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Balanced weave with tweedy effect created through the use of space-dyed yarns in shades of blue.

Samples, Nuance, 1983
wool, silk, cotton, rayon.
Gift of Cindia Cameron.
2011-21-8-a/h

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Grid-based linear design; a is white lines on a blue ground, and b is black lines on a white ground. Each has several smaller samples of alternate colorways attached to the top.

Samples, Kon-Tiki, introduced 1954
cotton.
Gift of Mae Lamar Festa.
1991-157-2-a,b

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Nine samples in a machine knitted and plastic case. Includes Waves, Romanie, Morreau, Strata (2), Pinwheels, Luna, Fences, and Metropolis.

Sample Case (USA), 1980–89
plastic, wool, cotton, polyester, rayon, nylon, acrylic.
Gift of Knoll International.
1989-89-1-a/j

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Design of tangent diamonds in tone-on-tone colors; a is bright yellow printed with white, b is black and deep blue, and c is medium and light brown. Samples a and c have additional small samples showing alternate colorways attached to the top.

Samples, Diamonds, ca. 1951
linen.
Gift of Mae Lamar Festa.
1991-157-3-a/c

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Skinny black warps and wefts alternating skinny black with a much heavier, marled yarn of cream and mixed pastels.

Samples, Melange, 1983
wool, rayon, cotton, silk.
Gift of Cindia Cameron.
2011-21-7-a/d

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Blue, open, shell-like chair upholstered in fabric, resting on chrome legs. The chair's armrests formed by symmetrical "dips" in the shell. Accompanying ottoman, also with chrome legs and a rectangular, blue, cushion.

Womb Chair And Ottoman, 1948
polyester, foam, tubular steel.
1979-80-1-a/e

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Bound woven wallcoverings containing 53 samples: ten different designs with each shown in multiple colorways. The collection contains the original six designs along with four new designs, including three by Jhane Barnes. The samples include Niji, Hashi, Toya, Billiards, Panama, Chelsea, Firenze, Eton, Eton Square, and Mojave.

Sample Book, Knoll Wall Collection, 1986
woven fabric containing rayon, cotton, silk, polyester, linen, wool, nylon,....
Gift of the Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material....
2011-22-6

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
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Upholstered side chair on four black steel legs; square seat with curved corners, covered in light brown nylon and wool; arched back, upholstered in cream colored vinyl, wraps around sides of seat.

Model 72PSB Side Chair, 1948
steel, vinyl, nylon, woven wool upholstery.
Gift of Mel Byars.
1991-59-13

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On a white ground, overlapping transparent colorful letters spelling Knoll. Upper section in black ink, text: Knoll International.

Poster, Knoll International, 1967
offset lithograph on white wove paper.
Gift of Lella and Massimo Vignelli.
2009-42-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Wide, flat brown plywood frame, the shape reminiscent of the Chippendale style, with back pierced to form rails and splat; seat upholstered with square wool-upolstered pad in the "Tapestry" pattern of a red, black and white abstracted floral motif.

Chippendale Chair, 1984
molded and laminated plywood, wool upholstery.
Gift of Knoll International.
1991-6-1

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Length of printed cotton with large chevrons formed of small vertical rectangles in subtle shades of purple, orange and yellow.

Textile, Fortuna, 1988
cotton.
Gift of Heberlein Textildruck.
1989-88-1-a/d

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Curved back and seat made of a single red sheet with slight ripples throughout (like a handkerchief) mouned on a rectalinear black tubular metal base with a stretcher spanning the front legs.

Handkerchief Side Chair, 1982–87
compression-molded, fiberglass-reinforced polyester, tubular metal.
Gift of The Knoll Group.
1991-118-2

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Curved back and seat made of a single gray-white metal sheet with slight ripples throughout (like a handkerchief) mouned on a rectalinear white tubular metal base with a stretcher spanning the front legs.

Handkerchief Prototype For A Chair, 1982–87
bent enamelled tubular metal, composition.
Gift of The Knoll Group.
1991-118-1

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Wooden stacking chair, angular with slightly curved band for back and black textile for seat.

Chair (USA), ca. 1952
wood, textile.
Gift of Knoll International.
1990-139-1

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Welded wire form comprising bucket-type seat on conical base; back/arms with band of green uhpholstery; green seat cushion.

Chair (USA), 1966
bronze-plated steel, nylon upholstery.
Gift of Knoll Associates, Inc..
1971-16-1

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Wide, diamond-shaped form with deep seat, covered in dark gray wool; back of chair a chromed steel grid on geometric base composed of bent steel frame forming vertical and horizontal supports and runners.

Diamond Chair, 1952
chrome-plated tubular steel, woven wool upholstery.
Gift of Knoll International.
1990-139-6

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Bucket-form swivel armchair base consisting of post surmounting four splayed supports with casters; brown leather upholstery; black plastic arms.

