English Explanatory Dictionary

Barcelona chair

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chair, designed by Mies van der Rohe, that has a curved metal frame consisting of a gentle curve that shapes the back and front legs intersecting with a shallow S-shaped curve that shapes the seat and back legs, no arms, and padded leather cushions.

Word forms

Barcelona chair Barcelona chairs

Etymology

From Barcelona, Spain, where the International Exhibition of 1929, at which the chair was first exhibited, was held.

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