Pierre Jeanneret Scissor Chairs H.G. Knoll

Jens Risom for H.G. Knoll Associates armless slipper chairs composed of upholstered seats supported by walnut bases (first appearing in the 1942 Knoll catalog). There is a slight d...

Pierre Jeanneret, French Mid-Century, Kangaroo Chairs, Teak, Cane, India, 1960s Pierre Jeanneret 'Kangourou' chairs, Model PJ-SI-59-A. Chic and stylish lounge or slipper chair by Pi...

A pair of unusual slipper chairs with scissor design. Elegant style with brass stretchers.

American Mid Century Harvey Probber attributed Scissor Lounge Chair. Slipper Chair. Featuring a scissor-lined supported Walnut framework, saber legs, newly reupholstered in tufted, ...

Florence Knoll for Knoll International, lounge chair, model '51', teak, fabric, United States, 1955 This slipper chair model 51 is designed by Florence Knoll. The teak frame of the chair is sleek in form. The angled seat is placed upon the squared-off frame. Maximum seating comfort is ensured by the wide seat and tilted backrest. Florence Knoll (1917-) was trained as an architect and had a sense of style from a very young age. In 1936 she met Alvar Aalto and was trained by Marcel Breuer, Walter Gropius and Mies van der Rohe. This meant that although she was barely out of her teens, she was educated by the best of the European modernists. When she arrived in New York Knoll worked on interior projects (being the only female) which is how she came to know Hans Knoll. When Florence joined Knoll, the planning unit started. Florence also made sure that the designs where more 'American Modernist' instead of Scandinavian, When Hans Knoll died she...

We present an original pair of very early production Scissor lounge chairs, No. 92, for Knoll Associates. These were produced circa 1948 and were also introduced in 1948. In dating the chairs, the 601 Madison Avenue label is notable, in that they moved from that showroom location...