Mies brought this approach to his interior and furniture designs, as evidenced by his famous Barcelona chair, ottoman and chrome and leather bed, which were also exhibited at the Barcelona exhibition. In his career after the First World War, Mies became synonymous with design minimalism and avant-garde modernism and is regarded as a pioneer of modern architecture. With its lounge chair, this ottoman is one of the most famous objects of the last century and an icon of the modern movement. I used these chairs with the original Barcelona coffee table from Design Within Reach and no one ever knew they were replicas.