Knoll holds the licences for both the Barcelona chair (Mies van der Rohe) and the Tulip chair (Eero Saarinen). An authentic Barcelona chair is around €6,000–8,000. Here is the Knoll alternative worth considering.
Barcelona chair
The detail that separates good from bad: the original frame is a single piece of stainless steel, hand-polished. Cheap copies weld several pieces and chrome over the joins — you can see the seams on the curves, and the chrome pits within a year.
- Single-piece stainless frame, not welded-and-chromed steel.
- Individually cut and stitched leather squares — 40 panels on a proper build.
- Real leather straps underneath, not synthetic webbing.
- Dimensions 75 × 76 × 75 cm; ottoman 60 × 55 × 40 cm.
Barcelona Chair — €439 · Chair + Ottoman set — €639
Tulip dining chair
The pedestal chair that removed the “slum of legs” under the table. Moulded shell on a single aluminium base.
Tulip dining chairs, set of 2 — €90
Why buy from Decomica
- Free shipping across the EU and UK.
- 2-year warranty on every piece.
- 14-day returns, no questions asked.
- Real materials: full-grain leather, moulded plywood with genuine veneer, polished stainless steel.
Decomica sells inspired reproductions. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or an authorised dealer for any of the brands named on this page. Brand and designer names are used descriptively to identify the design each piece is inspired by.
