Which one of us does not want to use and rest on a chair that is comfortable, along with being really classy to look at? The Barcelona chair is one such piece of furniture that has been really popular among buyers. Though the name might seem odd, the Barcelona chair is known by its name because of its close links with the city of Barcelona. The chair owes its existence to its designing by Mies Van Der Rhoe for the International Exposition that was held in Barcelona in the year 1929.

Consisting of a framework that includes crossed steel rods that form the legs of the chair and a comfortable cushion for the person to sit in, the chair is one of the best known pieces or rather, faces of modern furniture. However, the initial design of this piece of modern furniture was different from the smooth stainless steel that we associate with in our times. The importance of chairs cannot be ignored since ancient times when they used wood logs to sit, but that was not the comfortable medium to sit. Now people are using different chairs like bertoia chair, wassily chair etc.

The manufacturer who currently has the license to producer the chair is Knoll, which also owns the trademark of this representative of modern furniture. Even in today’s world, the chair is considered to be a status symbol and is sought after. The expensive materials that are used to make the chairs, along with the manual labor involved make the Barcelona Chairs an expensive option.