Image source: Knoll — Barcelona Table
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Barcelona Table
Mies van der Rohe's 1929 square coffee table: thick glass on a hand-buffed crisscross chrome base
1016 × 470 × 1016 mm
1929
Approx. $3,200 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Barcelona® Table (model 252) is the only piece of Knoll's Barcelona Collection without upholstery. Knoll dates it to 1929 and calls it the perfect complement to the Barcelona Chair: a square glass top on a hand-buffed frame in polished chrome or stainless steel.
Construction
- Glass top ¾" thick with a ⅛" beveled edge; Starphire™ glass, which has a lower iron content, is offered
- Frame of bar stock steel, hand-ground and hand-buffed to a mirror-like polished chrome, or of premium grade 202 stainless steel bar stock
- Single-piece base engineered for durability
- Requires assembly
Specifications
- W 40" × D 40" × H 18½" (1016 × 1016 × 470 mm) with the polished chrome frame; H 17" (432 mm) with the stainless steel frame
- Weight 143½ lb
Story
The table beside the chair
Knoll's page for the Barcelona Table calls it the perfect complement to the Barcelona Chair, and describes a chrome and glass design that pairs modern style with simple sophistication. The design-plan heading gives the year 1929, and the shop ties the collection to the German Pavilion that Mies designed in 1929.
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No trivial decoration
Knoll's product sheet says the table reflects the philosophy of "no trivial decoration" that Mies applied to architecture and design, and that it is at once functional and formal, available in stainless steel or chrome. The sheet describes an impressive awareness of proportion, detailing and craftsmanship, and a richness and integrity of materials.
More by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
S 533 Cantilever Chair
Mies van der Rohe's curved cantilever chair of 1927 in a single circle of chrome-plated steel.
MR Adjustable Chaise Lounge
Mies van der Rohe's 1927 chaise on a two-piece chrome frame that adjusts in height and angle
Barcelona Couch
Mies van der Rohe's 1930 couch: tufted cushion on a mahogany platform and steel legs
Barcelona Chair
Mies van der Rohe's 1929 lounge chair: steel frame and cushions of 40 hand-welted squares
Collection
Barcelona Collection
Knoll's Barcelona Collection by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, from the 1929 Barcelona pavilion: chair, stool, couch and table with crisscross steel frames.
