Mies van der Rohe: Objects and Furniture Design (Objects and

Mies van der Rohe: Objects and Furniture Design (Objects and Furniture Design by Architects)
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German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) is without doubt one of the pioneering masters of Modern architecture: The contemporary cityscape betrays his influence at every turn. Equally significant, though smaller in scale, are his adventures in furniture design. Like any good architect, Mies knew that architecture and furniture inevitably slip into dialogue and affect one another (he brought his knowledge of recent industrial technologies to bear on many of the chairs and tables he produced) and consequently, his earliest designs, beginning in the mid-1920s, were conceived for specific interiors. At first furniture design seemed more daunting than architecture: "There are endless possibilities and many problems--the chair has to be light, it has to be strong, it has to be comfortable. It is almost easier to build a skyscraper than a chair," he once declared. But Mies soon found novel ways to marry traditional luxurious fabrics and leathers with contemporary chrome frames, while effecting a distinct separation between the supporting structure and the supported surfaces. Today his Modern furniture pieces like the Barcelona chair, table, ottoman and day bed and the Bruno chair are acclaimed popular classics.
Country USA
Brand Brand: Poligrafa
Manufacturer Polígrafa
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9788434311824
ReleaseDate 2010-09-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9788434311824

Country	USA
Brand	Brand: Poligrafa
Manufacturer	Polígrafa
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9788434311824
ReleaseDate	2010-09-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9788434311824

Mies van der Rohe: Objects and Furniture Design (Objects and Furniture Design by Architects)

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