Designed by Mies van der Rohe in 1930 for his renowned Villa Tugendhat in Brno, Czech Republic, the Brno Chair reflects the groundbreaking simplicity of its original environment. The chair, an icon of 20th-century design, is celebrated for its lean profile, clean lines and exquisite details. The Tubular Brno chair is available in thin- and thick-seat versions with hand-buffed stainless steel or mirror chrome frames.
Placed at dining tables, desks and side tables, there are thought to have been 24 Tubular Brno Chairs in the original Villa Tugendhat. Thanks to a collaboration with the Mies van der Rohe Archives at The Museum of Modern Art, Knoll continues to produce each chair to the original specifications.
Villa Tugendhat is the summation of Mies van der Rohe's ideas incorporated at every level of 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.”
Regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of architecture, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s ‘less-is-more’ approach to design was the gold standard for many generations of modern architecture.
16905 | Reff Profiles Individual Private Office
7394 | Florence Knoll Conference Table, Tubular Brno Chair
7186 | Autostrada Private Office
4555 | D'Urso Conference Table with Tubular Brno Chairs
3718 | Brno Chairs with D'Urso Conference Table
10428 | Florence Knoll Desk and Tubular Brno Chair
10427 | Florence Knoll Desk and Tubular Brno Chair
5199 | Tubular Bar Brno Chairs and Florence Knoll Round Table
5593 | Tubular Brno Chair
14628 | Tubular Brno Chair
14100 | Florence Knoll Dining Table
The configurator below is for reference purposes only. All options, finishes and sizes may not be represented.
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