Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s chair (1929), originally created to furnish his German Pavilion at the International Exhibition in Barcelona, have come to epitomize modern design. Mies van der Rohe designed the chair to serve as seating for the king and queen of Spain. Still produced to his original specifications, this chair is of quality fit for royalty. The cushions – welting and buttons included – come from a single Spinneybeck® Volo cowhide and are supported by cowhide belting straps, dyed to match the color of the chair. To create the deep, precise tufting, individual panels of leather are cut, hand-welted and hand-tufted. The chromed steel frame is hand-buffed to mirror-like perfection. The chair was honored with the Museum of Modern Art Award in 1977.
Made in U.S.A.
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Bar-stock steel frame with hand-ground and hand-buffed chrome finish; cowhide belting; aluminum rivets; Dacron®-wrapped high-resiliency urethane foam and fiberfill cushions; Spinneybeck® Volo semi-aniline leather upholstery.