Founded in 1938, Knoll has always believed that “good design is good
business.” With its headquarters in East Greenville, Pennsylvania, four manufacturing
centers in North America, two in Italy, and countless dealerships, showrooms, and
regional offices throughout the world, Knoll serves a truly global clientele. The company
engages in research and development in order to understand the needs and desires of the
modern office: “We're thinking about the emergence of a new workplace climate, the
meaning of new workplace planning models and how ecological principles inform our
product designs.”
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Bertoia Diamond Chair—
The iconic mid-century chair with the welded steel rod frame
shaped like a diamond, Bertoia Diamond Chair originally won Designer of the Year in
1955 for Italian sculptor and designer Harry Bertoia. The sinuous and graphic chair is
available with a replaceable seat cushion in a variety of KnollTextiles or Spinnybeck
leather. Virtually synonymous with modern design, Bertoia Diamond Chair is all about
clean lines, sleek materials, and sculptural geometry
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Generation:—
Winner of Best of NeoCon Gold, Interior Design’s Best of Year Award, and
Chicago Athenaeum’s Good Design Award, among others, Knoll’s Generation Chair is a
study of ergonomics. Based on research indicating that the human body needs to shift
positions throughout the day, Generation ensures comfort and unrestrained movement.
Supporting a variety of postures, Generation features elastic design and responsive
materials. The creation of New Zealand’s Formway Design, the Generation Chair uses a
high-performance elastomer that enables the responsive Flex Seat and Flex Back.
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Knoll Museum—
Design aficionados can visit the Knoll Museum in East Greenville,
Pennsylvania, which exhibits 150 objects, including Eero Saarinen’s Tulip Armless Chair
151C from 1955, Abel Sorenson’s Two-Tier Table 55 from 1946, and Richard Meier’s
Arm Chair 810 from 1982.
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Stones—
Inspired by the graceful curves of the earth, the Stones collection by Maya Lin
was created as part of Lin's 60th anniversary collection for Knoll. Available in molded
polyethylene and molded polyethylene with 100% recycled content, Stones work for both
indoor and outdoor use. Seat tops are subtly concave and the table top is slightly convex,
echoing the gentle sweep of our spherical planet. Stones come with optional cushions. Winner of Best of NeoCon Silver and a Good Design Award, the original Stones come in
white; recycled content Stones are available in blue, chartreuse, khaki, silver, tarmac, and
warm red.
With products in major art museums around the globe, including more than 40 in the
permanent Design Collection of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, Knoll has
proven itself as a visionary company with iconic style. By working with preeminent
designers, the company has been able to continually create cutting-edge products. Knoll
also believes in sustainable design: pioneers of clean technology, Knoll leads the industry
“in policies and practices designed to protect the biosphere, conserve natural resources
and reduce waste.”
