Thursday 12 July 2012

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Mies … the beginning of minimalist luxury….
One arm dangling while the other casually holds up the ultimate status symbol … and within arms reach is a simple Murano glass ashtray. Notice the pocket kerchief and the shine on his shoes. The elegant combination of tubular steel and the cantilever principle  in his MR side chair seemingly leaves the acclaimed architect and Bauhaus director  floating in the air in this carefully composed ‘relaxed’ pose…


Mies… the beginning of minimalist luxury.
One arm dangling while the other casually holds up the ultimate status symbol … and within arms reach is a simple Murano glass ashtray. Notice the pocket kerchief and the shine on his shoes. The elegant combination of tubular steel and the cantilever principle  in his MR side chair seemingly leaves the acclaimed architect and Bauhaus director  floating in the air in this carefully composed ‘relaxed’ pose…

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