MR10, side chair
designed 1927
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Peter and Ivanka Canet, 2019
© Ludwig Mies van der Rohe/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
- Gallery location
- Not on display
About this work
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is regarded as one of the pioneers of international modernism. Early in his career he worked alongside Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius before becoming the third and final director of the Bauhaus design school from 1930 to 1933 in Dessau (1930–32) and Berlin (1932–33). During this time he was also president of the Deutsche Werkbund, an association of architects and designers focused on developing affordable, well-designed housing and interiors. His now famous cantilevered MR chair was based upon a 1924 design by Mart Stam and was produced in 1927 for the Werkbund’s exhibition of experimental interiors. It has remained in production ever since.
Artwork Details
Purchased with funds donated by Peter and Ivanka Canet, 2019
© Ludwig Mies van der Rohe/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia