{"product_id":"preben-fabricius-jorgen-kastholm-pair-scimitar-is63-leather-lounge-chairs-copy","title":"Mies Van Der Rohe For Thonet Leather \u0026 Chrome MR20 Chair","description":"\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eMies van der Rohe MR20 chair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(also known as the Weissenhof Chair) is a landmark of modern furniture design and a pioneering example of the cantilevered form. The MR20 was designed by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLudwig Mies van der Rohe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1927\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor the Weissenhofsiedlung Exhibition in Stuttgart, a landmark event for the Modernist movement\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Weissenhof_chair\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. The chair's development was directly influenced by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMart Stam's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egas tube chair, which was the first cantilever design—a chair with no back legs, where the sitter's weight creates the spring that supports the structure\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Weissenhof_chair\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. According to Sergius Ruegenberg, who worked in Mies's office, Mies improved Stam's original design by sketching a curved, rounded arc over  and said, \"If he had at least rounded it off—that would be nicer.\" That single gesture created the MR chair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe MR20 was also used in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVelvet and Silk Café\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexhibition in Berlin in 1927, co-designed by Mies and Lilly Reich, and later appeared in Mies's iconic architectural projects including the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVilla Tugendhat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1929) and the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFarnsworth House\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe MR20's design significance is underscored by its inclusion in major museum collections worldwide, including:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eVictoria and Albert Museum, London\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Accession no. CIRC.861-1968)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/collections.vam.ac.uk\/item\/O129264\/mr20-armchair-armchair\/mr20-armchair-armchair-mies-van-der\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eMuseo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Inventory no. 24\/432)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bilbaomuseoa.eus\/en\/explore\/art-work\/mr-20-chair\/1aef5d32-e91a-4fa9-a278-ef706a9680b2\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eIparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis stunning chair is the leather \"bootstraps\" version which is less common than the cane version, particularly early production runs. These models were produced under license by various manufacturers over the decades, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThonet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1930s-60s),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKnoll\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(post-1950s).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vault","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57871359607048,"sku":null,"price":5000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/8212\/0712\/files\/Product_in_Scene_Edit_roominate_1_cf6ca9a2-1aba-467c-a33c-542cccf63a9f.png?v=1781187471","url":"https:\/\/moritzfurniture.com\/products\/preben-fabricius-jorgen-kastholm-pair-scimitar-is63-leather-lounge-chairs-copy","provider":"MORITZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}