TL;DR
- A new licensed Barcelona chair from Knoll costs £6,239 to £7,340 in the UK and from €8,666 in Germany (Utility Design and smow, checked 2 October 2026).
- Knoll sells the ottoman separately, so a licensed chair with ottoman costs £9,350 to £11,000, or from €12,988.
- Second-hand licensed chairs were listed from £2,469 to £9,290 on Pamono UK, so used is not always cheaper than new.
- A Sederica Barcelona chair replica costs €409 to €445, or €629 to €669 with the ottoman, with free delivery, 14-day returns and a 2-year warranty.
- Buy licensed if resale value matters to you, and buy a replica if you want the design for daily use.
The Barcelona chair price for a new licensed chair is £6,239 to £7,340 in the UK and from €8,666 in Germany. Add the ottoman and it is £9,350 to £11,000, or from €12,988. Sederica’s replica costs €409 to €445, or €629 to €669 with the ottoman. The gap exists because Knoll is the only licensed maker and finishes each chair by hand.
Barcelona chair price at a glance: licensed, second-hand and replica
A Barcelona chair costs anywhere from a few hundred pounds to more than £11,000 with the ottoman. The price sits in three tiers: a new licensed chair made by Knoll, a second-hand licensed chair, or a replica. This table shows what each one cost on 2 October 2026.
| Option | Chair only | Chair with ottoman | Source (checked 2 October 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| New licensed chair, UK | £6,239 on offer, £7,340 regular | £9,350 on offer, £11,000 regular | Utility Design |
| New licensed chair, Germany | From €8,666 | From €12,988 | smow |
| Second-hand licensed chair, UK listings | £2,469 to £9,290 | £4,090 to £10,643 | Pamono UK |
| Sederica replica | €409 to €445 | €629 to €669 | Sederica |
| Other replica shops, UK and EU | About €429 to €479 at an EU shop, up to £925 at a UK shop | €639 to €674 at an EU shop, about £725 at a UK shop | Sederica check of three replica shops |
Licensed means made by Knoll, the company that holds the production rights. Many shops call this version the original. A replica is an independent copy of the design, sold without the Knoll name. Our guide to the difference between an original, a replica and a reproduction explains each term.
How much is a licensed Barcelona chair from Knoll?
A new licensed Barcelona chair costs £7,340 at regular price in the UK, with offers at £6,239 (Utility Design, checked 2 October 2026). In Germany the same chair starts at €8,666 in black leather and rises to €9,298 in other colours (smow, checked 2 October 2026). Both prices are for the chair alone.
That is the Knoll Barcelona chair price most buyers are looking for. As the two figures show, the Mies van der Rohe Barcelona chair price is not the same across Europe. It changes with the country and the leather. The softer Relax version starts lower, at €7,685 (smow, 2026).
What you pay for in a licensed chair
You pay for hand work and for the Knoll name. Knoll has made the chair since 1947 (Knoll, Design Deconstructed). Each chair uses 40 leather squares cut from a single cowhide, then welted and tufted by hand. The steel frame is ground and buffed by hand, then stamped with the Knoll logo and the signature of Mies van der Rohe (Knoll, 2026).
Think of a signed print and a poster of the same painting. The picture is the same. The signature carries the price. On a Barcelona chair, the stamp does that job, and it is the first thing a buyer checks when the chair is sold again.
How much is a Barcelona chair with ottoman?
A licensed Barcelona chair with ottoman costs £9,350 to £11,000 in the UK and from €12,988 in Germany. Knoll sells the ottoman separately and calls it the Barcelona Stool. On its own it costs £3,111 to £3,660 in the UK (Utility Design, 2026) and from €4,322 in Germany (smow, 2026).
So the licensed ottoman adds about half the price of the chair again. Read the listing title with care. One UK page we checked is titled “Chair & Ottoman”, but its headline price of £6,239 covers the chair only.
