An MR90 Barcelona chair, designed by Mies van der Rohe, designed 1929

chromed steel, the sections joined by chromed screws

This chair was designed by van der Rohe for the German Pavillion at the Barcelona Exhibition of 1929. Early pieces from the period 1929-1932 were manufactured using a jointed construction, as seen in the current lot, by the Berliner Metallgewerbe Josef Muller and then by Bamberg Mettalwerkstatten. However, recent discussion has suggested that a limited number of pieces were made with this technique later, in the 1940s. Post War pieces were produced with a welded construction by Knoll International.