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Bertoia Leather-Covered Barstool
Bertoia's leather-covered shell barstool in counter and bar heights, 426L and 428L
552 × 1092 × 559 mm
1960
Approx. $3,600 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Bertoia Leather-Covered Barstool is Knoll's leather-upholstered shell barstool, offered as 426L (counter height) and 428L (bar height).
Construction
- Glass fiber reinforced nylon shell with a full leather covering
- Stitching and a 1/5 in flange at the outer edge of the shell
- Sled base welded from steel rods; finishes polished chrome, white powder coat, black powder coat
- Plastic glides supplied
Specifications
- 428L bar height: W 21.75 x D 22 x H 43 in (about 552 x 559 x 1092 mm), seat h 29.25 in
- 426L counter height: H 38.5 in, seat h 25 in
- Weight 33 lb each (KnollStudio price list)
Story
Two heights
The design page lists a 426L Counter Height and a 428L Bar Height model, and its table pairs them with surface heights of 36-39 in and 40-43 in.
Leather and stitching
The whole shell of the barstool is covered in leather, and the page's construction list adds the flange and the running stitch at the shell's outer edge.
More by Harry Bertoia
Bertoia Leather-Covered Side Chair
Bertoia's leather-covered shell side chair, model 420L, on a welded rod sled base
Bertoia Diamond Chair
Harry Bertoia's 1952 welded steel rod lounge chair, with a seat pad or a full cover
Bertoia Asymmetric Chaise
Bertoia's Asymmetric Chaise: a 1950 wire prototype put into production in 2005
Bertoia Barstool
Harry Bertoia's 1952 welded steel rod barstool, in bar and counter heights
Collection
Bertoia Collection
Knoll's Bertoia Collection, introduced in 1952: welded wire and steel chairs, stools, benches and the Diamond and Bird lounge chairs by Harry Bertoia.
