The Knoll Barcelona day bed is a true icon of Modernist furniture design. Designed by Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe in 1929 for the German Pavilion at the Exposicion Internacional de Barcelona.
This beautiful piece of furniture design has a hand buffed hardwood frame and upholstery in individual leather squares welted together by master craftsmen.
Materials:Platform - Ash hardwood frame painted to match Walnut veneer. 11 thick cowhide straps, foam cushion. Legs - Tubular steel in polished chrome. Spinneyback Volo Leather
Dimensions: Height - 44cm (Top of Cushion Height - 65cm) x Width - 196cm x Depth - 98cm
Delivery Time: 10 to 12 weeks
Designed in 1929
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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a German-American architect. He was commonly referred to as Mies, his surname. Along with Alvar Aalto, Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius and Frank Lloyd Wright, he is regarded as one of the pioneers of Modernist Architecture & Design. His Barcelona chair is one of modern design's true classics, often imitated but never bettered.
