KN Collection
Knoll introduces KN Collection by Knoll designed by Piero Lissoni, a
seating collection of impeccable style, capable of making every moment a
precious opportunity for complete relaxation, open interaction and the pleasure
of socializing, or for use in private spaces set aside for regeneration in a
dimension of personal identity.
For the Salone del Mobile 2018 Knoll introduces KN Collection by Knoll
designed by Piero Lissoni, a seating collection of impeccable style, capable of
making every moment a precious opportunity for complete relaxation, open
interaction and the pleasure of socializing, or for use in private spaces set
aside for regeneration in a dimension of personal identity.
The collection features a range of materials that set every creation apart,
underlining the sophisticated spirit that looks to the future, while at the
same time paying tribute to the great design of the past: accents to scatter
freely in residential spaces, but also versatile solutions for high performance
workplaces and luxury interiors.
The whole collection is made with a swivel base in polished or coated cast
aluminium. The base equipped with an internal damper offers a self-regulating
system to ensure immediate comfort.
KN comes in two different versions. In the low model KN01 the proportions
between seat and shell height, combined with ample measurements, provide a
balanced blend of compactness and comfort. The curved design has a minimalist
tone, while offering maximum relaxation for those who choose it.
“This is a seating collection, a family of chairs with a modernist spirit,
for which I have applied my usual proportions. In this project I have set out
to reflect the entire history of Knoll”, so Lissoni
describes the new collection of armchairs.
A wide range of fabrics and leathers is available for KN Collection in all
the versions, offering many options for personalization and accentuating the
sober elegance of the design. KN is the perfect combination of some of the
fundamental values of Knoll products: design, high quality of materials,
maximum comfort and painstaking attention to detail.
| About Designer | |
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Piero Lissoni - Knoll |
The architect,
designer and art director Piero Lissoni (1956), after graduating from the
Politecnico di Milano, founded the Milan based interdisciplinary studio Lissoni
Associati in 1986 together with Nicoletta Canesi, developing architecture,
interior and industrial design projects. Ten years later saw the opening of
Graph.x, the graphics studio specializing in brand development and corporate
identity. In 2013 it was the turn of Lissoni Architettura and in 2015 the New
York based Lissoni Inc. was established, to follow the international market.
With its staff of 70, the studio develops architecture, interiors, design and
graphics projects, including villas, residential complexes, offices, factories,
theatres, restaurants and hotels, yachts, shops, retail areas, museum fit-outs,
exhibition stands, furniture and lighting. Piero Lissoni is art director
of Alpi, Boffi, De Padova, Living Divani, Lema, Lualdi, Porro and Sanlorenzo
for whom he designs a variety of products. Recognized as one of the masters of
contemporary design, he works for many international brands including Alessi,
Antrax, B&B, Bonacina1889, Cappellini, Cassina, Cotto, Fantini, Flos, Glas
Italia, Golran, Illy, Janus et Cie, Kartell, Kerakoll, Knoll, Nerosicilia,
Olivari, Salvatori, Tecno, Viccarbe. Recently completed architectural projects
include The Middle House for the Swire Hotels Group in Shanghai (2018), The
Oberoi Al Zorah Beach Resort Ajman in the UAE (2017), Oceana Bal Harbour, the
masterful 240-unit condominium in Miami (2017), Casa Fantini, an 11-room hotel
on the shores of Lake Orta (2017), the Sanlorenzo SX88 yacht (2017), Roomers
Hotel in Baden-Baden with 130 rooms and spa (2016), Conservatorium Hotel in
Amsterdam (2012), Mamilla Hotel in Jerusalem (2009), the renovation of the
historic Teatro Nazionale in Milan (2009) and the production headquarters of
Fantini spa (2018), Kerakoll Design Lab (2014), Glas Italia (2010) and Living
Divani (2007). Current projects include the Hotel Park in Croatia, the
Autograph Hotel and Residences in Budapest, SLS Lux Hotel and Residences in
Washington D.C., the Miami Beach Ritz-Carlton Residences, apartments at 45 Park
Place in New York, the Hilton Tbilisi hotel in Georgia and private villas in
Amsterdam, New York and Mumbai. Lissoni’s interest in the art world
brought him to design a variety of temporary shows in Milan: the room for
exhibitions at Bagatti Valsecchi Museum, inaugurated with “The triptych of
Antonello da Messina” (2015) and recently featuring “The Museum of Innocence by
Orhan Pamuk” (2018), the retrospective of the photographer Giovanni Gastel,
curated by Germano Celant, at Palazzo della Ragione (2016), the anthology of
the Renaissance painter “Bernardino Luini e i suoi Figli” at Palazzo Reale
(2014). Fondazione Palazzo Te has inaugurated in Mantua the exhibition
“Tiziano/Gerhard Richter- Heaven on earth ” where Piero Lissoni, with Lissoni
Associati and Graph.x, has designed the installation, the project of visual
identity and the catalogue to accompany the show (2018-2019). Piero
Lissoni has received a series of international awards, including the Good
Design Award, the Red Dot Award and the Compasso d'Oro ADI; he is Board Member
of the MAXXI National Museum in Rome, he is visiting professor and part of the
Advisory Board at the Politecnico di Milano, he is Honorary Member of the
Altagamma International Council. |
