Image source: Walter Knoll — Vostra Armchair
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Vostra Armchair
Mid-century lounge armchair by the Walter Knoll Team with a beech frame and a tubular steel base.
550 × 780 × 740 mm
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Overview
The Vostra Armchair is a small, lightly upholstered armchair by the Walter Knoll Team. It is clear and minimalist, a mid-century design with modern, timeless lines that went into production in 1949.
Construction
The frame is solid beech with zigzag springs, with strapping in the back. The upholstery is cold cure foam, finished with an outer nonwoven fabric layer, and the tubular steel base is highly polished chrome-plated or powder-coated black matt. Synthetic glides are fitted.
Specifications
- Overall size: 55 x 74 x 78 cm (607-10)
- Base: tubular steel, chrome-plated or black matt
- Frame: solid beech with zigzag springs
Story
From a beechwood chair with strap covers
The story of the Vostra goes back to a 1940s design by the Danish-American designer Jens Risom, a little beechwood chair with strap covers. Hans Knoll, the son of Walter Knoll, took it into his range in the USA and sent it to his father.
Walter Knoll's own version
Walter Knoll reworked the piece into a design of his own, with tubular steel feet and elaborate upholstery. Production began in 1949, and in the 1950s the chair made a courageous statement about casual seating.