Executive Swivel Chair, 1965
plastic, aluminum, steel, leather.
Gift of Max Pine.
1999-53-3

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Circular seat covered in green wool upholstery on white stem-like base spreading to broad circular foot.

Pedestal Stool, 1957
lacquered cast aluminum, woven wool upholstery.
Gift of Mel Byars.
1991-59-66

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High-backed lounge chair with bentwood elements forming continuous arms/legs; upholstered in grey wool.

Model 61 Chair, ca. 1950
bent laminated birch, upholstery.
Gift of Mel Byars.
1991-59-59

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White child's chair, frame made of formed steel; four legs of the same steel are continuous, forming runners. Accompanied by a thin, green wool cushion.

#426 Child's Chair, ca. 1955
bent enameled steel, woven wool upholstery.
Gift of Mel Byars.
1991-59-55

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Two samples of printed linen with an vertical stripe of abstracted loom heddles; (a) is in shades of blue and green on a white ground, and (b) is in shades of pink on an orange ground.

Textile, Fibra, introduced 1953
linen.
Gift of Mae Lamar Festa.
1991-157-6-a,b

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Fragment of printed linen with rows of narrow triangles and rectangles. Component 1-a is in shades of yellow; 1-b is in shades of blue.

Textile, Prisma, ca. 1958
linen.
Gift of Mae Lamar Festa.
1991-157-1-a,b

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Armchair composed of strips of light-colored maple curved and glued to form back, arms, legs and seat; strips within circular seat woven to form flat surface.

Cross Check Chair, June 24, 1994
laminated white maple.
Gift of Joel and Anne Ehrenkranz.
2006-24-2

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Polka-dot design with a vertical orientation. Printed in shades of green on a white ground, the size of the dots varies, and each has the appearance of being "dropped" onto the page.

Sidewall, Drop, 2011
screen-printed on vinyl, polyester backing.
Gift of Knoll Textiles.
2011-40-7

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Design of overlapping typographic letters, having a very random appearance, printed in white on a deep gray ground. The scale of the letters range from quite small to quite large, while the scale and opacity of the letters creates a sense of depth.

Sidewall, Drip, 2011
screen-printed on vinyl, polyester backing.
Gift of Knoll Textiles.
2011-40-6

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Large-scale design of compressed ovals composed of concentric bands of color, in shades of brown, rust, tan, orange and blue.

Textile, Omahar, ca. 1977
cotton.
Gift of Carol S. Connell.
2011-26-2

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Simple open square grid of natural-colored yarns, giving sheer effect.

Textile, Minnow, ca. 1956
cotton.
Gift of Richard and Trudy Schultz.
2011-25-2

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Chair with curved seat cut from sheet metal and four legs of tubular steel.

132 U Chair, 1948
bent enameled sheet steel, tubular steel.
Gift of George R. Kravis II.
2018-22-83

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Wood frame consisting of square seat and back on four tapering legs; frame covered in brown cotton webbing.

Model 666wsp Chair, 1943
wood, cotton webbing.
Gift of Mel Byars.
1991-59-178

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Contoured, rectangular seat covered in gray wool; four simple bentwood legs.

Grasshopper Ottoman, ca. 1940
plywood, wool upholstery.
Gift of Mel Byars.
1991-59-60

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100% acrylic resin powders forming bits in browns, greens, grays, creating wavy vertical stripes, on ground of same colored bits.

Sidewall, Fretwork, 1992
acrylic resin powder, paper backing.
Gift of Knoll Textiles.
1993-83-2

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Portfolio containing six designs for woven fabric wallcoverings. Each of the designs contains a large swatch with smaller swatches showing colorways underneath. Portfolio folds out in accordion style. The samples include Firenze, Panama, Mojave, Eton, Eton Square, and Chelsea.

Sample Book, Knoll Wall, 1984
woven fabric containing silk, linen, rayon, polyester, flax, modacrylic,....
Gift of the Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material....
2011-22-5

This object was made by Knoll Textiles.
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Large-scale design of undulating lines converging in an irregular chevron, in shades of brown, rust, olive and white.

Textile, Trails, ca. 1972
cotton.
Gift of Carol S. Connell.
2011-26-1

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Overlapping abstract shapes with vertical and horizontal repeat, printed in dark gray on white.

Textile, Links, 1947
cotton.
Gift of Alexander H. Girard.
1969-165-16

This object was made by Alexander Hayden Girard.
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Abstract design of intersecting, non-directional lines printed in orange and green on white.

Textile, Wires, 1947
linen.
Gift of Alexander H. Girard.
1969-165-18

This object was made by Alexander Hayden Girard.
This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.
There are 3 images of this object.