Bertoia Large Diamond
Category
Armchairs
Brands
Designers
Dimensions
L 114 cm - P 82 cm - H 41/71 cm
Finiture
Steel, Coating on request
Year
1952
The Bertoia Large Diamond Chair, designed by Harry Bertoia in 1952 for Knoll, is an iconic armchair that fuses sculptural art and functionality. Its structure is composed of welded metal wires that create a diamond shape, offering a light and transparent appearance.
Knoll
Knoll. Inc. is a design-led company that produces office systems, seating, filing and shelving, tables and desks, and textiles (KnollTextiles). It produces home furnishings by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Harry Bertoia, Florence Knoll (Florence Schust), Frank Gehry, Maya Lin, and Eero Saarinen under the company's KnollStudio division. In 2011, Knoll received the prestigious National Design Award for Corporate and Institutional Achievement from the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. The award honors design excellence and the public impact of Knoll's body of work.
Harry Bertoia
Harry Bertoia, pseudonym of Arieto Bertoia, was an Italian-born American sculptor, designer and musician. Born in San Lorenzo di Valvasone Arzene, in the province of Pordenone, in 1915, he moved to the United States with his family after the war. In 1946 he moved to California to help his friend Charles Eames develop plywood and welding techniques. In 1950 he began working at the nascent Knoll International, in New York, for which he created the very famous Diamond Chair.
