Happy Birthday, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Mies van der Rohe, one of the titans of modern architecture, was born 126 years ago today.If you went on Google today, you saw their homage to Mies van der Rohe.Known for his "less is more" style, after his death, many postmodernists blamed him for the soulless "international design" that became popular.The thing is, simple is hard to get right. All those Mies van der Rohe knockoffs were just that, knockoffs.I know this chair is EVERYWHERE, but I love the lines of the Barcelona chair. It's modern design, but I've seen the chair work in non-contemporary settings as well
The Guardian has a great article regarding how the reputation of Mies van der Rohe has completely changed since his death in 1986.I didn't know that the Barcelona chair was never intended for production. A stainless steel one will set you back $7740.I can't even imagine what an original version goes for.