THE STYLEMAKERS Beaux livres de loisirs He was one of the

He was one of the first to combine the symbols

The survey covers several decades of Mies's work

Exploring the cultural influences embedded in its built environment

Contributor: David Chipperfield

THE STYLEMAKERS Beaux livres de loisirs He was one of theIn Paris in the 1920's a new style was born, rejecting the embellishments of Art Nouveau and Art Deco, it allied the linear proportions of late eighteenth century furniture to a twentieth century perception, paring down superfluous detail to the essence of classic modernism. The ostensible creation of iconic interior decorator Jean Michel Frank, the new style owed much to a circle of South American collectors and patrons, including Eugenia Errzuriz, a