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While some of the offerings are familiar, such as Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Chair, others are rarely seen, such as Frank Lloyd Wright's Peacock Chair (circa 1920) and two

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The second bit of gossip involves hints of an affair between Mies and his client.

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Conceived by Mies in 1945 for Edith Farnsworth, a Chicago nephrologist, the house was built between 1949 and 1951 and instantly revolutionized country living.

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Mies—as he preferred to be known—was a pioneer of the International Style of modern architecture.

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Sixty years after architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe completed the famed glass getaway on the banks of the Fox River in Plano, Ill., the structure remains shockingly ahead of its time.

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Bill Timmerman Pictured here is the living room, which features a seven-foot-long fireplace and furniture designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

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The floors are limestone and the furniture is modern, some of it classic pieces designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and some of it designed by the couple.

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Mr. Lohan also recommended the Mies seating reproductions.

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Bill Timmerman The living room features a seven-foot-long fireplace and furniture designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

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"Mies had to put his project on hold for two years while Dr. Farnsworth awaited funds from an inheritance to complete it," said Franz Schulze, the author of Mies and Johnson biographies.

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