One of the major breakthroughs in the world of Interior Design, the Barcelona Chair has been favored with popularity and fame since a long time ago. A best-seller since its mass production in America, since in the 1950s, its unique silhouette has been part of the American culture through magazines, TV, movies and of course in the very homes of so many Mid Century Modern enthusiasts.  
But this popularity of the creation of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is not a fortuitous thing. The Barcelona Chair has excellence in design that rises praises all around the world of arts and design, at very high levels. One of the greater acknowledgments received by the Barcelona Chair is the MoMA Award for Good Design, in 1977. 

The MoMA Awards 

The MoMA Awards are presented by the Museum of Modern Art of New York, since 1951, and they recognize influential breakthroughs in industrial design and arts achievements. The Museum of Modern Arts of New York. The Museum of Modern Arts of New York is one of the largest and influential of the world. It has overviews in all Fine Arts, Architecture, Design, and many disciplines like photography, electronic media, films, and books, among others. The greatest artist of our times are presented in the MoMA: Cezanne, Bacon, Dali, Gauguin, just to name of few. 

The MoMA 1977 Award to the Barcelona Chair

According to the MoMA, The Barcelona Chair “achieves the serenity of line and the refinement of proportions and materials characteristic of Mies van der Rohe’s highly disciplined architecture. It is supported on each side by two chrome-plated, flat steel bars. Seen from the side, the single curve of the bar forming the chair’s back and front legs crosses the S-curve of the bar forming the seat and back legs, making an intersection of the two. This simple shape derives from a long history of precedents, from ancient Egyptian folding stools to nineteenth-century neoclassical seating. The cantilevered seat and the back of the original chairs were upholstered in white kid leather with welt and button details.”

The Barcelona Chair, and the Barcelona Collection

Although this award goes namely to the Barcelona Chair, it can be extended to the whole Barcelona Collection. The Barcelona Collection is the entire sum of the set of furniture designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for the Barcelona International Exposition of 1929. This collection has a great impact on the world of Interior Design and furniture, due to the revolutionary changes that it brought in an early date like 1929.
The Barcelona Collection, by that time, was formed by the Barcelona Chair, the Barcelona Sofa, the Barcelona Loveseat, the Barcelona Ottoman, the Barcelona Table, and the Barcelona Bench. The Barcelona Daybed, a modification of the Barcelona Bench, was added in 1930, and it’s one of the most popular elements in the collection right now.
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