Designer
Willo Perron
Willo Perron is a designer, creative director and, as Knoll puts it, cultural polymath. Knoll's designer biography calls him a French-Canadian designer based in Los Angeles and gives his birth as Canada, 1974. Knoll's US designer page says…
Biography
Background
Willo Perron is a designer, creative director and, as Knoll puts it, cultural polymath. Knoll's designer biography calls him a French-Canadian designer based in Los Angeles and gives his birth as Canada, 1974. Knoll's US designer page says he works with his team at Perron Studios, while its Knoll International biography says he co-founded the multidisciplinary studio Perron-Roettinger with Brian Roettinger.
Signature Style
Knoll presents his work as spanning runway shows for luxury fashion brands, singular retail spaces and live world tours for top musicians, each given an unconventional twist. His own words on furniture: "Everything I do has a bit of humor in it", and "I want my furniture to evoke surprise and emotion."
Notable Works
Knoll's biography credits him with Grammy-winning record packaging for St. Vincent's Masseduction album and with visual languages created for Cartier, Skims and Roc Nation. In 2022 he received an Emmy nomination for his Savage X Fenty show.
Work for Knoll
Knoll's news releases date the Perron Pillo Sofa to the fall of 2024, name the Perron Bun Lounge Chair and Ottoman in its April 2025 Salone del Mobile announcement, and introduce the Perron Pillo Lounge Chair on September 25, 2025. Knoll says that with the last launch customers have a full dynamic suite of Willo Perron products.