Knoll
Bertoia High Back Armchair
Price starting from € 3.318,00*
*Price valid for the version with frame in black rilsan and upholstery in fabric cat. G (cod. 423 L1 U).
The inspiration for the Bertoia Highback (known also as Bertoia Bird Chair) comes from Harry Bertoia's studies on metal processing and its malleability in fluid and three-dimensional shapes between design and art. Bertoia's intuition on this material led him in 1952 to create in collaboration with the Knoll company an object that he defined as "a real sculpture made of air and steel". Since then, the Bertoia Bird Chair represents an example of contemporary design, capable of combining the enveloping and extremely accommodating elements of the seat with a minimal support, where a few intertwined lines merge into an almost air and impalpable structure. Imitated, but never equalled, Bertoia can be correlated with a matching pouf.
W.98 x D.89 x H.101 cm
Seat Height 38 cm
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The colors displayed, for technical reasons, are indicative and may differ from the actual finish. The price may vary in relation to the category / finish chosen. Contact us to receive a personalized quotation.
Cat. E – Annelise
05AN Sand
07AN Plume
08AN Pearl
09AN Sea Water
10AN Graphite
12AN Terracotta
20AN Marine
05AN Sand07AN Plume08AN Pearl09AN Sea Water10AN Graphite12AN Terracotta20AN MarineCat. C – Circle
01CI Steel
02CI Ivory
03CI Sand
04CI Dark Brown
05CI Alp Green
06CI Teal
07CI Lemon Curry
08CI Ginger
09CI Bordeaux
01CI Steel02CI Ivory03CI Sand04CI Dark Brown05CI Alp Green06CI Teal07CI Lemon Curry08CI Ginger09CI BordeauxCat. C – Explorer
06EX Light Beige
10EX Aubergine
17EX Navy
21EX Blue
26EX Sand
06EX Light Beige10EX Aubergine17EX Navy21EX Blue26EX SandCat. G – Crociera
14CRO Blue
35CRO Brown
52CRO Bluish Green
65CRO Ivory
14CRO Blue35CRO Brown52CRO Bluish Green65CRO IvoryCat. G – Hyle
01H Black
02H Grey
03H Dark Blue
04H Moss
05H Olive
06H Light Grey
07H Ice
01H Black02H Grey03H Dark Blue04H Moss05H Olive06H Light Grey07H IceCat. G – West
01WE White
03WE Light Grey
08WE Beige
101WE Ivory
10WE Grey
11WE Brown
19WE Light Brown
01WE White03WE Light Grey08WE Beige101WE Ivory10WE Grey11WE Brown19WE Light BrownCat. S – Divina 3
106
154
191
224
334
376
426
444
562
636
666
676
684
836
864
886
106154191224334376426444562636666676684836864886Cat. S – Divina Melange
120
170
260
280
471
581
731
821
120170260280471581731821Cat. S – Hallingdal 65
100
110
153
180
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224
457
573
590
660
674
750
840
944
960
100110153180200224457573590660674750840944960Cat. S – Hermoso
001HER Ivory
003HER Light Taupe
011HER Dark Grey
012HER Grey
016HER Emerald Green
018HER Olive Green
020HER Copper
021HER Powder
023HER Night Blue
024HER Sky Blue
029HER Moss
031HER Gold
001HER Ivory003HER Light Taupe011HER Dark Grey012HER Grey016HER Emerald Green018HER Olive Green020HER Copper021HER Powder023HER Night Blue024HER Sky Blue029HER Moss031HER GoldCat. S – Tosca
02TOS Beech
09TOS Anthracite
14TOS Ice
16TOS Moss
17TOS Atlantic
18TOS Denim
22TOS Carnelian
24TOS Chestnut
02TOS Beech09TOS Anthracite14TOS Ice16TOS Moss17TOS Atlantic18TOS Denim22TOS Carnelian24TOS ChestnutFrame
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White rilsan
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Landed in the United States at the beginning of the ‘30s, Hans Knoll, a young German-born son of a furniture-maker in Stuttgart, proposed to import into the new continent the modern European design, contemporary heritage of the Bauhaus. Died prematurely, his work was continued by his wife, Florence Knoll, who succeeded in establishing lasting partnerships with some of the greatest exponents of the modernist movement. Few years later the Knoll Associates was founded. Today, Knoll is not only a company of re-selling historic furnishings of great artistic value, but continues to innovate by offering creations of the major international design brands both in the home area and in the office furnitures sector.Read more
Designed by
Harry Bertoia
Harry Bertoia (1915-1978) was an American sculptor and designer, a master in the use of metals. Born in Italy, in the province of Udine, he emigrated to Detroit at the age of fifteen. There his precocious artistic talent was noticed by Eliel Saarinen, director of the legendary Cranbrook Academy of Art, who called him first to study with him and later to teach metalworking. In 1943 he moved to California to work alongside two other former students of the Charles & Ray Eames school, helping with them to create the archetype of the modern chair with a tubular structure. In 1950 he was called to Pennsylvania by Florence Knoll, protegée of Saarinen, and signed his most famous creations for his Knoll Inc., real seat-sculptures such as the Diamond armchair. Another great passion of him, carried on throughout his life, was the design of the jewel. In parallel with his career as a designer, he dedicated himself to the creation of popular metal sculptures for public spaces. The culmination of his experimentation with him was the series of Sonambient, evocative albums in which he recorded the sounds made from the metal of his “musical sculptures”.Read more