Barcelona chair

English thumb|Barcelona chair Etymology From Barcelona, Spain, where the International Exhibition of 1929, at which the chair was first exhibited, was held. Noun A chair, designed by Mies van der Rohe, that has a curved metal frame consisting of a gentle curve that shapes the back and front legs intersecting with a shallow S-shaped curve that shapes the seat and back legs, no arms, and padded leather cushions. en 2001 Geometry of Design: Studies in Proportion and Composition Kimberly Elam The Barcelona Chair was designed in 1929 for the German Pavilion at the International Exhibition in Barcelona, Spain. en 2009 From Bauhaus to Our House Tom Wolfe 48 The Barcelona chair commanded the staggering price of $550, however, and that was wholesale. en 2009 Fifty Chairs that Changed the World Design Museum Enterprise Limited Marble, travertine, brass and plate glass were deployed to majestic effect, and within the cool, calm interior the Barcelona chairs and accompanying ottomans took on a monumental presence. en 2013 Chair Anne Massey 65 Following his move to America in 1938, he did not come up with any new furniture designs; the Barcelona chair remains his most famous work. en Chairs