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Mies van der Rohe Brno Chair 245 Tubular Steel, Knoll, Mahogany Leather, Italy
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brno Chair, Tubular, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 1930 Designed by Mies van der Rohe for his renowned
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Stainless Steel

Mies van der Rohe for Knoll Brno Flat Bar Armchair 255 AC, Black Leather, Italy
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mies van der Rohe for Knoll Brno Flat Bar Armchair 255AC, Black Leather with armpads (original
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Stainless Steel

Knoll Design (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
extraordinary group of people who designed for the firm over these years. People such as Mies van der Rohe, Eero
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Knoll Design (Book)
Knoll Design (Book)
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H 12 in W 10 in D 1.5 in
20 Century Seats (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
(Beugel Chair) 13 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Armlehnstuhl, 1929/30 (Armchair) 14 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
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20th Century Books

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Paper

20 Century Seats (Book)
20 Century Seats (Book)
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H 10 in W 8.13 in D 0.38 in
History of Chair 'Furniture Book, Catalogue', 1972 / Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
, see the photos - pages not numered - many pictures of chairs by Mies van der Rohe, Eoro Saarinen
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Vintage 1970s Books

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Paper

Eileen Gray: Objects and Furniture Design (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
International Style designers, such as Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand and Mies van der Rohe, who shared much
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Eileen Gray: Objects and Furniture Design (Book)
Eileen Gray: Objects and Furniture Design (Book)
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H 8.25 in W 6.5 in D 0.63 in
Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
such as Alexander Girard, Walter Gropius, George Nelson, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Kenmochi
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi (Book)
Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi (Book)
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H 7 in W 9.5 in D 0.75 in
Knoll au Louvre Catalog 1972 Paris Exhibition Book
By Knoll
Located in Seguin, TX
Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Florence Knoll Bassett, Eero Saarinen, Harry Bertoia, Hans Wegner
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Furniture by Architects Foreword by Stephen Crafti (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
and Ottoman and the ubiquitous Barcelona chair created by Mies van der Rohe for his acclaimed
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Furniture by Architects Foreword by Stephen Crafti (Book)
Furniture by Architects Foreword by Stephen Crafti (Book)
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H 9.44 in W 9.44 in D 0.88 in
1940, Han Pieck, Plywood Lounge Armchair for Lawo in Green as Published on Book
By Han Pieck
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
, Auping, Fana Metaal, de Wit Schiedam, and more companies were Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
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Vintage 1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Plywood

Ornament is Crime Modernist Architecture Matt Gibberd and Albert Hill
Located in New York, NY
iconic works of the modernist canon by Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, and Walter Gropius, as well as in
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Paper

Postmodern Architecture
Located in New York, NY
to Mies van der Rohe's dictum that ‘less is more'. One of the 20th century's most controversial
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Paper

Postmodern Architecture
Postmodern Architecture
H 11.375 in W 9.875 in D 2 in
OTR Plate 001 Classic Black Printed on Aluminum
By Figure Ground, Ansel Adams, Gerhard Richter, Robert Rauschenberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
build in the perspective style of Mies Van Der Rohe. Each plate is related to a scene and some lines
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2010s American Modern Paintings

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Aluminum

Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Lafayette, IN
world-renowned architect, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The entire apartment was outfitted in pieces from
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Aluminum

Sabine Marcelis Floor Lamp “Pillar” Tall From the series “No Fear of Glass” 2019
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Glass’, the book about Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion by Josep Quetglas. Mies van der Rohe was
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Floor Lamps

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Mirror

Sabine Marcelis Floor Lamp “Pillar” (Small) From the series “No Fear of Glass”
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
to ‘Fear of Glass’, the book about Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion by Josep Quetglas. Mies van
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21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Floor Lamps

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Mirror

Sabine Marcelis Double Chaise Longue from the Series “No Fear of Glass”, 2019
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
to ‘Fear of Glass’, the book about Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion by Josep Quetglas. Mies van
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chaise Longues

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Cut Glass

Postmodern Architecture, Less is a Bore
Located in New York, NY
to Mies van der Rohe's dictum that ‘less is more'. One of the 20th century's most controversial
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Paper

