Vintage Brno Style Flat Bar Side Chairs With Newer Black Fabric Upholstery - Pair

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A vintage pair of Mies van der Rohe designed Brno flat bar cantilever chairs in chrome with black fabric upholstery. … Read more A vintage pair of Mies van der Rohe designed Brno flat bar cantilever chairs in chrome with black fabric upholstery.

These chairs have been professionally reupholstered in black woven fabric and are overall both very nice examples. The arm pads are covered in black faux leather. Both are in great vintage condition with only very minimal imperfections as to be expected with age and overall presents very well as shown.

arm height: 26"

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However, these chairs are the exact dimensions of the original as listed on Knoll's website. These were originally purchased from a used office furniture clearing warehouse and are commercial quality chairs. They have very heavy sold steel flat bar frames and very sturdy construction and are true to the original design. Brand is unknown as there are no markings or tags.

Pricing is for 2 chairs

about the chair from Knoll :

"The Tugendhat House, often considered to be Mies van der Rohe’s defining residential work, is the summation of his ideas incorporated at every level of the design. Architectural historian Peter Blake explains in his book Master Builders: “As in every one of his designs, from skyscrapers to dining chairs, Mies reduces each object to its essential elements, and then refined each detail to a point of almost breathtaking beauty and eloquence. There was nothing in this house that did not reflect this process of distillation to the point of utter perfection — not a window mullion, not a heating pipe, not a lighting fixture, not an ashtray.”

While there were 24 Tubular Brno Chairs in the Tugendhat House, there was only one Flat Bar Brno chair in master bedroom and, unlike the tubular version, the design was not subsequently put into production. In 1958 Phillip Johnson requested that Knoll produce the flat bar Brno Chair for use in his design of the Four Seasons restaurant. After making a few slight adjustments, including added cushioning — all with the approval of Mies — Knoll reintroduced the chair in 1958 and continues to produce each chair to Mies’ exacting standards, thanks to a collaboration with the Mies van der Rohe Archives at The Museum of Modern Art, New York." See less