The Barcelona Chair

  The Barcelona chair (model 250L) is a workplace chair to the design of designer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich interior designer. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (Aachen, March 27, 1886 - Chicago, August 17, 1969) was a German-American engineer and also furniture developer that influenced the advancement of 20th century style. His styles are defined by clear forms and also extensive use of glass, steel and concrete. He was birthed as Maria Ludwig Michael Mies as well as was a child of the mason Michael Mies and also Amalie Rohe. Around 1921 he transformed his surname, by placing the maiden name of his mommy with the enhancement "of the" including: "Mies van der Rohe". In 1930, Mies van der Rohe became Supervisor of the Bauhaus. This art and architecture institution had a significant influence on Western design. The Bauhaus was nearby the Nazis in 1933 as well as Mies van der Rohe took off to the USA where the contemporary standards like 860-880 Lake Shore Drive