{"id":24553,"date":"2015-07-16T15:34:56","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T19:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=24553"},"modified":"2021-12-15T01:02:34","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T06:02:34","slug":"inside-with-the-architect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/inside-with-the-architect\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside With The Architect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Architects, of course, create the buildings we admire and the spaces we occupy. But many of these celebrated talents also design the furniture that fill their buildings, creating what the Germans call a <em>gesamtkunstwerk<\/em>, or a total work of art. Below, discover 12 instances in which notable architects \u2014 including the likes of  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/frank-lloyd-wright\/furniture\/\">Frank Lloyd Wright<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/ludwig-mies-van-der-rohe\/furniture\/\">Mies van der Rohe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/oscar-niemeyer\/furniture\/\">Oscar Niemeyer<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/frank-gehry\/furniture\/\">Frank Gehry<\/a> \u2014 relied on their own, self-designed catalogues to furnish the rooms of the spaces they built.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"slideshow\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1b.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1b-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1b-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1b-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1b-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1b-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1a.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1a-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1a-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1a-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1a-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Architect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/ludwig-mies-van-der-rohe\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mies van der Rohe<\/a> designed the Barcelona Chair as a perch for Spanish royalty to oversee the opening ceremonies of the 1929 International Exhibition. Van der Rohe collaborated with his longtime partner Lilly Reich on this project.<!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\t<div class=\"slideshow\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2c.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2c-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2c-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2c-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2c-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2c-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2b.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2b-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2b-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2b-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2b-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2b-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2a.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2a-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2a-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2a-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2a-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/frank-lloyd-wright\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frank Lloyd Wright\u2019s<\/a> Johnson Wax Factory Administration Building was so over-budget that the project was worth half the net worth of the entire S.C. Johnson company when it was completed. Regardless, the slender columns \u2014 mimicked in Wright\u2019s custom furnishings \u2014 created the delightful sensation of being at the bottom of a lily pond.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\t<div class=\"slideshow\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3c.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3c-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3c-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3c-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3c-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3c-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3b.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3b-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3b-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3b-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3b-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3b-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3a.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3a-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3a-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3a-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3a-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>\u201cI like the precision of metal, its gloss and color when it\u2019s lacquered,\u201d said French designer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/charlotte-perriand\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlotte Perriand<\/a>, who created the Alpine ski block interiors seen above. \u201cBut,\u201d she added, \u201cI like caressing wood.\u201d These three-legged, vernacular stools are humble in form yet highly sought after: their heft and simple lines make them functional works of art.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\t<div class=\"slideshow\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/4b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/4b.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/4b-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/4b-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/4b-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/4b-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/4b-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/4a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/4a.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/4a-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/4a-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/4a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/4a-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/4a-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Though not a typical congressional seat by any means, these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/club-chairs\/alta-chair-ottoman-oscar-niemeyer\/id-f_1149710\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alta lounge chairs<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/oscar-niemeyer\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oscar Niemeyer<\/a> nonetheless command attention in the National Congress building, one of the many landmark structures the architect created in the 1960s for the sprawling city of <span id=\"Bras.C3.ADlia\" class=\"mw-headline\">Bras\u00edlia<\/span>, the ever-futuristic capital of Brazil.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\t<div class=\"slideshow\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5b.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5b-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5b-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5b-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5b-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5b-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5a.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5a-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5a-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5a-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5a-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Concerned that his reputation as an architect would be overshadowed by his furniture designs, a young <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/frank-gehry\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frank Gehry<\/a> discontinued the manufacture of his Easy Edges laminated cardboard furniture \u2014 but then later installed it in his eye-catching Venice, California Binoculars Building.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\t<div class=\"slideshow\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7c.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7c-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7c-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7c-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7c-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7c-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7b.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7b-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7b-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7b-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7b-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7b-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7a.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7a-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7a-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7a-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7a-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>The Pritzer Prize-winning firm SANAA \u2014 led by Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa \u2014 created the &#8220;rabbit chair&#8221; to be a slender, inconspicuous piece that could easily be contextualized within a variety of spaces. Above, see it installed in their design for the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Ishikawa.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\t<div class=\"slideshow\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8b.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8b-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8b-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8b-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8b-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8b-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8a.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8a-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8a-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8a-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8a-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>The Finnish architect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/alvar-aalto\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alvar Aalto<\/a> tested the limits of cantilevered, bent birch wood to achieve the perfect angle for tuberculosis patients to recover \u2014 and breathe easily \u2014 in his lounge chair, a creation for the Paimio Sanatorium in southwest Finland.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\t<div class=\"slideshow\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8590462315_8215e81a55_b-950x634.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8590462315_8215e81a55_b-950x634.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8590462315_8215e81a55_b-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8590462315_8215e81a55_b-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8590462315_8215e81a55_b-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8590462315_8215e81a55_b-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8590462315_8215e81a55_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8590462315_8215e81a55_b-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"528\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/abe38a665d1a_raymondneutra25.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/abe38a665d1a_raymondneutra25.jpg 528w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/abe38a665d1a_raymondneutra25-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/abe38a665d1a_raymondneutra25-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/abe38a665d1a_raymondneutra25-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>The patio of architect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/richard-neutra\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard Neutra&#8217;s<\/a> Tremaine House in Montecito, California are outfitted with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/chairs\/richard-neutra-boomerang-easy-chairs\/id-f_921287\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boomerang<\/a> chairs of his own design.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\t<div class=\"slideshow\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10c.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10c-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10c-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10c-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10c-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10c-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10b.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10b-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10b-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10b-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10b-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10b-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10a.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10a-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10a-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10a-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10a-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Mutually inspired by their respective creative pursuits, Charles and Ray Eames gave film director and close friend Billy Wilder the first Eames Lounge Chair as a birthday gift.  The chair was an achievement of technology and comfort that utilized a then-cutting-edge process of super-heating plywood to bend it into impossibly smooth, cozy curved shapes. Here, the chair can be seen in the legendary couple\u2019s home of their own design, the Eames Case Study House. By the way, the Eames later gave Wilder another gift \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/lounge-chairs\/eames-billy-wilder-chaise\/id-f_1941482\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a slim, bench-like lounger<\/a> that they designed for the director to use for on-set naps.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\t<div class=\"slideshow\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11c.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11c-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11c-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11c-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11c-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11c-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11b.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11b-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11b-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11b-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11b-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11b-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11a.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11a-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11a-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11a-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11a-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Architect Shigeru Ban designed the Carta series for furniture maker Cappellini in 1999. His work for this project continued Ban&#8217;s efforts to use unconventional materials \u2014 in this case, cardboard tubes \u2014 to create sustainable, comparatively inexpensive dwellings. Above, see the chairs in Ban&#8217;s 2013 design for the Tamedia office building in Zurich.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\t<div class=\"slideshow\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13d.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13d.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13d-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13d-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13d-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13d-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13d-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13c.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13c-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13c-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13c-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13c-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13c-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13b.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13b-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13b-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13b-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13b-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13b-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13a.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13a-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13a-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13a-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/13a-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/ludwig-mies-van-der-rohe\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mies van der Rohe&#8217;s<\/a> Brno chair is a masterpiece of minimalism: a single piece of polished stainless steel, bent three times to create a base, back and arms and upholstered with simple, smooth leather. 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But many of these celebrated talents also design the furniture that fill their buildings, creating what the Germans call a gesamtkunstwerk, or a total work of art. 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