The emergence of modern furniture design in the 20th century is due to the mutual efforts of many, but it is often largely credited to one person: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Hailed as the pioneer of Modern design along with Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe designed several of the earliest and most popular examples of modern furniture. Today his furniture creations remain highly sought after and they are considered to be icons of the modern design movement.



Before he… Continue

Since its debut in the late 19th century, modern furniture design has set itself apart from other styles in furnishings for its simple and functional construction as well as for its rejection of ornament. The style is particularly used by architects who branched over into furniture design, with the most notable being the pioneer of 20th century modern design himself, Ludwig Mies van der… Continue

Regarded as the pioneering master of modern design, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is a leading architect and designer of the early 20th century. Along with contemporaries Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, and Eileen Gray, Mies helped bring to live a new “modern” style in architecture and furniture design, his works and remains as an influence and inspiration to architects and interior designers today.



Born Maria Ludwig Mies on March 27, 1886 in Aachen, Germany, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe had no… Continue

The rise of modern design in the 20th century is due to the combined efforts of many, but only a few would have contributed more than Mies van der Rohe. Recognized as one of the major pioneers of the modern movement in the early 20th century, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe helped establish modern design in both architecture and furniture as a formidable as the dominant style of the modern age and continue to inspire other designers today.



Born on March 1886 in Aachen Germany, Ludwig… Continue

Born on March 1886 in Aachen, Germany, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (real name Maria Ludwig Mies) is a modernist architect, designer, and professor. He, along with Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius, is credited for pioneering the modern design movement in the early 20th century as a proponent of modern furniture. He is also remembered for his famous quotes “God is in the details” and “less is more”.



Once apprenticed the famed architect Peter Behrens, Mies van der Rohe began his… Continue