Cantilever chair S 533
Design Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 1927
The targeted restriction in the use of materials,
elegance in the lines and transparency in the effect are
the characteristic properties of the S 533. It owes its
special comfort to constant elastic flexing. This effect
results from the fact that Mies van der Rohe conceived
the front part of the tubular steel frame as a big bow
made of spring-hard tubular steel.
While most of the designs from the 1920s were rather
simple and functional, this chair clearly communicates
the signature of the architect: his design combines
functionality and comfort with timeless aesthetics. The
chair was first presented in the Weissenhof Estate in
1927.