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Mies van der Rohe MR10 Rattan Cantilever Chairs pair by Knoll Circa 1970
Stunning pair of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe MR10 rattan cantilever dining chairs by Knoll USA circa 1970s, the chairs offered in superb condition with new rattan on chrome frames, a truly icon design that will enhance any collection, reserve now.
The MR Collection represents some of the earliest steel furniture designs by Mies van der Rohe. The material choice was inspired by fellow Bauhaus master Marcel Breuer, while the forms are thought to be modern derivatives of 19th century iron rocking chairs.
The origins of the bent-steel cantilevered chair are somewhat murky, but generally three names come up in the discussion. Marcel Breuer is widely credited with pioneering the exploration of the material, Mart Stam seems to be the first to conceive a “chair without back legs”, and Mies van der Rohe is remembered as the one who made it beautiful.
It is believed that Mart Stam described his idea—a continuous loop of steel (he used a thinner gauge gas pipe in the earliest versions) with a cantilevered seat—at a meeting of the Werkbund in 1926. In attendance were Marcel Breuer and Mies van der Rohe, both of whom were inspired to design cantilever chairs of their own in the coming months. Mies replaced the right angles on the front legs with a graceful curve which had the advantage of increasing elasticity while preventing material fatigue. Mies first showed the MR 10 and MR20 at the Stuttgart Weissenhof Estate — a seminal Werkbund exhibition, which first brought modernist works to the public, with buildings designed by Peter Behrens, Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe and others.
Over the next five years, Mies would develop an entire series of tubular steel designs now presented by Knoll as the MR Collection.
Creator: Mies van der Rohe
MR10 RattanCantilever Chairs
Set of two
Original
Manufacturer: Knoll
Bauhaus
Mid Century Modern
One Owner
Date of Manufacture: 1970
Materials: Chrome & Rattan
The chairs are in excellent condition, the rattan on both chairs has been replaced and is new with no faults, the chrome work is in good condition with no pitting or losses.
Width: 19” / 49cm
Depth: 27.25” / 69cm
Height: 33” / 84cm
Seat height: 17.5” / 44cm
Free delivery is offered to England & Wales only when buyer pays full asking price, next day delivery is not possible due to the size of the piece, please allow between 7-14 days delivery
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