{"product_id":"mies-van-der-rohe-objects-and-furniture-design-9788434311824","title":"Mies Van Der Rohe: Objects and Furniture Design","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMies Van Der Rohe: Objects and Furniture Design\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcclaimed furniture works from the Bauhaus polymath\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMies van der Rohe (1886-1969) is without doubt one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture. 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 such as the Barcelona chair, table, ottoman and day bed and the Bruno chair are acclaimed popular classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eComprehensive Design Documentation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis hardcover volume provides detailed documentation of Mies van der Rohe's furniture and object design work. The book examines how his architectural principles translated into functional furniture pieces that merged industrial materials with luxurious textiles. Published by Ediciones Polígrafa S.A., this design reference book captures the evolution of his furniture designs from the mid-1920s onward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eEssential Reference for Design Professionals\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book serves as both a historical record and practical reference for architects, furniture designers, and design students studying modernist principles. It documents the technical innovations Mies brought to furniture construction, particularly his pioneering use of chrome frames combined with leather and fabric upholstery. The separation between supporting structures and supported surfaces became a defining characteristic of his furniture design philosophy, influencing generations of designers working in the modernist tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ediciones Pol\u0026#xed;grafa S.A.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493409165586,"sku":"9788434311824","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f2f234ee-1cf7-42af-8291-c648c10c864e.jpg?v=1730646779","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mies-van-der-rohe-objects-and-furniture-design-9788434311824","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}