Barcelona daybed - Mies Van Der Rohe

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Barcelona couch daybed for Knoll International, USA, 1980s. One of the most iconic and enduring modernist des...

Elevate your living space with the timeless elegance of Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona couch/daybed in classic black Volo leather available at circa20c. Crafted by Knoll, the daybed e...

Knoll Barcelona Couch / Daybed, Model 258L. Designed by Mies van der Rohe, originally in 1930. in Volo "Ivory" leather This example is Knoll's ...

We collected this cult-favorite, vintage Mies Van Der Rohe daybed at auction. The stainless steel legs, walnut base, and black leather upholstery are all in excellent condition. See ...

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...

Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Daybed Manufactured By Knoll 1970s Production Walnut frame Beautiful Black Leather Cloth Manufacturers label

Barcelona daybed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for Knoll, Burgundy Leather, 1990s.

This is a Barcelona Daybed / Couch, originally designed by Mies van der Rohe in 1930. This particular example was produced by Knoll in the United States and dates to 2005. It feature...

Barcelona daybed, designed by Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe in 1929 and manufactured by Knoll International in 1972. Made of chromed steel and coffee brown leather. Fully restored in Ital...

Barcelona daybed, designed by Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe in 1929 and manufactured by Knoll International in 1972. Made of chromed steel and leather. Excellent vintage condition. The B...