Where Would We Be Without Mies?

Apropos of nothing, really, here is the mythical Barcelona Chair by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Mies van der Rohe was possibly the greatest designer of furniture ever to live, if that’s enough for you. Florence Knoll, having left the office of a somewhat dunder-headed executive, joked to her companion: “Where would they be without us?” “My dear,” he said, “Where would we be without Mies?”

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Pictured with the Barcelona Table, Couch, and Ottoman

Pictured with the Barcelona Table, Couch, and Ottoman

All Mies did was school sucka punks what thought they knew.

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Marcel Breuer in Atlanta

If you happen to be anywhere near north Georgia, do yourself a favor and get to the Museum of Design Atlanta. They have an exhibition featuring the work of one of the 20th century’s great industrial designers, Marcel Breuer.

Some of his work:

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The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York

The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York

Check it out.

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