At Sederica the set is one product with one price. The black barcelona chair and ottoman and the Barcelona chair ottoman white , Barcelona chair and footstool each cost €629 to €669.
How much does a second-hand Barcelona chair sell for?
A second-hand licensed Barcelona chair was listed at £2,469 to £9,290 on Pamono UK on 2 October 2026. A chair with ottoman ran from £4,090 to £10,643. On 1stDibs, a US marketplace, the average was $6,500, with listings from $425 to $65,000 (1stDibs, checked 2 October 2026).
Used does not always mean cheaper. Several chairs from the 2010s were listed at £6,528 on Pamono UK. A new one was on offer at £6,239 the same day. Check the new price before you pay a dealer price for a used chair.
Age alone did not set the price either. A 1960s chair was listed at £3,176 and a 1980s chair at £7,392 (Pamono UK, 2026). The value of an original Barcelona chair depends more on its condition and on proof of who made it.
Knoll only added the signature stamp in the mid-1990s, so older chairs rely on labels and build details (Knoll, Design Deconstructed). Our guide on how to tell a real Barcelona chair lists the checks to run before you pay.
How much does a Barcelona chair replica cost?
A Sederica Barcelona chair replica costs €409 to €445 for the chair and €629 to €669 with the ottoman. At three other UK and EU replica shops we checked on 2 October 2026, leather chairs were listed from about €429 to about £925. Sets ran from €639 to about £725.
The Barcelona chair replica price moves mostly with the leather and the frame. Real leather costs more than bonded or faux leather. A solid steel frame costs more than a thin plated one. Ask what both are made of before you compare two prices.
Our Barcelona chair replica range uses leather upholstery on a polished steel frame. The black Barcelona chair and the white Barcelona chair replica are our best sellers. For a warmer room, look at the dark brown leather Barcelona chair or the cream leather Barcelona chair.
Sederica is not connected to Knoll. Our chairs are replicas. They carry no Knoll stamp or signature, and we price them as replicas.
The real Barcelona chair cost: delivery, wait, returns and warranty
The real Barcelona chair cost is the price plus delivery and waiting time. A licensed chair ordered in the UK is made to order and takes 6 to 8 weeks (Utility Design, 2026). If you want a Barcelona chair in the UK sooner, A Sederica replica arrives in 4 to 7 working days with free delivery.
| Cost item | New licensed chair | Second-hand licensed chair | Sederica replica |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery | Varies by retailer | Set by each seller | Free across Europe and the UK |
| Wait | 6 to 8 weeks in the UK, made to order | Depends on the seller | 4 to 7 working days |
| Returns | Ask the retailer before you order | Check each listing | 14 days |
| Warranty | 24 months at smow | Check each listing | 2 years |
Sources: Utility Design, smow, Pamono UK and Sederica, checked 2 October 2026.
Warranty is closer than most buyers expect. smow lists 24 months on the licensed chair, the same length as ours.
What do you give up when you choose a replica?
You give up the Knoll stamp and the resale value that comes with it. You keep the shape of the chair and most of your budget.
- A replica has no Knoll logo or signature on the frame, so it can never be sold as a licensed chair.
- Second-hand licensed chairs still list for thousands of pounds, and you should plan for a replica to have little resale value.
- Knoll cuts all 40 leather squares of a chair from one cowhide (Knoll, 2026), and we do not make that claim for our replica.
- Knoll offers a wide choice of leathers and fabrics, while our replica comes in a fixed set of colours.
Which Barcelona chair fits your budget and use?
The right chair depends on why you want it. In our view, licensed is for collecting and resale, and second-hand is for a licensed chair at a lower entry price. A replica is for daily use on a normal furniture budget.
| If you are | Best fit | Budget to plan |
|---|---|---|
| A collector, or you care about resale | New licensed chair | £6,239 to £7,340, plus £3,111 to £3,660 for the ottoman |
| Patient, and happy to check stamps and labels | Second-hand licensed chair | £2,469 to £9,290 |
| Furnishing a living room or reading corner | Replica chair with ottoman | €629 to €669 |
| Fitting out a home office or reception with a pair | Two replica chairs | €409 to €445 per chair |
If you only need the chair, you can compare every colour of our Barcelona single chair on one page.
