Knoll Reissues Mies van der Rohe's Famed Tugendhat Chair

Among architect, interior designer and academic Mies van der Rohe's many talents was an innate ability to refine an object's form without making it feel too cold and clinical. Regarding his furniture designs, few examples of that skill are finer than the one provided by the Tugendhat chair, which Knoll has now re-issued.Originally designed by Mies van der Rohe in 1929 -- the same year he designed the Barcelona Chair -- the Tugendhat features a thick, untufted seat (and optional armrests) to ensu...