Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe.

My longest memory of an insperational furniture designer actually studied as an architect, don't they all? This man is called Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. My memory occurs of his fabulous Barcelona chair, noticing this presteen white gem in a 'Living ETC' magazine one day it has stuck in my head like a teenagers first crush.
Im not trying to portray a romance between me and the chair as charming as it is but how much it inspired me to design like him, different, bold and use of strong materials.

He started off as an architect and i guess after mastering the exterior of a building, why not take on the interior? He was a socialist of the gallery heads and a man of many tricks and trades, he was also the last director of the Bauhaus, where he taught architecture. See....man of many talents..

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's work is still widely exhibited, currently holding a/his perspective in the  Museum Of Modern Art (MOMA).

I think his work is going to leave a mark on the art world for decades to follow, attempt but never master and will had made footsteps in the sand for all young aspiring designers to follow. I love his designs because of well....sounds stupid but because of how well designed they are, minimalist but with all the structure, style and strength they portray. They look as if its a 'don't take the pen off the page' drawing, so fluent and well connected. He upholsters his chairs in wicker, leather and skins, which provides longs wearing, fashiable and strength to his chairs.