Be4U - Furniture Design History

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886 - 1969)

Ludwig Mies van
der Rohe was an
architect and
designer. Mies
developed a
design approach
based on advanced
structural techniques
and Prussian
Classicism. He also
developed a sympathy
for the aesthetic
beliefs of both Russian Constructivism and the Dutch De
Stijl group. He borrowed from the post and lintel
construction of Karl Friedrich Schinkel for his designs in
steel and glass.

Famous for his saying, 'Less is More' and 'God is in the details',
Mies attempted to create contemplative, neutral spaces through
an architecture based on material honesty and structural integrity.
Over the last twenty years of his life, Mies achieved his vision of
a monumental 'skin and bone' architecture. His later works
provide a fitting outcome to a life dedicated to the idea of a
universal, simplified architecture.



Article Resource:
Internet;
- http://www.icollector.com/Ludwig-Mies-van-der-Rohe-Knoll-
Mies-daybed_i8523595
- http://www.spacecraftint.com/shop/mies-van-der-rohe/knoll-
mies-van-der-rohe-mr-table-1.html
- http://www.icollector.com/Ludwig-Mies-van-der-Rohe-pair-of
-Barcelona-chairs-with-ottoman_i8513396
-http://www.spacecraftint.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1
/image/840x1120/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/K/n/
Knoll-Mies-van-de-rohe-flat-bar-armchair_1_1.jpg
- http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/26/61926-050-
F98DB706.jpg
Books;

- C 20th Furniture, edited by Fiona Baker and Keith Baker,
published by Calton Book Limited 2003
- Bent Wood andMetal Furniture: 1850 - 1946, edited by Derek
E. Ostergard, published by The American Federation of Arts

Le Corbusier (1887 - 1965)

Le Corbusier was
born on October
6, 1887, inLaCha
ux-de-Fonds,
Switzerland. His
family's love for
arts, and enthu-
siasm for the
Jura Mountains,
were all
formative
influences on
the young Le
Corbusier.

He is an internationally influential Swiss architect and city planner,
whose designs combine the functionalism of the modern movement
with a bold, sculptural expressionism. He belonged to the first
generation of the so-called International school of architecture and
was their most able propagandist in his numerous writings. In his
architecture he joined the functionalist aspirations of his generation
with a strong sense of expressionism. He was the first architect to
make a studied use of rough-cast concrete, a technique that satisfied
his taste for asceticism and for sculptural forms.



Article Resource:
Internet;
- http://www.harvestmoon.co.uk/coach-house-contemporary-retro-
living-room-furniture.html
- http://www.ny-furniture.com/LeCorbusier.htm - http://rockandfio
cc.blogspot.com/2009/06/occhiali-rotondi.html
- http://gibraltarfurniture.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/1295-le-cor
busier-lc6-table-wwwgibraltarfurniturecom-800-416-3635/
- http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200907/1248729488.
html
Books;

- The LC4 Chaise Longue by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeaneret and

Charlotte Perriand, edited by Volker Fisher, published by Verlag
form GmbH