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The Barcelona daybed

Styleinvestor — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:32:04 +0000

Designed: 1929/1931

The Barcelona daybed was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for the King and Queen of Spain in 1929/1931. Other sources say that was used for the first time in in New York in 1930 by Philip Johnson and was labeled as “furniture for a bachelor’s apartment”. The bed is hand made from 72 individual leather squares sewen together (low quality reproductions use only one piece of leather). The base structure is made of steel and the left hand rear leg has the signature of Van der Rohe. Knoll Europe is the sole registered manufacturer for this bed.
Dimensions: 32cm Height x 196cm Length x 98cm Width

Monte Carlo Sofa

Styleinvestor — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:17:27 +0000

Designer: Eileen Gray

Designed: 1929

The Monte Carlo Sofa was designed by Eileen Gray in 1929 following her own saying: “One can only do without certain rules by inventing new ones.” This sofa has a chromium-plated steel tubing frame. The upholstery has a wooden frame, is filled with polyester and is covered in fabric or leather. The backrest is very unusual and the very well balanced, curved deisgn gives this piece exuberance, calm and dynamism – perfect for a livingroom. Measurements: L. 280, H. 60, D. 95

The Brno chair

Styleinvestor — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:41:53 +0000

Designer: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Designed: 1029

The Brno chair was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1929-1930 for the bedroom of the Tugendhat House in Brno, Czech Republic and it’s a modernist cantilever chair. It was considered by Dan Cruickshank as “one of the 80 man-made treasures” in his BBC show “Around the world in 80 Treasures”. There are more models of Brno chair, the earliest one was MR20, designed in 1927. The chair became a modern furniture classic and other 3 models were created over the next few years. It has a single piece frame made of chrome plated steel or polished stainless steel, bent in a “C” shape with arms, and leather upholstery (for both seat and back). The stell frame comes in two versions: tubular steel or flat steel. It comes also with hardwood frame instead of steel and the original was upholstered with parchment.

Barcelona chair

Styleinvestor — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:02:21 +0000

Designer: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Designed: 1929

The Barcelona chair was designed by Mies van der Rohe for the 1929 World Exposition in Barcelona. It was a custom design created for the King and Queen of Spain – expensive to make and not easy to mass-produce. It has a chrome plated steel frame or chrome with a smooth appearance and leather straps that suspend leather-covered cushions. Comes in various colors and is almost completely hand made by the sole trademarks owner, Knoll.