Thonet 🇩🇪 S533 Chair – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 1927

S533 / S533 F Chair Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 1927

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe discovered the principle of the cantilever chair, with no back legs, thanks to Mart Stam. But it was he who was the first to give it all its elegance, making full use of its aesthetic lightness and dynamic lines.

Despite the novelty of the concept, Mart Stam's first chairs did not appeal to Mies van der Rohe, who transformed this technological innovation into a new aesthetic proposition: it was the S533 chair, which he presented in 1927, and whose large elegant arc drawn by the tubular steel frame seems to take over the space surrounding it.

Consciously reduced materials, elegant lines and transparent effects - these are the main features of the S533 chair. Its permanent springing effect also makes it particularly comfortable.

While most designs in the 1920s were simple and functional, the architect's signature is clearly evident here: Mies van der Rohe's resolutely luxurious concept combines functionality, comfort and a timeless aesthetic. The S533 chair is the emblem of a new perception of quality.

Materials steel frame, seat and back in natural wickerwork, leather or black synthetic fibre
S533 50 x 77 x H82 cm – S533 F 55 x 84 x H82 cm
Seat height 44 cm

S533 Chair – Natural cane

S533 F Chair – Natural Cane

S533 Chair – Black full-grain leather – lacing on seat and back

S533 F Chair – Black full-grain leather – stitched seat and back

S533 F Chair – Black full-grain leather – stitched seat and back

S533 Chair – Silver synthetic fibre

S533 F Chair – Silver synthetic fibre

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, born in Aachen in 1886, joined Peter Behrens's architectural practice at the age of 22, where he met Walter Gropius and Le Corbusier. Mies van der Rohe soon became a leading figure in the new glass and steel architecture of the time. His design for a glass and steel tower on the Bahnhof Friedrichstrasse in Berlin was decisive. From 1925, he was responsible for the artistic direction of the Deutscher Werkbund. In 1927, the Weissenhof estate in Stuttgart was created under his direction. In 1930, Walter Gropius appointed Mies van der Rohe as director of the Bauhaus, which he had to close on 10 August 1933 under pressure from the NSDAP. He then emigrated to the United States. In 1938, he moved to Chicago, where he became head of the architecture department at the Armour Institute. He became one of the world's most influential architects. His steel-framed buildings with large glass curtain walls, such as the Seagram Building in New York (1958) and the National Gallery in Berlin (1968), are among the jewels of modern architecture. The design of his furniture generally evolved in relation to his buildings. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe died in 1969 in Chicago.

S533 / S533 F chair – Thonet

Mies van der Rohe, 1927

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