Object Timeline

1950

  • Work on this object began.

1960

  • Work on this object ended.

2025

Parallel Bar Amchair

This is a amchair. It was designed by Florence Knoll and manufactured by Knoll Associates, Inc.. It is dated ca. 1955 and we acquired it in 2025. Its medium is brushed chrome steel, black oxide-finish steel, aluminum feet, and linen velvet upholstery. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by The Lake St. Louis Historical Society. It is credited Liliane and David M. Stewart Collection.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 75 × 75 × 80 cm (29 1/2 × 29 1/2 × 31 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Parallel Bar Amchair; Designed by Florence Knoll (American, 1917 – 2019); Manufactured by Knoll Textiles (United States); brushed chrome steel, black oxide-finish steel, aluminum feet, and linen velvet upholstery; H x W x D: 75 × 75 × 80 cm (29 1/2 × 29 1/2 × 31 1/2 in.); Liliane and David M. Stewart Collection; 2025-11-5

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