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Furniture and small reflecting
pool - Barcelona Pavilion
German Pavilion, 1929 Barcelona Exposition, Spain
Architect:
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Style: International
The Barcelona
chair was designed by Mies for this building.
The frame consists of a welded steel strip, the leather upholstery structured into
squares by buttons. The chair is accompanied by a stool and a glass table.
In 1953, the Knoll
Studio acquired
all rights to the chair and the company Knoll still produces the chair with the original
materials according to the original procedure. The original chairs by Knoll
Studio have the company logo and signature of Mies van der Rohe engraved in the frame.
Onyx wall
Amanecer (Dawn) by Georg Kolbe in the smaller reflecting pool
