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Contemporary Furniture from the World's
Top Designers
Contemporary furniture with clean lines and European styling.
Go to: Niels Bendtsen, Jens Risom,
Sleeper Sofas
Contemporary European Seating,
Contemporary Tables. Also
Contemporary Dining Furniture
Florence Knoll Bassett Storage
Florence Knoll Bassett almost single-handedly defined the look of
modern corporate interiors in the 1950s and ’60s. The simple, refined
design has a white Arabescato top (the same marble used on the Saarinen
Pedestal Table) and ebonized oak wood veneers, and is appropriate for a
dining room, living room or office space. Italy
Jens Risom Contemporary Furniture
This collection has a Scandinavian sensibility that works with
modern and traditional settings. By Danish designer Jens Risom, it is testament
to the simplicity and ingenuity that is so often found in timeless modern
designs. Some of the first designs commissioned by Knoll®, they brought the
natural materials and understated form of Scandinavian design to large-scale
U.S. production
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Risom Lounge Chair |
Risom Side Chair
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| The Risom Lounge Chair (1941), by Danish designer Jens Risom, is
testament to the simplicity and ingenuity that is so often found in
timeless modern designs. Widely known as the first chair to be designed
for Knoll®, it brought the natural materials and understated form of
Scandinavian design to large-scale U.S. production |
The Risom Side Chair (1941), by Danish designer Jens Risom, is
testament to the simplicity and ingenuity that is so often found in
timeless modern designs. Widely known as the first chair to be designed
for Knoll®, the Risom Chair brought the natural materials and
understated form of Scandinavian design to large-scale U.S. production |
If you ask Niels Bendtsen why his Neo Collection (1998) is just
as relevant today as when he first designed it, he'll point out its proportions,
which are something he's developed and perfected over time. An easy-to-live-with
and easy-to-clean seating collection.
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| Eclipse Nesting Tables
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Moebius Table
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| Jon Gasca was inspired by nature when he designed the Eclipse
Nesting Tables (2009) – but quality, affordability and versatility
followed suit. Each Table in this set of three is a different shape and
different height, allowing for endless configurations. |
Discovered in Parma, Italy, but with its endless looping base and
delicately suspended glass surface, this is a design that defies
national boundaries. The solid walnut base flares and narrows in six
arcs, creating a look of poised animation |
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Pool Coffee Table - Low |
Pool Side Tables |
Little Friend Adjustable Height Table |
| Niels Bendtsen’s Pool Table Collection (2004) is a juxtaposition of
undisturbed flat water (like a table) and man-made squares and
rectangles (like a pool). Highlighting these shapes are the green edges
of the thick glass and reflections in the frosted or black tabletops |
A variety of sizes offer several nesting possibilities, easily
arranged to fit individual needs |
Inspiration comes from many places, and in the case of Kasper
Salto's Little Friend Table (2005), it was a Disney cartoon character.
The "Little Helper" was a humanoid robot with a lightbulb for a head who
first appeared in 1956 as an assistant to Gyro Gearloose, and sometimes
even as an inventor himself. Rather than a moveable chair used with a
stationary table, this is a moveable table to be used with a stationary
chair, sofa or bed. |
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Twilight Sleep Sofa - Black Frame |
Twilight Sleep Sofa |
| Designed in response to a furniture competition at the Arhus School
of Architecture in Denmark in 1999, the Twilight Sleep Sofa ingeniously
accomplishes what many conventional convertible sofas cannot do: It
functions as a single person daybed or easily unfolds for multiple
sleepers |
Winner of a furniture competition at the Århus School of
Architecture in Denmark in 1999, Flemming Busk’s Twilight Sleep Sofa
distills the concept of a convertible couch to a simple cylinder and
rectangle. A compact and nicely scaled sofa, the bolster pillow adjusts
to three different positions for customized seat depths and lumbar
support. |
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| Nube Armchair
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Teak Folding Stool
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| Right angles combine with sensuous curves in the design of the Nube
Armchair (2008). Jon and Jesús Gasca’s Armchair is a startlingly simple
and architectural structure that can be viewed from any angle. With
contrasting colors (one color for the angular parts, a different tone
for the curved) and an exposed, chromed steel frame, the Nube works
individually or grouped. |
Danish designer Jens Quistgaard, whose immensely popular Dansk
tableware pieces helped define Scandinavian modern in postwar America,
designed this Teak Folding Stool. Employed as a seat, side table or
footstool, its strength and stability comes from its triangular
construction. Lightweight for portability, use the Stool indoors or out,
then fold it up and tuck it away until next time. |
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Vega Ottoman |
Freja Sofa |
| The Vega Collection (2005) provides a unique solution for
environments used for socializing, lounging and sleeping. Created by
designers Busk & Hertzog, Vega consists of a multifunctional Sofa,
Chaise and Ottoman. |
Aptly named after the Scandinavian goddess of love, fertility and
rain, the Freja Sofa (2004) by Swedish designer Annika Larsson is a
design of abundance and indulgence. |
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Bertoia Asymmetric Chaise with Seat Pad |
Taburet M Stacking Stool |
| With his iconic seating collection, Harry Bertoia transformed
industrial wire rods into a new furniture form. The events that made
this work possible began a decade earlier at Cranbrook Academy of Art
when Bertoia met Florence Knoll Bassett (then Florence Schust). Years
later, the Italian-born designer was invited to work for Florence and
her husband Hans Knoll. |
The Taburet M Stacking Stool is almost pure abstraction, making
minimum impact on space and redefining "seat" in the simplest sense.
Yet, the stool is quite substantial, offering a low, comfortable seat |
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Malena Sofa - Leather |
Malena Armchair - Walnut Frame - Velvet |
| Jon Gasca's Malena Collection (1997) has character and detail that
stand out from every angle. Two sweeping back legs frame a distinctive
ladder back, which lightens the normally heavy form of most 3-seat
upholstered sofas. |
Jon Gasca's Malena Chair (1997) has character and detail that stand
out from every angle. Two sweeping back legs frame a distinctive ladder
back, which lightens the normally heavy form of most upholstered club
chairs. |
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Malena Armchair - Leather |
Gisele Lounge Chair |
| The solid beech wood frame is available in an assortment of wood
stains, and the graceful curve of the back slats provides excellent
lumbar support. The seat and back cushions follow the contours of the
chair and are upholstered in supple, but durable, semi-aniline leather.
Two or more Malena chairs arranged side by side create a theater seating
effect. |
Intrigued by the puzzle of how to create a chair that provides both
comfort and ventilation, Aristeu Pires experimented with many types of
ropes and fibers before finding the right solution for his Gisele Lounge
Chair (2003). |
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