Knoll Newson Aluminum Chair

Honoring the cantilevered chairs of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the Newson Aluminum Chair, 90 years later, is a forward-looking expression that synthesizes simplicity, material and precision, in the Modernist tradition.

MEASUREMENTS:

Armless Chair

• Width: 22.5 inch


• Depth: 23.75 inch


• Height: 33 inch


• Seat Height: 18 inch

Arm Chair

• Width: 25.375 inch


• Depth: 23.75 inch


• Height: 33 inch


• Seat Height: 18 inch


• Arm Height: 24.75 inch

MATERIALS:

• Frame: Powder coated die cast aluminum with nylon glides


• Back insert: Fiberglass reinforced nylon


• Arm pad content: Self-skinning urethane


• Mesh: The mesh seats and backs are knitted using two components: polyester yarn, which adds color and a soft hand, along with thermoplastic elastomer which provides the structural element

HELPFUL NOTES:

• Glides and arm pads (when applicable) will match back insert finish selection


• Chairs stack up to four high

Marc Newson

Australia, 1963

Marc Newson was born in Sydney, Australia in 1963 and studied sculpture and jewelry design at Sydney College of the Arts. In 1991 Newson moved to Paris, where he designed household products, first for Philippe Starck and later for Iittala in Finland and Alessi, Magis, and Flos in Italy. In 1997 Newson moved to London, where he began to design vehicles—among them the MN01 bicycle for Biomega (1999), the 021C concept car for Ford (1999), and the livery of a privately owned jet, the Falcon 900B (1999).

Newson has received numerous awards, commendations and honorary doctorates throughout his career. In 2005, he was selected as one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of the year. In 2010, Her Majesty the Queen appointed him Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). Newson lives and works in New York and Paris.

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