Bertoia Side Chair Knoll

The bertoia side chair is an icon of mid century modern design.

Bertoia side chair knoll.

The bertoia family now includes an exquisite leather covered shell option available as a side chair or barstool in three elegant leather color options. The bertoia side chair with plastic shell provides excellent comfort. Fortunately bertoia chairs usually can be. Optional slim seat pad with no seams.

Vinyl leather knoll fabrics and dozens of vintage designs by eames alexander girard and verner panton. Innovative comfortable and strikingly handsome harry bertoia s side chair s delicate filigree appearance belies its strength and durability. His career began in the 1930s as a student at the cranbrook academy of art where he re established the metalworking studio and as head of that. Harry bertoia was a complete and gifted artist.

Knoll will offer both the 1952 side chair by harry bertoia and the reintroduced 1947 hairpin stacking table by florence knoll in a special signature pink powder coat finish. The knoll logo is stamped on the chair frame and the back of the seat pad. Available in heat sealed fabric. Broken welds the most common structural problem is broken welds especially on chairs made in the early 50s.

The beautiful leather upholstery highlights the sculptural character of the classic bertoia design and features a 1 5 flange and exposed running stitch detail along the outside edge of the. The knoll logo is stamped into the base of the chair. Bertoia side chair item share this harry bertoia 1952. Italian artist and furniture designer harry bertoia designed the patented diamond chair for knoll in 1952.

Just keep in mind that all repairs require that the chair be stripped first. Keep in mind that all bertoia production chairs were welded more accurately. We offer hundreds of upholstery options for your bertoia wire chairs. The glides are in black plastic on side chair.

Anything can break but not everything can be repaired. Bertoia found sublime grace in an industrial material creating a design that works with every decor in every room. A back pad is also an option for the version with seat pad. Shop browse the harry bertoia collection for knoll including his iconic wire side chair diamond chair bird chair and barstools.