Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969.

Mies van der Rohe / introduction by Jean-Louis Cohen ; edited by Sandra Dachs, Patricia de Muga, and Laura García Hintze.

Barcelona : Ediciones Polígrafa ; New York : [Distributed in] USA and Canada [by] D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, ©2010.

127 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Objects and furniture design by architects

"German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) is without doubt one of the pioneering masters of Modern architecture: The contemporary cityscape betrays his influence at every turn. Equally significant, though smaller in scale, are his adventures in furniture design. Like any good architect, Mies knew that architecture and furniture inevitably slip into dialogue and affect one another (he brought his knowledge of recent industrial technologies to bear on many of the chairs and tables he produced) and consequently, his earliest designs, beginning in the mid-1920s, were conceived for specific interiors. At first furniture design seemed more daunting than architecture: 'There are endless possibilities and many problems--the chair has to be light, it has to be strong, it has to be comfortable. It is almost easier to build a skyscraper than a chair, ' he once declared. But Mies soon found novel ways to marry traditional luxurious fabrics and leathers with contemporary chrome frames, while effecting a distinct separation between the supporting structure and the supported surfaces. Today his Modern furniture pieces like the Barcelona chair, table, ottoman and day bed and the Bruno chair are acclaimed popular classics."--Publisher's description

9788434311824
8434311828

Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969.
Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig 1886-1969
Architect-designed furniture Germany History 20th century.
Furniture Germany History 20th century.
Interior decoration Germany History 20th century.
Meubles conçus par des architectes Allemagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Meubles Allemagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Décoration intérieure Allemagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Art and Design.
Architect-designed furniture.
Furniture.
Interior decoration.
Möbel
Design
Innenarchitektur
Germany.
Deutschland

History.

Cohen, Jean-Louis.
Dachs, Sandra.
Muga, Patricia de.
Hintze, Laura García.
Objects and furniture design by architects.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 268771
Cote: NA44.M632.5 M54 2010
Statut: Disponible