Mies Van Der Rohe Manner Barcelona Bench

Here is an extraordinarily rare piece with fantastic provenance– this oversize version of Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona daybed is 16 feet in length and custom fabricated of fiberglass and steel. You would not know that it is fiberglass without touching it. The level of detail and realism is stunning. It’s like an artwork using the principal of transference of material– when an object appears to be made of one expected material, but is really crafted of something totally different, often incongruent with one's expectations. The reason fiberglass was used to make this daybed is that it was created for use in the lobby of Mies van der Rohe’s IBM building at 330 N. Wabash in Chicago. Mies often specified that the public spaces in the buildings he designed be furnished with tables and seating also of his design. In the 1990s the owner of the IBM building hired Chicago designer Judy Niedermaier to decorate the public spaces. Having seen ordinary Barcelona chairs and sofas suffer the abuse of high-traffic spaces see with hundreds of people using them on a daily basis, she opted to something different that would hold up under extreme wear. Interestingly, this was not the first time Niedermaier employed fiberglass in her design work, nor would it be her last. Her firm had used fiberglass for store displays, pots and mannequins in some of their prop and merchandise display work, and then in the early 2000s with the famous downtown Chicago outdoor art projects “Cows on Parade” and “Suite Home Chicago” (fiberglass outdoor furniture...

A fine original Pair of Mies Van Der Rohe Barcelona Chairs Original Full Grain Leather Seats and Straps Clean Polished Steel Frame Or...

Barcelona Chaise Longue designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1929 for the German Pavilion at the International Exhibition in Barcelona. Stainless s...

Iconic Pair of Barcelona stools or ottomans, designed by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll, American, circa 2000s. Retains Knoll tag underneath. They have been cleaned and a leather condit...

Cream tone leather tufted top cushion and straps with a stainless steel frame in wonderful original condition.

Very Rare Gerald R. Griffith / Mies Van Der Rohe Barcelona Ottoman Germany / USA, 1929 / c. 1960 This particular example was created by Gerald R. Griffith in Chicago under the supe...

Pair of Barcelona Ottomans/ Stools manufactered by Knoll.

Barcelona stools in polished stainless steel and patinated brown leather. Designed by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll. Priced and sold individually.

Mies Van Der Rohe Barcelona Barcelona Armchair and its ottoman, 2010 Publisher KNOLL Black leather and chromed steel Dimensions: Armchair: W 75cm x D 77cm x H 77cm - Seat H 4...

Inspired by the legendary Mies van der Rohe, these Vintage Barcelona Style Chairs are a celebration of modernist design and enduring elegance. With their sleek chrome frames and expe...