"LESS is MORE"

When modernism had widely emerged through countries, it affected most of 20th century architectures from Europe to the United States, where they called it an International Style. The Bauhaus took a strong position in pointing towards industrial works as well as non-bougeoise designs. Mies van Der Rohe, one of the Bauhaus heads and applying its idea, tried to create 'almost nothing' buildings which he stated his standing aspect in architecture as ' LESS IS MORE'

After Mies gained quite enough recognition and acceptance, he was promoted as a director of the Weissenhof Estate, the first great International Style project. Many modernist architects joined this piece which they all share the same goal in using as minimal structure and ornaments as much as possible. The project was designed in prototype formats that was for economy class of people, however, it turned out differently where the cost of each house was too high for workers to afford.

Prolonging his same concept, Mies was commission to design a Barcelona pavilion and Barcelona chair which they became one of his most famous works. Believing in Utopian idea, what you see is what you get, the pavilion reflects the truth in both form and materials. Mies used simply rectangular form with windows on the facades showing a non-load bearing wall. All materials selected were purely shown as if they were first arrived on site, no hidden on manipulated elements. For example, the granite was selected for the interior of the house, therefore, Mies left the whole granite piece inside without adding any wallpaper or colors on top of it.

Mainly focusing on function than ornamentation, Mies van Der Rohe used only pure forms and functions to create his works as they represent an ornament themselves. Every elements in his building are obviously reflecting its function. Therefore, when he applied glass facade at any point meaning that it is completely non-load bearing wall; or when structural elements are exposed, it actually carries the load of the building not just for decoration.

Keeping in mind with his motto: less is more, not only in architecture where this belief applied, Mies van Der Rohe simply used this method in every aspect of his life from fashion, diction, to architecture.