies (27 March 1886-17 August 1969) was a German architect.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, with Walter Gropius and Le Corbusier, is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture. Mies, like many of his contemporaries, after the First World War, sought to create a new architectural style that could represent modern times just as Classical and Gothic did for their own eras. He created an influential group of twentieth century architectural style, stated with extreme clarity and simplicity. Maturity buildings made use of modern materials such as steel plates and glass to define austere but elegant spaces. He developed the use of exposed steel structure of glass and join the space and define, for an architecture with a minimal framework of structural order balanced against the implied freedom of space open.
He called his buildings “skin and bones” architecture. He sought a rational approach that will guide the creative process of architectural design, and is known for his use of aphorisms “Less is more” and “God is in the details”.
Mies designed modern furniture using new industrial technologies that have become popular classics, such as table and chair, Barcelona, Brno and the chair. His furniture is known for fine craftsmanship, a mix of traditional luxurious fabrics like leather combined with modern chrome frames, and a clear separation of structure and sustained support surfaces, often using consoles to increase the sensation lightness created by delicate frame. During this period he worked closely with interior designer and companion Lilly Reich.
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His career continued and blossomed first as the director of the Bauhaus school in Berlin 1930-1933 where he produced further innovative design successes – including his cantilevered design of the ‘Brno’ and the ‘Tugendhat’ chairs.
In 1931 manufacture of Mies’ furniture including the Barcelona Chair was taken over by the Bamberg Metal workshops in Berlin , although there was a marked move away from what had been essentially a craft based mode of production when the production of the production of the cantilever chair was taken over by Thonet in 1932.
Then in the late 1930s as the 2nd world war approached Mies, like many of the Bauhaus teachers, had the foresight to relocate to the US, where he developed a world renowned architectural practice, producing some of his seminal works. Among them the Farnsworth House 1945-1950), the Lake Shore Drive Apartments in Chicago 1951 – 1958. He produced no more furniture after leaving Germany, (and Lilly Reich), although he did redesign the Barcelona Chair of the 1950s to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques and the invention of stainless steel. In 1948 license to produce the Barcelona Chair and a number of his other furniture designs were purchased by the wife of Hans Knoll, (Florence Knoll), whom Mies and Breuer had met while she was working for Gropius. In the 1960s Florence retired from Knoll, but the company continues to produce the Barcelona Chair to this day, together with a matching range of furniture not designed by Mies including the Barcelona Ottoman, Barcelona Daybed, Barcelona Benches two and three seat, Barcelona Sofas, Barcelona Coffee Table, and Barcelona Side Table
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[...] modernist designer, Lilly Reich. These modern chairs are still sold today as designer pieces …Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Chair By Mies van der RoheDuring this period he worked closely with interior designer and companion Lilly Reich. [...]