Vittorio Varo for I.P.E. Cigno Lounge Chairs in Striped Upholstery

Vittorio Varo for Plan Design Interior, 'Zinzolo' lounge chairs, fabric, Italy, 1970s These superb Zinzola lounge chairs are designed by the Italian Vittorio Varo. This design refle...

Vittorio Varo for Plan Design Interior, 'Zinzolo' lounge chair, fabric, Italy, 1970s This superb Zinzola lounge chair is designed by the Italian Vittorio Varo. This design reflects ...

I.P.E., pair of lounge chairs model 'Corolla', reupholstered in Casamance "Parmelie" Orage, chrome-plated metal, Italy, 1970s A striking design that will add a vibrant allure to you...

Florence Knoll for Knoll International, lounge chair, model '51', teak, fabric, United States, 1955 This slipper chair model 51 is designed by Florence Knoll. The teak frame of the chair is sleek in form. The angled seat is placed upon the squared-off frame. Maximum seating comfort is ensured by the wide seat and tilted backrest. Florence Knoll (1917-) was trained as an architect and had a sense of style from a very young age. In 1936 she met Alvar Aalto and was trained by Marcel Breuer, Walter Gropius and Mies van der Rohe. This meant that although she was barely out of her teens, she was educated by the best of the European modernists. When she arrived in New York Knoll worked on interior projects (being the only female) which is how she came to know Hans Knoll. When Florence joined Knoll, the planning unit started. Florence also made sure that the designs where more 'American Modernist' instead of Scandinavian, When Hans Knoll died she...