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Design classic: Relax armchair Barcelona -15 %

Early Läck Friday 🖤

The Barcelona armchair is a great classic that I am proud to present to you today.

This iconic piece of seating is characterised by its perfect design and a strong visual statement. It has become the ultimate and timeless image of elegance and comfort. 'Knoll' meanwhile upholsters the Barcelona armchair in full grain leathers that are soft to the touch and able to age gracefully.

The original design by Mies van der Rohe was presented back in 1929 for the Weimar Republic pavilion for the 1929 Barcelona Industrial Exhibition. Van der Rohe was considered an emerging figure in the modernist movement at the time.

Inside, Mies placed chairs and stools intended as resting places for the King and Queen of Spain. Determined to create a chair worthy of a royal couple, Mies is said to have based the designs on the campaign chairs of ancient Rome, with their distinctive cross-shaped frames.

Although the Barcelona Pavilion only stood for seven months, it is considered one of the most important achievements of modern architecture, as are the accompanying Barcelona Chairs (although the King and Queen reportedly never sat on them).

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Design

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 1929

Material frame

Flat spring steel high gloss chrome plated and mirror polished by hand / cowhide core leather straps are fixed with aluminium rivets

Material upholstery

40 individual leather rectangles are cut by hand for the armchair and sewn by hand with piping from a single hide / The cushions are fitted with fire-retardant foam in various densities and polyesther fleece

Mass

W: 75 cm / D: 77 cm / H: 77 cm / Seat height: 43 cm

Note

The seat and back cushions are connected by a removable pin and, in addition, the seat cushion is fixed to the frame by small leather straps for safety / The "KnollStudio" logo and Mies van der Rohe's signature are embossed into each piece of furniture

Design / Made in

USA / Italy