Bamberg Metallwerkstätten

Bent Chrome-plated tubular steel and original red painted cane. 

The architect and designer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is one of the best-known exponents of International Style Modernism. His "less-is-more“ philosophy has become a catchphrase for much twentieth-century design, though a preference for luxurious and costly materials often underscores the deceptive simplicity of his elegant and refined designs. 

This graceful, elegant and beautifully proportioned MR20 chair, developed from a 1924 design for a cantilevered chair by Mart Stam, was introduced by Mies van der Rohe at the 1927 Stuttgart exhibition and has remained in production ever since.

Literature: 
Mies van der Rohe: Architektur und Design in Stuttgart, Barcelona and Brno, von Vegesack and Kries, 1998.

Furniture

'MR 20' Armchair

Chromium plated tubular steel, naturally patinated leather, cord.

Provenance:
Collection of Swedish architect Lars Israel Wahlman who designed the Tjolöholm Castle, Kungsbacka and Engelbrekt Church, Stockholm.