Hello World! Welcome Friends! Produced by German-born architect Mies van der Rohe along with Lilly Reich, a German modernist designer, the Barcelona Chair is regarded as one of the most iconic gifts to home design.
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Bauhaus was about purpose and innovation, eventually resulting in mass production, but the Barcelona chair was royal, luxurious, and expensive at the moment it was made.
The seat is the signature thing from the Barcelona Collection, which also includes the Barcelona table, daybed, and ottoman.
If you’re one of the lucky owners of a Barcelona chair, then you have to always be ready to look after it the appropriate way. If you bought this seat, it is because you do not just have good taste but you also likely know the history behind it and how important it’s impact has been on design as we know it. There’s always a demand for items like this masterpiece to be maintained for them to survive longer, whether in your house or a museum.
If you already bought this seat, but keeping in tip-top shape sounds like too much of a job, then take care of it in the simplest form. With a seat like this in your house, the least you can do is wash it! At least one time every two weeks.
Protect your seat from direct sunlight.
If you bought a replica chair, odds are it is upholstered with treated leather. Nothing to worry about, this leather won’t influence your seat’s quality. The most important difference is that this cloth won’t possess the natural fade and cracking over time which you would expect with real leather. It will still rust, just not how we are used to. It is best if you shield your seat from direct sunlight to prevent any damage to the cloth. For those who have it placed beside a huge window, this does not mean you need to discover the chair another place to be in. Cover it with a blanket when you are not using it and you are ready to go!
Don’t rush to buy cleaning supplies
If you bought the original design or a replica, your leather might differ. It is important to ask the manufacturer about your chair’s upholstery to proceed to buy cleaning materials. The incorrect material on the leather can cause great damage. This is especially important when your seat is upholstered with leatherette or faux leather. This material requires different cleaning products than real leather, so bear that in mind!
Don’t wet the seat
A damp cloth with a small amount water will do the trick with a regular cleaning routine. It’s essential to be conscious of just how much water you use to wash your chair though. After all, it’s a seat, not a dish. Grab your cleaning cloth and spray some water on it, make sure it’s moist and not soaked. You want the fabric to be just humid enough to absorb any dust on the seat. If it appears to be too moist, you will just wind up damaging the leather.
Be prepared for accidental stains
Even if you’re the most careful person out there, it is something that can always happen. You might be hosting a party with a few friends, and some sauce or wine could spill on the seat, or worse, you might have some very creative kid with colorful markers (fingers crossed none of that ever happens). But if it does, you want to be prepared. Work on the stain before it dries out, without an excessive amount of water of course. Keep the appropriate cleaning products which could be useful regardless of the blot situation that presents itself.
Use leather conditioner
Consider that your own hair and clothes do much better when you use a conditioner. Why wouldn’t you use one on your seat? With a fantastic leather conditioner application after you wash it, you are guaranteed to appreciate your seat more. It may look a bit over the top, using a conditioner on a seat, but trust us on this one, it is well worth it in the long run. Your chair won’t decay from use as quickly as it might, and the leather will feel nicer to the touch. Do stay away from chemical formulations which contain mineral oil or petroleum, those just cause additional damage.
You can tell it is not that hard to look after your own Barcelona Chair, you only need a little patience. You took a remarkable step bringing this piece of art to your house, take decent care of it!
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