Close
Shop All Knoll <img style="border:0px none; float:left; padding-left:0px; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px" height="45" width="120" src="http://www.smartfurniture.com/shop/content/images/Knoll_Logo_big.jpg" alt="Knoll Furniture" /><span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"><h1>A History of Design</h1><br /><h2>Knoll- Company Overview</h2><p>Timeless Knoll classics by designers like Harry Bertoia and Mies van der Rohe are available at Smart Furniture at the lowest prices available on the web. Shop our collection of Knoll chairs, tables and desks.</p><p>Knoll is the first name in furniture design. Founded in 1938 by groundbreaking designer Florence Knoll and her husband Hans, and with locations in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ontario, and Italy, Knoll furniture quickly came to prominence as the preeminent design studio in the United States and around the world. Not only did Knoll furniture designers produce some of the most thrilling furniture this century, Knoll management secured the production rights of the most qualified and famous designers. Knoll has the right to manufacture and sell products by luminaries like Mies van der Rohe (the Barcelona collection), Harry Bertoia (the Bertoia wire chairs), Marcel Breuer (the Wassily Chair), Eero Saarinen (the Tulip chair), and Jens Risom (the Risom lounge chair). You won't find such a collection of stars at any other furniture studio.</p><p>Knoll is committed to improving quality of life by improving the quality of your home and workplace. Knoll furniture brings design, beauty, comfort and elegance to the living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom, office, cafeteria, and lobby. There are no limits to the range of applications Knoll strives to make perfect furniture for, and no other company who can accomplish every goal with such verve and intelligence. Choose Knoll furniture when you're choosing pieces: You won't just be buying furniture, you'll be claiming an art object, an installation meant to enrich your environment, and an inheritance for your children. Long-lasting, perfectly made, brilliantly designed, Knoll is the place for fine furniture.</p><h2>Florence Knoll</h2><p>Knoll co-founder and chief designer Florence Knoll began her long and continuing career at the Cranbrook Academy in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She quickly came under the wing of legendary European designer Eero Saarinen, and from then on her life was inextricably tied to outstanding design, outstanding designers, and amazing furniture. She worked with Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer, Wallace K. Harrison. In 1946 she married Hans Knoll, cementing their partnership and taking a larger role in the company. Without her far-seeing wisdom Knoll would never have secured partnerships with the best designers in the world, and would certainly never have embraced her principles of "total design," which changed the nature of American architecture and design in profound ways. Florence Knoll blazed a trail for design in the office, the personal workspace, the lobby, the hospital, the government hall, and dozens of other spaces given little attention and less aesthetic emphasis. She cared deeply about the plain objects in the world, and the everyday spaces, and strove to make them extraordinary with ravishing design and a touch of beauty and elegance.</p><p>In 2002, in recognition of her influence, career and contributions to American design, Florence Knoll was awarded the National Endowment for the Arts' National Medal of Arts in 2002. There are no higher national honors available to such an artist.<br /><br />Read more about Knoll in their <a href="http://www.smartfurniture.com/knoll/companyprofile.html"><strong> company profile.</strong></a> </p><h2>Guiding Principles- Total Design</h2><p>Florence Knoll, and by extension, Knoll itself, is committed to the concept of total design. Every space within a home or office can be and should be given attention. There are no separate elements to a room: the whole is the sum of its parts, and every part is important. Knoll furniture believes in giving each piece the attention it deserves, and creating a total space. It was Florence Knoll who brought these concepts to the fore of Knoll's philosophy, and within a few years her ideas, radical when first introduced, were the industry standard. It is to Knoll's credit that while every other furniture company is now a follower, none have been able to surpass the extraordinary work that continues to pour out of the draft rooms, hands and minds of the Knoll team.</p><h2>A History of Design</h2><p>Knoll was at the forefront of what is commonly referred to today as mid-century design. The American housing boom following World War II presented a grand opportunity for architects, designers, and engineers to revolutionize what a modern home could be. These new, technologically advanced, homes unfettered by traditional concepts of design were often filled with contemporary furniture, and this furniture was frequently manufactured by Knoll. </p><p>Many concepts inherent in modern home and furniture design originated in Scandinavia, and Knoll was quick to recognize the merits of Scandinavian design. Many of Knoll's most famous designers were actually European in origin. Mies van der Rohe was born in Germany, Harry Bertoia in Italy, and Eero Saarinen in Finland. All of these eventually moved to American where they were responsible for some of the most original furniture and architecture of the twentieth century. Today these classics are still available from Knoll.<br /><br />Read more about <a href="http://www.smartfurniture.com/knoll/companyhistory.html"><strong>Knoll's history</strong></a></p><h2>Knoll and the Environment</h2><p><em>"Today, Knoll continues to focus on three key environmental areas: climate change, third-party certification; and environmentally-responsible materials, products, and processes. And we are continuing to set industry-leading standards for sustainable design."</em><br /><br />Andrew Cogan, <em>CEO</em><br />Knoll, Inc.</p><p>As a result of their Energy Management Program, Knoll has created an impressive framework for sustainable design and manufacturing. A member of the Clinton Global Initiative Energy and Climate Change Working Group, Knoll make a commitment in 2006 to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by ten percent over three years through investments in green infrastructure. These investments, which exceeded $2 million, along with a successful Energy Management Program, resulted in a 10.41 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2008.</p><p>A host of Knoll products are Greenguard Certified and at least partially recyclable. Knoll's commitment to sustainable design and production processes is apparent in their products.<br /><br />Read more about about <a href="http://www.smartfurniture.com/knoll/environment.html"><b>Knoll Furniture's commitment to environmental consciousness</b></a>.</p> </span><br /><!-- Google Code for Knoll Retarget Remarketing List --><script type="text/javascript">/* <![CDATA[ */var google_conversion_id = 1072730250;var google_conversion_language = "en";var google_conversion_format = "3";var google_conversion_color = "666666";var google_conversion_label = "0yK3CJL25wEQiqHC_wM";var google_conversion_value = 0;/* ]]> */</script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/conversion.js"></script><noscript><div style="display:inline;"><img height="1" width="1" style="border-style:none;" alt="" src="http://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/conversion/1072730250/?label=0yK3CJL25wEQiqHC_wM&guid=ON&script=0"/></div></noscript><br /><img src="http://leadback.advertising.com/adcedge/lb?site=695501&srvc=1&betr=5cde5c9a_NDM_cs=[ ]dc[720]&betq=18948=[ ]517466[720]" width = "1" height = "1" border = "0">
Item #: KN94

