MultiGeneration Chair by Knoll

MultiGeneration by Knoll®

Keep the conversation moving.

MultiGeneration by Knoll encourages collaboration, with a responsive, open design that supports multiple postures and a diversity of people in shared, team and large group environments.

Recognizing that we fidget—from tapping our feet to twirling our pens—to keep us alert and engaged, Formway Design gave MultiGeneration form and function that encourage natural movement, allowing us to focus, interact and communicate more effectively.

MultiGeneration extends the benefits of the award-winning Generation by Knoll® work chair, promoting comfort and freedom of movement in collaborative work settings.

Features

• Open design for 270° sitting

• Full, curved back allows for upper body movement and supports the lower back for upright, interactive postures
• Gently contoured seat with rounded corners lets you shift positions easily
• Cantilevered arms feature contoured arm pads to lean against when side sitting

• Passive flex encourages natural movement
• Flexing shell promotes comfort and movement
• Perforated back provides airflow

• Rolled top edge for ease-of-use
• An armrest for side sitting
• A handle for easy transport

• Unique hybrid chair design combines comfort and mobility
• A buoyant, cantilevered form meets a 4-leg construction with the option of casters
• The Dynamic Seat Structure creates an active ride for enhanced performance

Ordering & Shipping Information

Ships within 4 to 6 weeks.

Knoll History

The Knoll Company was founded in 1938 in New York by furniture craftsman Hans Knoll, who aspired to produce modern furniture that would be elegant, functional and affordable. In 1946, he married designer Florence Schust, who had been trained as an architect, and who would ultimately be recognized as one of the most influential women in 20th century design. She played a key role in the company's development, championing the Bauhaus approach and recruiting some of its most famous luminaries, such as Mies van der Rohe, Eero Saarinen and Marcel Breur, resulting in Knoll becoming the only authorized seller of the some of the world’s most revered mid-century furniture designs.

Beginning in the 1940s, Knoll pioneered the concept of developing a working relationship with corporate clients and designing to meet their needs. In the ensuing decades, Knoll introduced tables to accommodate electronic technology, and office chairs with a fresh premise: rather than the sitter constantly adjusting the chair, the chair would adjust to the sitter! The result of this approach was a line of innovative office chairs combining ergonomic support with intuitive adaptability. Today, in addition to acclaim as a design leader, Knoll is also recognized for pioneering sustainable, “green” design policies designed to protect the biosphere.

In recognition of Knoll's contributions, the Louvre's Musée des Arts Decoratifs in Paris staged a 1972 exhibit devoted solely to the company's furniture. Knoll also currently has more than 40 pieces in the permanent Design Collection of The Museum of Modern Art in New York.