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History Lesson: KnollStudio Platner Furniture Collection
When I was in design school, we went on a tour through a Knoll showroom. While admiring a Platner dining table, my instructor ran her fingers along the glass surface and told the class that we all...
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Destination: Milan, Italy – Patricia Urquiola
Considering Milan is a destination for fashion forward art and design, today’s post is solely on one of its locals: Patricia Urquiola. Urquiola is a Spanish born architect and designer who lives and...
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History Lesson: The Barcelona Chair
Created by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for the German Pavilion at the 1929 Barcelona Exposition, the Barcelona Chair embodies the design principles of the Bauhaus era, and has become a timeless element of...
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History Lesson: The Butterfly Chair
The Butterfly Chair, aka the Hardoy chair, the sling chair, or the BKF chair, was designed by Argentinian architects Grupo Austral in 1938 for a project in Buenos Aires. It was officially introduced in...
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History Lesson: Diamond Chair
“They are mainly made of air, like sculpture. Space passes right through them.” –Harry Bertoia Harry Bertoia was an Italian-born sculptor and furniture designer. A series of fortunate events brought...
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History Lesson: Risom Lounge Chair
Designer/architect Jens Risom was born and raised in Denmark. In 1939 he came to the US and in 1941 designed the 1st collection that was manufactured by Knoll. The collection included the Lounge Chair,...
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