Image source: Knoll — Pfister Lounge Chair
© Knoll and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
Pfister Lounge Chair
Charles Pfister's 1971 lounge chair: a fully upholstered armchair on short, inset legs
851 × 660 × 838 mm
1971
United States
Approx. $5,000 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Pfister Lounge Chair is the armchair in the lounge collection Charles Pfister designed for Knoll in 1971. Knoll's shop describes it as made in the USA, with short, inset legs.
Construction
- Frame built in sections with a combination plywood and hardwood seat and back
- Foam-core cushions with a polyester fibre wrap; no-sag spring deck covered in black cotton textile
- Adjustable nylon glides as standard
Specifications
- W 33.5 x D 33 x H 26 in (851 x 838 x 660 mm)
- Seat height 16 in, arm height 24 in
Story
Pfister's lounge collection of 1971
Knoll's page calls Charles Pfister a celebrated interior designer whose personal design philosophy was “restrained elegance”, and says he designed this perfectly proportioned lounge collection in 1971. It quotes his conviction that “There is a movement away from throw-away society, away from disposable possessions. Instead there is a mounting interest in useful, sculptural, wonderfully constructed objects … such objects are a triumph in any setting.”
Image source: Knoll — Pfister Lounge Chair · © Knoll and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research. · View official product page ↗ · Image use & copyright policy
Made at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill’s interiors department
According to Knoll, Pfister created the Pfister Lounge Collection for Knoll while on the staff of SOM’s interior design department, and production began in 1971.
