Sprite Armless Chair by Knoll
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Knoll® Sprite Armless Chair The Sprite Side Chair from Knoll provides a practical, yet stylish alternative to a dreary plastic conference or meeting chair. With a slightly curved seat for built-in lumbar support, your guests will remain alert and won't be in a hurry to leave. Space constraints? Sprite stacks 8 to 10 chairs high. Large-scale meeting planned? Sprite aligns beautifully with a special ganging mechanism. Recognized for forward-thinking, organically-inspired products crafted in innovative materials, Ross Lovegrove achieves practicality and expressiveness in Sprite — his interpretation of the quintessential side chair. The balance Lovegrove realizes between comfort and striking combinations of finishes, including exuberant colors and exotic wood surfaces, results in a chair of unsurpassed quality. Constructed of a sinuous molded wood shell, which gives the chair its contemporary appearance, Lovegrove has proportioned Sprite for workplaces, schools and residences. Sprite reflects the KnollStudio® commitment to timeless, enduring design, continuing the Knoll legacy of producing furniture to the exacting standards of the designer and affirming our unwavering belief in the power and utility of modern design. Dimensions: Knoll® Sprite Armless Chair 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. |
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