Knoll Markus Jehs and Jurgen Laub - Lounge Chair (Fixed Back, Wire Base)

When the opportunity to develop a new lounge collection arose in 2007, Knoll Director of Design Benjamin Pardo immediately went to German designers Markus Jehs and Jürgen Laub. Pardo had hoped to work with Jehs + Laub for some time, thinking they were the right designers to further the legacy of Knoll lounge seating.

Jehs and Laub: “In the beginning we studied all the Knoll classic furniture which impressed us the most — the Mies Chair, the Bertoia Chairs and the Florence Knoll Sofa…We were very impressed with the structure and the pattern. We made little models in fabric with sewing lines, and when Benjamin Pardo visited us, he said ‘this looks like a quilt,’ which was very interesting because the quilt production tradition is in Pennsylvania. It’s always important for us when we work for a company that we find the identity and culture of that company. So, we were very happy to be working with the quilt. The next step became, how can we keep the idea of the quilt?...We wanted a chair that was stable at the base, and remained very soft at the top, to maintain the quilt image…That was the beginning of the idea to have the movable head rest."

The Jehs+Laub Lounge Chair, inspired by the structure and geometry of earlier Knoll designs, features a sweeping form, streamlined profile and a composed, inviting interior inspired by traditional quilting.

MEASUREMENTS:

• Seat Height: 36.8 cm / 14.5 inch


• Width: 84.4 cm / 33.2 inch


• Depth: 77.5 cm / 30.5 inch


• Height: 96.5 cm / 38 inch

MATERIALS:

• Wire base is available with polished chrome or textured black paint finish


• Seam tufted upholstery over highly resilient molded polyurethane foam


• Polyurethane foam with polyester-fiber backing used for upholstery


• Shell is molded and reinforced urethane


• A contrasting leather welt is available as an option for textile and leather upholstery

HELPFUL NOTES:

• Please contact us if you wish to order the contrasting leather welt option

Markus Jehs and Jürgen Laub

Germany

Jehs, 1965 / Laub, 1964

Markus Jehs and Jürgen Laub studied industrial design at the University of Design Schwaebisch Gmuend, cemented their friendship during an internship in New York City and began Jehs & Laub in 1994. Their work focuses on furniture and lighting as well as interior projects, most notably Suite 606 at the Ice Hotel in Sweden. Jehs & Laub have been the recipient of numerous international design awards.

Year by year, they expanded the cooperation with international brands like Cassina, Fritz Hansen, Renz, Stelton, Davis, Schönbuch, Cor and Wilkhahn. For Mercedes-Benz they designed the master concept of the worldwide showrooms. Jehs & Laub have won many international awards - their projects being shown in numerous exhibitions. They frequently give lectures all over the world.

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