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Bertoia Asymmetric Chaise
Bertoia's Asymmetric Chaise: a 1950 wire prototype put into production in 2005
1321 × 1022 × 978 mm
1952
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Bertoia Asymmetric Chaise is a wire chaise with a seat pad or full cover option, listed by Knoll as model 429L and headed Harry Bertoia 1952 / 2005. It is 52 in wide, 38.5 in deep and 40.25 in high.
Construction
- Seat and base welded from steel rods
- Polished chrome, white Rilsan or black Rilsan frame
- Snap-on seat pad or hooked-on full cover in KnollTextiles
- Plastic floor glides
Specifications
- 52 in wide, 38.5 in deep, 40.25 in high; seat height 15 in per the shop (about 1321 x 978 x 1022 mm)
- Weight 24 lb (Knoll shop)
Story
A chaise first shown in 1950
Knoll's design page says Bertoia showed a chaise longue in his original presentation of wire chairs to Hans and Florence Knoll in 1950, essentially the Large Diamond Chair extended on two sides, and that it was not developed because production was complex. Knoll obtained access to a prototype in 2003 and took it as the model for reproduction, and the chaise went into full production in 2005 with help from Bertoia's family.
Pad or full cover
The original design was intended to have a full-length upholstered pad designed by Richard Schultz. Today the chaise comes with an optional seat pad or the original full cover.
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Collection
Bertoia Collection
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