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You Ultra-Modern GO-MOD Design Addicts are looking at an Original Pair of ~" 2 VINTAGE KNOLL BARCELONA OTTOMONS "~
Hand Polished Steel, Upholstery in Cognac Leather.
Starting @ OVER 50% OFF New Pricing (for the Pair)
c.1954-1960's for Knoll, by Mies van der Rohe, 1929.
Priced Today @ $3750.00+ USD/Pair.
CONDITION REPORT:
This auction is for "2" Original 1960's Knoll Barcelona Ottomans by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. They are optioned with Hand-Polished Steel Frames, Saddle Leather Straps, and Hand-Stitched Leather Upholstery. The color has developed a Rich Character Patina, and has faded nicely. It appears to be close to the current Spinneybeck color Petrolyph Vola (a deeper Brownish/Taupish Beige), although this IS a vintage pair, so I'm not sure of the actual color. Only 1 Strap is cracked off at one end, the others are fine. Structural Condition is EXCELLENT, t is only faint surface scratching to frames, all in all they look really good. The leather has no cuts, and all buttons are in tact, and 1 Cushion still has Original Knoll Tag stitched in, while bottom tip of leg contains "2" very tiny engraved "PP" letters. Physical Condition is pretty darn good. On a scale of 1 to 10; 10 being highest, these chairs are Structurally a 9.5, Cosmetically a 7.5. I have cleaned and conditioned the leather, and cleaned the frames. You really couldn't ask for a better platform vintage Original, for less than this amount of money.
Own one of the Museum of Modern Art's (MoMA) "Permanent Collection" of Designs.
Dimensions
Chair Dimensions: 29.5"W | 30"D | 30.25"H | Seat 17"H
Ottomon Dimensions: 24"W | 23.25"D | Seat 14.75"H.
Construction
Design Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 1929. Individual hand-welted and tufted leather panels. Made in USA by Knoll. Frame welded in single-piece construction from single stainless steel block for ultimate durability. Stainless steel is hand-buffed or chrome plated. Individual leather panels are cut, hand-welted and hand-tufted, and panels and buttons are crafted from a single hide.
Design Facts
Created by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for the German Pavilion at the 1929 Barcelona Exposition, the Barcelona stool features the pure compositional structure that now epitomizes Modern architecture. From the hand-buffed stainless steel or chromed frame to the individual leather squares carefully welted together, each Barcelona stool is a tribute to traditional craftmanship and meticulous attention to detail. Knoll is the only authorized and licensed manufacturer of the Barcelona Collection since 1953. Mies van der Rohe's signature is stamped into the frame of each piece to guarantee authenticity. Knoll has received trademark protection for the designs created by Mies van der Rohe, a Barcelona stool not manufactured by Knoll is a counterfeit.
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About Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Mies was born in Aachen, Germany, on March 27, 1886. After having trained with his father, a master stonemaso, at 19 he moved to berlin, w he worked for bruno paul, the art nouveau architect and furniture designer. At 20 he received his first independent commission, to plan a house for a philosopher (alois riehl). In 1908 he began working for the architect Peter Behrens. He studied the architecture of the prussian Karl Friedrich Schinkel and Frank Lloyd Wright. He opened his own office in berlin in 1912, and married in 1913.
After World War I, he began studying the skyscraper and designed two innovative steel-framed towers encased in glass. One of them was the Friedrichstrasse skyscraper, designed in 1921 for a competition. It was never built, although it drew critical praise and foreshadowed his skyscraper designs of the late 40s and 50s.
In 1921, when his marriage ended, he changed his name, addin...
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