Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair is one of the those pieces of furniture that you nearly need to be convinced it was designed as far back as 1929. It is so of the moment – as it has been for nearly 90 years. It doesn’t look much like a throne but it was designed for the king and queen of Spain to sit on in the German pavilion at the 1929 International Exhibition in Barcelona. Mies (as he was more commonly known), a German, was one of the 20th-century’s most influential architects, and is often credited with the much-quoted lines “less is more” and “God is in the details”. His inspiration for the chair is thought to be more humble than a Spanish throne – a folding chair used in the Roman era. The Barcelona chair is regarded as the perfect marriage of craft and industry – the craft being in the hand-tooled leather work and the metal frame, a direct nod to industrial materials and techniques . The first Barcelona chairs were made from pigskin, now it is cow leather with each chair made from a single cowhide.
The deep-set leather buttons give it a feeling of luxury and make it comfortable – although in truth, this is not chair you’re likely to sit in for hours. Perhaps that’s why it became such a hit for designers looking for furniture for upscale lobbies. The straps holding the cushions are also leather, of the same colour as the cushions. The sleek, graceful frame is made of chrome which is polished to a mirror finish. Not surprisingly it is heavily copied – poor quality leather is always the first giveaway (that and the price). Knoll has made Barcelona chairs to the original specifications since 1953 and the designer’s name is stamped on the leg. I agree to the Terms & Conditions, community standards and Privacy Policy Only letters, numbers, periods and hyphens are allowed in screen names. Most Read in Life & Style There’s a reason why there’s always an argument over who sits in the armchairs; it’s the best seat in the house. Finding the perfect armchair is all about individual comfort and we’ve got a huge collection of chairs to choose from.
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TV Stand in Rough Sawn Timber Coffee Table with Shelf in Rough Sawn Timber Large Sideboard in Rough Sawn Timber Dining Table Bench in Rough Sawn Timber Dining Table in Rough Sawn Timber Whether it's a Barcelona chair for your living room or Eames Office Chairs for the office, we want your furniture piece to communicate a sense of quality and style in the home or business. We only offer what we consider the best furniture made from quality materials and at an affordable price. So you can be assured that our original and reproduction designer furniture you buy from Metro funriture is beautifully constructed time after time and a fraction of what you would pay in the shops. Don't take our word for it see what oour customers think and read our reviews. The Eames DSW Chairs for instance are crafted from high quality polypropylene and solid beech wood and are endorsed and sold by the Store as are many of our other products. CHARLES EAMES LOUNGE CHAIR & OTTOMAN £570
Metro Furniture offer quality reproduction furniture of signature pieces of some our favourite designers that are faithful to the original designs, such as the classic Barcelona chair by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Charles and Ray's famous Eames lounge chair, the le-corbusier chaise longue LC4 and the Eames DSW chair. We also offer orignal designs with clocks from Leff Amsterdam and Karlsson, lighting and furniture from Leitmotiv and Graypants, innovative folding chairs from FLUX, wallpaper from NLXL and accessories from Present Time. The dining room is an integral room in any house so choosing the right dining chairs is an important decision. Our range of Charles & Ray Eames Inspired Dining Chairs will allow you to dine in style and are available in a range of colours. Alternatively we have 13 colours available in the 1970's Arne Jacobsen inspired series 7 chair which is also conveniently a stacking chair. The attractive bent plywood design made famous by Christine Keeler is still as striking today as they were when they were first conceived 4 decades ago.