Postmodern Architecture, Less is a Bore
Postmodern Architecture, Less is a Bore
H 1.5 in W 9.88 in D 11.38 in
Modern in the Middle Chicago Houses, 1929-1975
Located in New York, NY
associated with the outsize reputations of Frank Lloyd Wright and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the examples
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Paper

Pair of Mid-Century Hans Bellmann Armchairs "G.A Model", circa 1950, Switzerland
By Hans Bellmann
Located in Girona, Spain
worked as an architect in the studio of Mies van der Rohe. In 1934 he returned to Switzerland and began
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Iron

Angelo Mangiarotti dining table 302 Bernini Italy 1959
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Bernini
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Wright, Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, and Konrad Wachsmann. Upon returning to Italy, he co-founded
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Architecture Travel Guide East Coast USA
Located in New York, NY
Florida Featuring architecture by some of the biggest midcentury names, including Mies van der Rohe
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21st Century and Contemporary European Books

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Paper

Exiles and Imigrés, The Flight of European Artists from Hitler, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
van der Rohe, who fled to the United States. Essays by 19 prominent American and European art
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Late 20th Century American Books

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Paper

Murano Glass Table Lamp Ghost Model by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, Italy
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in Milan, Italy
, Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and Konrad Wachsmann. By coming back from United States, he opened an
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Antique 1670s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Murano Glass Table Lamp Ghost Model by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, Italy
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in Milan, Italy
competition for Chicago "LOOP". While leaving abroad he knew Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Mies van der
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Antique 1670s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Table Lamp Il Cammino Model by Angelo Mangiarotti for Iter Elettronica, Italy
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Milan, Italy
"LOOP". While leaving abroad he knew Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and Konrad
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Angelo Mangiarotti Mid-Century Modern Serie Eros Marble Italian Side Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Madrid, ES
leaving abroad he knew Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and Konrad Wachsmann. In
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Antique 1670s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

Gueridon Model Eros by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, Italy
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in Milan, Italy
Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and Konrad Wachsmann. By coming back from United States, he opened an
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Gueridon

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Carrara Marble

George Nelson Rosewood Thin Edge 4 drawer Dresser by Herman Miller #1
By George Nelson
Located in San Diego, CA
a traveling fellowship in Rome, which interfaced him with figures like Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

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Aluminum

George Nelson Rosewood Thin Edge 4 drawer Dresser by Herman Miller #2
By George Nelson
Located in San Diego, CA
a traveling fellowship in Rome, which interfaced him with figures like Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

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Aluminum

Modern Italian Lighting Sfera Model by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, 1970
By Skipper, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Milan, Italy
Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and Konrad Wachsmann. By coming back from United States
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Antique 1670s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Table Lamp Polluce Collection by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, Italy
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in Milan, Italy
competition for Chicago "LOOP". While leaving abroad he knew Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Mies van der
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Antique 1670s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Angelo Mangiarotti Midcentury Marble and Steel Round Vanity Table Mirror, 1960s
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Roma, IT
Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and Konrad Wachsmann. By coming back from the
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Mirrors

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Marble, Steel

Mies Van Der Rohe Book, 1968
Located in Melville, NY
Vintage and rare softcover book. Mies van der Rohe A retrospective Exhibition by The Art Institute
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Mies Van Der Rohe Book, 1968
Mies Van Der Rohe Book, 1968
H 11 in W 8.5 in D 0.5 in
Vintage Metallic Cover Mies Van Der Rohe, MOMA Furniture Book, 1977
Located in Melville, NY
Vintage & Rare book produced by MoMa for Mies van der Rohe. Furniture and Furniture drawings from
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Framed Cards from the Original Thonet Katalog Stahlrohrmöbel Bauhaus
By Thonet
Located in Bern, CH
artists including Marcel Breuer, Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier and Mart Stam. Until its destruction by
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Vintage 1920s German Bauhaus Photography

Pair of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Stools
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, often in collaboration with Lilly Reich, designed modern furniture pieces
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Stainless Steel

1965, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Rare Early Production Adjustable Chaise Longue
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
early production MR chaise loungechair by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is showcased in leather and is in
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

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Chrome

Pair of Mies van der Rohe Brno Chairs by Knoll, circa 1960s
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in New York, NY
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's flat bar Brno Chair is comprised of polished chrome-plated steel and
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Steel

