Villa Tugendhat is the summation of Mies van der Rohe’s ideas incorporated at every level of design. Architectural historian Peter Blake explains in his book Master Builders: “As in every one of his designs, from skyscrapers to dining chairs, Mies reduces each object to its essential elements, and then refined each detail to a point of almost breathtaking beauty and eloquence. There was nothing in this house that did not reflect this process of distillation to the point of utter perfection.”

While there were 24 Tubular Brno Chairs in the home, there was only one Flat Bar Brno chair. In 1958, Phillip Johnson requested that Knoll produce the flat bar Brno Chair for use in his design of the Four Seasons restaurant. After making a few slight adjustments, including added cushioning — all with the approval of Mies — Knoll reintroduced the design and continues to produce each chair to Mies’ exacting standards.