LA1

2021

Photo Annik Wetter

LA1

2021

MR10 chair by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 23,75 carats gold leaf, stainless steel, polyester

77 x 49 x 70 cm

LD-OBJ-00003/21

© Ligia Dias

LA1 is the encounter between two ways of thinking about modernism : the MR10 chair by Mies van der Rohe illustrates the strict and ultimately rigid industrial principles inculcated by the modernist movement, and a series of assemblages inspired by the work of Anni Albers (my favorite approach) made of washers and ribbon, a simple and effective gesture that forms the seat of a chair that is not made for sitting but for thinking

Ligia Dias, Swiss Design Awards 2021, Basel. Photo Annik Wetter