Mies in Berlin, MOMA Exhibit, Mies van der Rohe Bauhaus Modern Architecture Book
By MOMA Museum New York
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, New York. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 1886-1969, was a Pioneer of modern architecture and the
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21st Century and Contemporary American International Style Books

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Paper

This Brutal World Book
Located in New York, NY
20th century including Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Kahn, Paul Rudolph
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Paper

This Brutal World Book
This Brutal World Book
H 11.38 in W 9.88 in L 11.38 in
Cerussed Black Coffee Table with Stainless Steel Base Modern Minimal End Grain
By Figure Ground, Charles and Ray Eames, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
to the senses of touch and sight. The select timber pieces are delicately organized to 'book match
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2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stainless Steel

"Ornament is Crime Modernist Architecture" Book
Located in New York, NY
iconic works of the modernist canon by Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, and Walter Gropius, as well as in
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21st Century and Contemporary European Books

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Paper

Palm Springs Style by Aline Coquelle Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
was inspired by the designs of European architects like Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, and
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

1970s Knoll au Louvre Hardcover Book Catalog of the Exhibition
By Knoll
Located in Ferndale, MI
, rue de Rivoli, Paris January 12 to March 12, 1972 Hans and Florence Knoll, Mies van der Rohe, Marcel
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Ornament is Crime Modernist Architecture Matt Gibberd and Albert Hill
Located in New York, NY
iconic works of the modernist canon by Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, and Walter Gropius, as well as in
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Paper

Philip Johnson
Located in Richmond, VA
, during which the young Harvard graduate met Miës van der Rohe, who was to become the most influential
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Vintage 1970s Modern Books

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Paper

Philip Johnson
Philip Johnson
H 10.25 in W 8 in D 0.5 in
Angelo Mangiarotti Mid-Century Modern Serie Eros Marble Italian Side Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Madrid, ES
, Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and Konrad Wachsmann. In Mangiarotti’s design activity, whose
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Carrara Marble

Angelo Mangiarotti Mid-Century Modern Serie Eros Marble Italian Side Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Madrid, ES
Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and Konrad Wachsmann. In Mangiarotti’s design activity, whose theoric
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Carrara Marble

Angelo Mangiarotti Mid-Century Modern Serie Eros Marble Italian Side Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Madrid, ES
, Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and Konrad Wachsmann. In Mangiarotti’s design activity, whose
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

Ornament is Crime - An Unprecedented Homage to Modernist Architecture
Located in New York, NY
iconic works of the modernist canon by Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, and Walter Gropius, as well as in
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Paper

Mid-Century Modern Angelo Mangiarotti Eros Series Italian Coffee Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Madrid, ES
Chicago “LOOP”. While leaving abroad he knew Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Carrara Marble

Angelo Mangiarotti Mid-Century Modern Serie Eros Marble Italian Side Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Ibiza, Spain
". While leaving abroad he knew Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and Konrad Wachsmann
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

Angelo Mangiarotti Mid-Century Modern Serie Eros Marble Italian Side Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Madrid, ES
". While leaving abroad he knew Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and Konrad Wachsmann
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

Angelo Mangiarotti Mid-Century Modern Serie Eros Marble Italian Side Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Ibiza, Spain
". While leaving abroad he knew Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and Konrad Wachsmann
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

Modern in the Middle Chicago Houses, 1929-1975
Located in New York, NY
associated with the outsize reputations of Frank Lloyd Wright and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the examples
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Paper

Original Angelo Mangiarotti Italian "Eros" Carrara Arabescato Marble Side Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Madrid, ES
". While leaving abroad he knew Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and Konrad Wachsmann
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Angelo Mangiarotti Eros Series Side Tables
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Ibiza, Spain
leaving abroad he knew Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and Konrad Wachsmann. In
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Carrara Marble

Peter Behrens, Pair of Tiles, circa 1903
By Peter Behrens, Villeroy & Boch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
assistants who would go on to change the course of design history: Walter Gropius, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
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Antique Early 1900s German Decorative Art

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Stoneware, Ceramic

Peter Behrens, Pair of Tiles, circa 1903
Peter Behrens, Pair of Tiles, circa 1903
H 0.6 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Vintage E10 Armchair by Egon Eiermann, Germany, 1950s
By Egon Eiermann
Located in Hamburg, DE
trips to the USA he met Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, among others. He was
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Wicker

