Image source: Knoll — Muecke Chair
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Muecke Chair
Jonathan Muecke's all-wood chair: cylindrical dowels, exposed end grain, floating tenons
591 × 768 × 521 mm
2025
Approx. $1,400 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Muecke Chair by Jonathan Muecke for Knoll is an all-wood dining chair built from cylindrical dowels that put the end grain on view. It comes as a Side Chair and an Armchair in solid oak, walnut or ebonized ash.
Construction
- Solid oak, walnut or ebonized ash
- Rounded dowels joined by floating tenons where they meet
- Solid wood legs, arms and supporting dowels; veneer seat and back (Knoll shop)
Specifications
- Armchair: W 23.25 x D 20.5 x H 30.25 in (591 x 521 x 768 mm), seat height 17.25 in
- Side Chair: W 17.75 x D 19.5 x H 30 in
Story
Material comes first
Knoll introduces the chair as Muecke's first commercial collaboration with the brand. For the Muecke Wood Collection he chose wood because it is common and warm, and he turned it into dowels so that the end grain is visible instead of hidden.
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Joinery repeated across the collection
The dowels pass each other on nearby planes and connect with a floating tenon where they meet. Knoll says this joinery is repeated across the whole collection.
