Details
manufactured by Gebrüder Thonet, Vienna, Austria
chrome-plated tube steel, fabric
3118 x 1814 x 2512 in. (79 x 46.3 x 64.7 cm) (each)
two chairs with manufacturer's metal tag THONET
Provenance
Carolyn J. Springborn, USA
Important Design, Christie's, New York, 27 November 1999, lots 6 and 7
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
W. Blaser, Mies Van Der Rohe: Furniture and Interiors, New York, 1982, pp. 40-43, 47 (for a discussion of the design and period photographs)
FURTHER DETAILS
The MR chair and armchair were the first pieces of furniture designed by Mies Van der Rohe using a tubular structure shaping a continuous frame. The singular composition of the present chairs exemplifies the concept of the continuous space, a design philosophy and hallmark of modern architecture that removes rigid and traditional walls to create fluid, open, and flexible environments.

This model can be found in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York (inv. no. 99.1943).
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