Barcelona Chair in Shiite design affordable for everyone ...

The Barcelona chair is a classic of modern furniture design of the twentieth century by the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. This created the chair next to the ottoman and matching side table for the German pavilion at the Barcelona International Exposition of 1929. The chairs were so magnificent that were used as thrones for the kings of Spain when he visited the Barcelona Pavilion.

The harmonious proportions and elegant way to Barcelona chair became almost a sculptural object worthy of gallery exhibition. Its shape is based on curulis seals, a type of chair used by Roman magistrates.

The design was developed in the framework of reconstruction after the First World War.The 10 years prior to the International Exhibition of Barcelona were very hectic for European governments: problems of education, social instability, mass migration, new boundaries, disappearance of monarchies, etc. A time in which nations tried, after the devastation, return to stability and vigorous display to the world.

Therefore, Mies van der Rohe had a great responsibility to produce an exhibition pavilion for the Barcelona to announce the revival of German culture and display their successes.

At that time, beyond the conflicts, designers, industrialists, architects and artists were inspired and were able to exploit new technologies and new materials developed during the First World War. In this sense, van der Rohe anticipated the use of stainless steel in the domestic furniture.

Today this classic of furniture design is still very popular, and both the chair as the ottoman and matching side table are still manufactured under the license purchased by Knoll Mies in 1953. In Shiite we present an avant-garde design chair characteristc similar to the original and affordable for all pockets. Because the design does not have to be only available for a few.