Three price mistakes to avoid when you buy a Barcelona chair
The costly mistakes all come down to misreading the price tag. Each one below showed up in the listings we checked on 2 October 2026.
| Mistake | Why it costs you | Better decision |
|---|---|---|
| Reading a “Chair & Ottoman” title as a set price | The licensed ottoman is a separate £3,111 to £3,660 (Utility Design, 2026). | Add the chair and the ottoman together before you compare. |
| Assuming second-hand is always cheaper | Used chairs were listed at £6,528 while a new one was £6,239 (Pamono UK and Utility Design, 2026). | Check the new offer price first. |
| Judging a replica by the size of its discount | The replica shops we checked showed discounts of 20% to 50% off a higher “was” price. | Compare the price you pay and the materials you get. |
What was the original price of the Barcelona chair in 1929?
The Barcelona chair had no shop price in 1929. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich designed it for the German Pavilion at the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition. Knoll’s own timeline says only two were made for the pavilion, for display (Knoll, Design Deconstructed).
So what was the Barcelona chair original price when sales began? The first chairs for sale were made by hand in 1930 at a Berlin workshop, Berliner Metallgewerbe Josef Müller (Knoll, Design Deconstructed). German maker Steelform reports a list price of 520 Reichsmark, and says Mies earned 5,000 Reichsmark a year as Bauhaus director (Steelform, checked 2 October 2026). We have not seen the original catalogue, so treat that figure as reported.
The chair was a luxury from its first year. For the design story behind the price, read why the Barcelona chair is so popular.
How we checked these Barcelona chair prices
We read live product and listing pages on 2 October 2026 and copied each price as shown. Licensed prices come from Utility Design in the UK and smow in Germany. Second-hand prices come from Pamono UK and 1stDibs. Construction details come from the Knoll product page.
Prices change, so we update the date at the top each time we check again. Sederica sells replicas, so read our view with that in mind. We use the same method in our Eames lounge chair price guide.
Frequently asked questions about Barcelona chair prices
How much is a Barcelona chair in the UK?
A new licensed Barcelona chair costs £6,239 to £7,340 in the UK, and the matching ottoman adds £3,111 to £3,660 (Utility Design, checked 2 October 2026). Second-hand licensed chairs were listed from £2,469 to £9,290 on Pamono UK. A Sederica replica costs €409 to €445.
Why is the Barcelona chair so expensive?
The licensed chair is expensive because one company, Knoll, makes it and finishes it by hand. Each chair uses 40 leather squares cut from a single cowhide, and the steel frame is ground and buffed by hand (Knoll, 2026). You also pay for the Knoll stamp, which supports resale value.
How much is a Barcelona chair with ottoman?
A licensed Barcelona chair with ottoman costs £9,350 to £11,000 in the UK and from €12,988 in Germany (Utility Design and smow, checked 2 October 2026). Knoll sells the ottoman separately as the Barcelona Stool. Sederica’s replica set costs €629 to €669.
Is a Barcelona chair replica worth it?
A Barcelona chair replica is worth it if you want the design for daily use and do not need resale value. You pay a fraction of the licensed price and get the chair in days instead of weeks. It is the wrong choice for a collector, because a replica has no Knoll stamp.
What did the Barcelona chair cost in 1929?
It had no retail price in 1929, because the chair was made for display in the German Pavilion. Sales began in 1930 from a Berlin workshop (Knoll, Design Deconstructed). One reported list price from that time is 520 Reichsmark (Steelform, checked 2 October 2026), which we could not confirm in a primary source.
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