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  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To pronounce Mies van der Rohe, say "meez van der roh." The architect and furniture designer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe went simply by the name Mies, but you will often see him referred to as "Mies van der Rohe" or as the full "Ludwig Mies van der Rohe." His birth name was Maria Ludwig Michael Mies. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Mies van der Rohe furniture.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Mies van der Rohe was known for many things. Some people associate him with the Bauhaus School, which he led from 1930 to 1933. Others associate him with his most famous architectural designs, including the Seagram Building in New York. In addition, Mies van der Rohe was an influential furniture designer and the dean of the Illinois Institute of Technology. Find a collection of Mies van der Rohe furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was an architect and furniture designer who helped to define modernist design. He served as the director of the Bauhaus from 1930 to 1933 and moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1938. He designed many well-known buildings, including the Seagram Building in New York and the apartment towers on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, where he later lived. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Mies van der Rohe furniture.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    No, Mies van der Rohe was not in De Stijl, an art movement active in the Netherlands from 1917 to 1931. However, the movement did influence his thinking about design and helped inspire his work as the director of the Bauhaus from 1930 to 1933. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Mies van der Rohe furniture.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    No, Mies van der Rohe was not a landscape architect. Although he had no formal architectural training, he designed many buildings around the world from the 1920s through the 1960s. Some of his most well-known designs include the Seagram Building in New York City, the Chicago Federal Complex and Farnsworth House, located in the suburbs of Chicago. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Mies van der Rohe furniture.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    No, Mies van der Rohe didn't win any major competitions. However, a well-known annual competition shares his name. The European Union awards the Mies van der Rohe Award for outstanding achievements in contemporary architecture every two years. Find a selection of Mies van der Rohe furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Yes. Although he didn't restrict himself to that particular architectural style, Mies van der Rohe is famous for the international style. His work and buildings created by his students and followers heavily influenced the movement. You can see hallmarks of the style in the simplicity of his work, as well as in his use of steel and plate glass construction materials. You'll find a range of Mies van der Rohe furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Ludwig Mies van der Rohe lived in the Lake Shore Drive apartment towers in Chicago. He moved to the city in 1938. Once there, Mies worked as an architect. He also served as the dean of the Illinois Institute of Technology. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Mies van der Rohe furniture.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    There are numerous Mies van der Rohe buildings. The campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology is home to 20 of his designs, such as the Minerals and Metals Research Building and the Engineering Research Building. Other Mies van der Rohe buildings found in Chicago include the Promontory Apartments, the 860-880 Lake Shore Apartments, the Chicago Federal Center and the Esplanade Apartment Buildings. Shop a selection of Mies van der Rohe furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    No, Mies van der Rohe is not most famous for the industrial style. However, many of his later buildings did employ materials typical in the style, such as industrial-grade steel and plate glass. You'll find a selection of Mies van der Rohe furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    No, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was not famous for being a formalist. A formalist is a designer who adheres to strict rules of one particular style. Mies van der Rohe never attempted to work within the framework of one guiding architectural movement. Instead, he designed buildings and furniture to fit their purpose, always adhering to the principle of "less is more." Shop a range of Mies van der Rohe furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    No, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is not famous for Gothic architecture. The period of Gothic architecture ranges from the 12th to 16th centuries. Mies van der Rohe was active from the 1920s to the 1960s. Historians consider him a modernist designer and architect. You'll find a collection of Mies van der Rohe furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Marcel Breuer designed tubular steel furniture with Mies van der Rohe. It was Breuer who came up with the idea for using the material as a base for chairs, tables and other furnishings after he became fascinated by the frame of his bicycle. You'll find a variety of vintage tubular steel furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    No, not everything that Mies van der Rohe produced is considered Bauhaus architecture. Generally, designs he created during the early 1930s, like the Villa Tugendhat in Brno, Czech Republic, fall under the category. Mies van der Rohe continued to design buildings for decades to come and experimented in a variety of styles. Shop a collection of Mies van der Rohe furniture on 1stDibs.