Walter Knoll "Antimott" Lounge Chair with Bouclé Cushions Germany, 1950s
About the Item
- Creator:Walter Knoll (Designer),Knoll Antimott (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 33.47 in (85 cm)Width: 25.2 in (64 cm)Depth: 31.5 in (80 cm)Seat Height: 17.33 in (44 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1950s
- Condition:Reupholstered. Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Almelo, NL
- Reference Number:
Walter Knoll
Inspired by the Bauhaus — founded in 1919 by Walter Gropius — Walter Knoll decided to bet big on modernism. He launched his eponymous German furniture maker in 1925, and the company has been going strong ever since.
Most design lovers are familiar with Knoll, the manufacturer of furniture by Eero Saarinen, Harry Bertoia, Marcel Breuer, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and other modernist giants. It was founded by Hans Knoll in 1941 and led after his death by his wife, Florence Knoll, the doyenne of postwar American office interiors. In recent years, the company has added collections by Maya Lin, Rem Koolhaas, Frank Gehry and David Adjaye, among others, and encouraged customers to do what some of them had been doing all along: use Knoll’s “office furniture” at home.
Fewer Americans are familiar with Walter Knoll, the company Hans’s father founded in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1925 and later moved to nearby Herrenberg. That company has existed in the shadow of the larger U.S.-based Knoll for decades.
Both companies descended from the German manufacturer of ornate leather goods established by Wilhelm Knoll in 1866. In 1907, Wilhelm’s sons, Willy and Walter, took over the father’s business and started producing leather club chairs. Five years later, the company introduced its Nestra line of stripped-down wood and leather seating, foreshadowing the family’s future innovations.
In 1925, when he was 50, Walter Knoll launched the Walter Knoll Company, which soon released the revolutionary Prodomo line of chairs, whose upholstered seats and backs are supported by tubular metal frames. Other lightweight Walter Knoll pieces were used in the passenger compartment of the Hindenburg zeppelin.
In 1927, Walter Knoll furnished five apartments designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for the Weissenhof Estate, 21 prototypes of “workers’ housing of the future” constructed as part of an exhibition in Stuttgart. A decade later, Walter’s son Hans, then 24, traveled to the United States to market his father’s furniture and to make a new life for himself in the New World. But inspired by his encounters with Jens Risom — a Danish-born designer who furthered Scandinavian modernism in the United States — Hans broke away from Walter, creating Knoll Associates (now known simply as Knoll). Florence Schust (later to become Hans’s wife) joined him in the company in 1943, and soon they were working with mid-century modern icons such as Saarinen and Bertoia on new designs and licensing Mies’s Barcelona chair.
After the war, with his factories destroyed and labor and materials in short supply, Walter Knoll turned to Hans for help. Hans sent over several pieces from his Vostra line, designed by Risom. Walter replaced the web seats with upholstery and launched his version of the Vostra at the New Living exhibition in Cologne in 1949. It became hugely successful, persuading many Germans still accustomed to traditional furniture to give modernism a go.
Walter Knoll retired in 1964, but his namesake firm continued growing in Germany. Just like the American Knoll, Walter Knoll has found that some customers want to use pieces originally meant as office furniture in their houses. In fact, these pieces give living and dining rooms a crispness that almost no residential furniture can match.
Find vintage Walter Knoll lounge chairs, sofas, tables and other furniture on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Almelo, Netherlands
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 7 days of delivery.
- Mid Century Modern Model 350 Chairs By Arno Votteler For Walter Knoll GermanyBy Arno Votteler, Walter KnollLocated in Almelo, NLMid Century Modern Model 350 Chairs By Arno Votteler For Walter Knoll, Germany 1950s These are a pair of original model 350 chairs designed by Arno V...Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MaterialsSteel
- Walter Knoll Pair of two Arm chairs in Bentwood and Cognac Leather, Germany 1970By Walter KnollLocated in Almelo, NLWalter Knoll Pair of two Arm chairs in Bentwood and Cognac Leather, Germany 1970s This set of two modern armchairs or side chairs was manufactu...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Armchairs
MaterialsLeather, Bentwood
- Wingback Lounge Chair in Reupholstered Bouclé Fabric, Praque 1950sLocated in Almelo, NLWing Back Lounge chair in Reupholstered Bouclé Fabric, Praque 1950s Large midcentury wingback armchair in re-upholstered bouclé fabric, Czech r...Category
Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MaterialsFabric, Wood
- Midcentury Armchair with New Boucle Cushions by Franz Schuster, Austria, 1950sBy Franz SchusterLocated in Almelo, NLMidcentury Armchair with New Boucle Cushions by Franz Schuster, Austria, 1950s This Austrian armchair is executed with beechwood and re-upholstered bou...Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MaterialsBouclé, Beech
- Mid Century High Back Lounge Chair in Reupholstered Bouclé Fabric, Praque 1950sLocated in Almelo, NLMid Century High Back Lounge chair in Reupholstered Bouclé Fabric, Praque 1950s Large midcentury wingback armchair in re-up...Category
Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MaterialsFabric, Wood
- Oak Sculptural Lounge Chairs with Brown Upholstery, France, 1950sLocated in Almelo, NLOak Sculptural Lounge Chairs with Brown Upholstery, France 1950s. midcentury oak lounge chairs manufactured and designed in France 1950s. These elegant chairs have the original u...Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MaterialsUpholstery, Oak
- 1950s Sofa, Knoll AntimottBy Knoll AntimottLocated in Neuss, NWWonderful sofa from the 1950s. Solid cherry frame with extandable head rest and adjustable back rest. The sofa has been reupholstered and covered with a high-quality fabric in beige....Category
Vintage 1950s German Sofas
MaterialsCherry
- Walter Knoll Lounge Chair in Original LeatherBy Walter KnollLocated in Waalwijk, NLWalter Knoll, lounge chair, leather, Germany, 1960s This half round lounge chair by Walter Knoll is designed in the 1960s. This model is called Piccolino and has thick, high quali...Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsLeather
- Art Deco Wilhelm Knoll "Antimott" Armchairs with Bright Yellow Boucle Art FabricBy Wilhelm Knoll, Knoll AntimottLocated in Halle, DEA rare and early elegant pair of armchairs from the "Antimott" line, Wilhelm Knoll, 1930s. With bright yellow bouclé´-art fabric comfortable upholstery/cushions and woven cane back.Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Armchairs
MaterialsSteel
- Mid-Century Modern Armchair by Knoll Antimott Cushions Orange Tones StripesBy Knoll AntimottLocated in Weiningen, CHMid-Century Modern armchair by Knoll Antimott cushions in various orange tones stripes new recovered.Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MaterialsSilk, Birch
- Sofa Knoll Antimott 1950s Cherry WoodBy Knoll AntimottLocated in Neuss, NWWonderful sofa from the 1950s, solid frame in black lacquered cherry wood. The sofa has been newly upholstered by the previous owner and covered with a new high-quality upholstery fa...Category
Vintage 1950s German Sofas
MaterialsUpholstery, Cherry
- Pair of Preben Fabricius for Walter Knoll Cordovan Leather Lounge ChairsBy Walter Knoll, Preben FabriciusLocated in Brooklyn, NYPair of lounge chairs designed as part of the "710 Series" by Preben Fabricius for Walter Knoll (Germany, 1972). Aptly named the "Conversation Chairs" due to their thoughtful, functi...Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsSteel, Chrome