Harry Bertoia

Harry Bertoia Collection

Harry Bertoia was an Italian-American sculptor whose furniture work for Knoll — the Diamond Chair and Bertoia's broader wire-seating collection, introduced in 1952 — treated furniture as sculpture as much as function, using bent and welded steel wire to create seating that appears visually weightless while remaining structurally sound. Bertoia himself considered the chairs "mostly made of air," a description that still holds.

Alteriors is an authorized Knoll dealer, carrying authentic Bertoia-designed seating for Canadian homes and design projects. Bertoia's wire chairs are among the most frequently reproduced mid-century designs, and reproduction quality varies enormously — genuine Knoll construction uses precisely tensioned wire and correct proportions that "Bertoia-style" copies commonly get wrong.

Our team can help confirm current upholstery and finish options. Select Bertoia seating is on display in our Toronto showroom, genuinely worth sitting in to feel the difference in wire tension and comfort between an authentic Knoll piece and a copy. We ship authentic Bertoia furniture across Canada.