Product sheet Chair
Designer:
Donald Knorr
Manufacturer:
Knoll
Donald Knorr
Manufacturer:
Knoll
Enameled metal
22.5"w x 20"d x 28"h
Light, flexible and elegant is how Edgar Kaufmann describes the Knorr chair in the catalog for "Prize Designs for Modern Furniture," an exhibition of award-winning design at the MoMA in 1948. This competition was juried by Rene d'Harnoncourt, Hugh Lawson, and Mies van der Rohe, among others, and Knorr's design was awarded First Prize.
Literature: Prize Designs for Modern Furniture, Kaufmann, pg. 13.
22.5"w x 20"d x 28"h
Light, flexible and elegant is how Edgar Kaufmann describes the Knorr chair in the catalog for "Prize Designs for Modern Furniture," an exhibition of award-winning design at the MoMA in 1948. This competition was juried by Rene d'Harnoncourt, Hugh Lawson, and Mies van der Rohe, among others, and Knorr's design was awarded First Prize.
Literature: Prize Designs for Modern Furniture, Kaufmann, pg. 13.
estimated value:
5000-7000 US$
reached price:
5500 US$
Auction:
Modernist 20 Century
Sales date: 2003-05-18
location: Chicago
Lot number: 453
5000-7000 US$
reached price:
5500 US$
Auction:
Modernist 20 Century
Sales date: 2003-05-18
location: Chicago
Lot number: 453
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