Power Play Chair by Knoll

0.0
Write a Review

USD
$8,467.00
Earn $254.01 Smart Cash
Custom Made For You
Ships out in 4-6 weeks
or
Color : Natural
Custom Made For You
Ships out in 4-6 weeks
or
Color | Natural

White Glove Delivery: $635.03 per item

Power Play Chair by Knoll
designed by Frank Gehry

Legendary Architect Frank Gehry was commissioned by Knoll in1989 to create a line of furniture in his distinctive idiom. After three years of work, the resulting chairs,including the Power Play Chair, were displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The Power Play designs were inspired by apple crates and the names by hockey terms, and the result is as comfortable and exhilarating as such a meeting of influences could hope. Constructed of laminated maple, and fashioned mostly with ribbon-like waving strips of wood, the chairs break with convention but embrace beauty and innovation.

Frank Gehry has made his name creating some of the most incredible buildings in America, but his furniture is just as exciting. He has been honored with gold medals fromthe Royal Institute of British Architects and the American Institute of Architects. Gehry's designs are often compared more closely to sculpture than architecture.

Also In This Collection

.
.
.
.

Materials & Measurements

Materials:
The frame of the Power Play Chair is constructed of hard white maple veneers. All wood grains run in same direction for resilience. The chair comes with clear plastic glides with a matte frost finish.

Dimensions:
Overall: 33" h x 31.5" w x 30" d
Seat height: 16"
Arm height: 23.5"
Ottoman: 8-14" h x 23.5" w x 23.5" d

Your FurnitureGenius Recommendations

.
.
.
.

About The Manufacturer

Founded in 1938, Knoll has nurtured many of the most inspiring and iconic furniture designs of the last century. With an extensive collection of modern classic furniture for the home as well as cutting-edge office furniture with a focus on functionality as well as aesthetics, Knoll is at the forefront of how furniture interacts with us and affects us in our daily lives.

Your Recently Viewed Products

.
.
.
.

Designer

Frank GehryFrank Gehry is one of the most famous architects in the world, and in all of history. His buildings are stunning, overwhelming works of sculpture that have taken simple and cheap materials like limestone, sheet metal and chain-link and created some of the most awe-inspiring spaces in the world. He also designs furniture. A Canadian and a hockey fan, he is well known for his hockey-themed furniture: The Face Off Cafe Table, the Cross Checking Chair, etc. Gehry's chairs and tables are as eccentric and surprising, and as beautiful, as his buildings.

Shipping & Delivery

White Glove Delivery: $635.03 per item

Product Q&A


Is the Power Play Chair and Ottoman available in any other colors?
Yes. The Power Play Chair and Ottoman is available in a wide array of additional colors. Please call 888-467-6278 for more information.

Can I use my own fabric on the Power Play Chair and Ottoman ?
Yes! Your fabric can be used on your custom Power Play Chair and Ottoman after being approved. Please call us at 888-467-6278 for more information.

Can I purchase the Power Play Chair and Ottoman separately?
Yes. You can purchase the Power Play Chair and Ottoman separately when choosing your options above.

Click here to see our return policy.


Product Q&A

Warranty


Click here to see our return policy.


Request Free Swatch
Get answers before you buy. Call 800-260-8420 .