Arquitectura Mies Vander Rohe

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Collection

Florence Knoll Collection Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Collection

From his work on the German Pavilion in Barcelona to the Tugendhat House in Brno, the SeagramBuilding in New York to the Farnsworth House in Illinois, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe defined an architectural vocabulary for the modern world in terms that are clear and honest. For his famous 1929German Pavilion, Mies designed the classic Barcelona® chair and ottoman. Subsequently, in 1930, he created the Brno and MR Collections for the Tugendhat House in Brno, Czechoslovakia. These pieces mirrorthe groundbreaking simplicity of their original environments, with simple profiles, clean lines and meticulous attention to detail. They demonstrate the Bauhaus approach to combining industrialmaterials and modern forms. In 2004, KnollStudio introduced the Krefeld™ Collection, designed by Mies in 1927 for a residence in Krefeld, Germany, but never produced. Developed in collaboration with TheMuseum of Modern Art, the Krefeld Collection offers beautifully proportioned pieces that reflect Mies’ fondness of traditional furniture types. After emigrating to the United States in 1937, Mies formeda lasting friendship with a young student, Florence Knoll, who in 1948 acquired exclusive rights to produce the Barcelona Collection. Knoll subsequently acquired the remainder of Mies’ furnituredesigns, pieces that have taken their place among the most profoundly original furniture designs of the twentieth century. One day, Florence Knoll and Gordon Bunshaft, a leading partner in thearchitectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, were leaving the office of a large commercial client. “Where would they be without us?” she jokingly asked. “Where would we be, my dear,” Bunshaft replied, “withoutMies?” The Mies van der Rohe Collection reflects the KnollStudio® commitment to timeless, enduring design, continuing the Knoll legacy of producing furniture to the exacting standards of the...