Enjoy free shipping on KnollTextiles domestic fabric orders under 50 yards from 8/10-8/21!Enjoy free shipping on KnollTextiles domestic fabric orders under 50 yards from 8/10-8/21! Bertoia designed the Asymmetric Chaise in the early 1950s, but it was never produced beyond the prototype form. The furniture didn’t have extraneous curves. "In April 1963 Florence Knoll approved the outdoor program. "I experimented with button connectors for the slings, padded slings and plastic beading around the tabletops. His graceful Petal Table, introduced in 1960, received the design award from Industrial Design magazine. Schultz responded with the aluminum Leisure Collection in 1966. After studying mechanical engineering and design at Iowa State University and the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Schultz joined Knoll in 1951. Richard Schultz has long been an integral part of the Knoll story. Fresh looks on a classic collection. Perfect Harry Bertoia A Wire Lounge Daybed Model Asymmetric Chaise For Knoll With Chaise Bertoia. Trendy Chaise Bertoia Blanche Lgant Disposition Chaise Bertoia Blanche Chaise Bertoia Best Chaise Bertoia Structure Chrom E Knoll The With Chaise Bertoia. The Archive connects these People, their Products and the Events that shape the Knoll story. All options, finishes and sizes may not be represented. The Asymmetric Lounge is the most sculptural of Harry Bertoia’s 1952 wire chair collection. Having studied with Bertoia at Cranbrook, Florence was sure that he would produce something brilliant if given the time and space to experiment.While he only designed one collection of furniture, Bertoia continued to be involved in the Knoll story by providing sculptures and architectural installations for Planning Unit projects. This led to an 18-month assignment in Europe, establishing and supervising production of the Bertoia designs for Knoll subsidiaries and licensees. And his sculptures were better than his furniture. Florence Knoll moved to Florida and said, 'You have to make some decent outdoor furniture, something that is made out of materials that won’t rust and corrode.' Bertoia Asymmetric Chaise Item #429L. Discover the 1966 Collection in the Archive. After returning to the U.S., he joined the Design Development Group at the Knoll factory in East Greenville, PA. Since 1938, Knoll has brought together people and ideas to create inspired objects and spaces. And it's never looked fresher. That’s why the furniture still looks fresh. When he was fifteen he moved with his family to Canada and then on to Michigan. The Asymmetric Lounge is the most sculptural of Harry Bertoia’s 1952 wire chair collection. Knoll historian Brian Lutz once said, “Bertoia’s paintings were better than his sculptures. Details were carefully considered. The original chaise was intended to be covered with a full-length upholstered pad, designed by Richard Schultz. In 2003 one of them was sold by Bertoia’s family and at that point Knoll obtained access to the chaise in order to use it as a model for reproduction. It took me a long time to develop the collection, as there wasn’t a whole team of people to help me. Ultimately I devised concealed connectors, which made the chairs more elegant. Harry Bertoia 1952. After leaving Knoll, Schultz continued to have a successful career designing outdoor collections for his own studio. The 1966 Collection was the first truly modern outdoor collection and has been the category standard ever since.The 1966 Collection is a part of the Permanent Collection at the Museum of Modern Art and has been re-engineered to incorporate the best modern materials, including Teflon thread, powder coat paint and stainless steel. The final production version has an optional seat pad as well as the original full cover option.Harry Bertoia was a complete and gifted artist. Knoll Harry Bertoia Asymmetric Chaise, Outdoor Designed by: Harry Bertoia , 1952; Harry Bertoia. At that time the complexity of production of all of Bertoia’s chairs was still years from being resolved by Knoll Design and Development, and as a result the decision was taken to not develop the chaise.Two prototypes were made.