D’Urso Swivel Chair
Summary
The D’Urso Swivel Lounge strikes a playful balance between utility and whimsy, bringing a modern twist to the cocktail lounge seating category that is perfect for today’s more relaxed workplace or hospitality setting.
Dimensions
2165 D’Urso Swivel Chair
Width: 32″
Depth: 30″
Height: 27.75″ or 25.75 – 28.75″
Seat Height: 19″ or 17 – 20″
Product story
Joseph Paul D’Urso, who helped pioneer the “high-tech” movement in interior design, collaborated with Knoll in the 1980s to introduce lounge and table collections. In 2008, he returned to design a new sofa and lounge chair.
“Being as I’ve done interiors for about 40 years, I have a pretty good idea of all the products that are out there. I am constantly looking for things and not finding exactly what I want. So, I use that as a challenge to try to design something that suits the function that I need. The lounge is meant to be a small, but comfortable, fun chair. It swivels, which is something that really interests me. I find that people are really much more comfortable in chairs that can move with them.”
Joseph D'Urso
Joseph Paul D’Urso, who studied design at Pratt Institute, Royal College of Art in London and Manchester College of Art, is widely acknowledged as a leader of the high-tech design movement of the 1970s. While helping to define minimalist principles for living, he expanded design vocabulary with new materials and graphic, streamlined forms.
Gehry created his bentwood furniture collection for Knoll in 1992. Inspired by the surprising strength of a wooden bushel basket, he sought to fully integrate material and design, creating a structurally and aesthetically light masterpiece.
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