Old House Journal

20th-Century Furniture

1. MODERN CLASSIC

n 1929, Mies van der Rohe designed the Barcelona chair for the King and Queen of Spain, the companion stool for their attendants. By Knoll, the stool comes in nine different leathers. In Kilim red, $2,946. Lead time is seven

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