Dezeen promotion: Milanese architect Piero Lissoni has completed his collection of seating designs for American furniture brand Knoll.
Designed for versatility, Knoll's KN Collection is intended for use in the home as well as informal offices. It includes a lounge chair, a high-back chair, an ottoman, two armchairs, a sofa and the latest addition, a four-legged armless chair.
The complete family of designs was presented in a video show that Knoll launched online on Tuesday 25 May 2021. Influenced by fashion shows, the presentation features all the variants in the KN Collection: from the initial KN01 to the latest KN06 and KN07聽models.
Lissoni's first design in the series, KN01, debuted in 2018
The seven seating designs are available in multiple variations and are united by their smooth, curved chassis shell and sleek frames. The KN01 ? a sleek, swivel lounge chair with a compact, elegant form ? was debuted in 2018. Knoll notes that Lissoni paid special attention to the proportions of the height of the seat and the shell to create a light but generous design.
KN02 is a high back swivel chair that Lissoni describes as "like a cloud", and was launched in the same year accompanied by the KN03 ottoman.
Knoll's KN02 high-back chair and KN03 ottoman were also launched in tandem, in 2018
Equipped with a headrest and a built-in control for adjustment of the reclining position, the KN02 features a hidden mechanism that allows it to shift from an upright posture to a more r...