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[IMG: Generation by Knoll Flexible Ergonomic Office Chair]

[IMG: Generation by Knoll Flexible Ergonomic Office Chair]
[H1] Generation by Knoll®
Formway
2009
How To Purchase
[H2] How to Purchase
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[H4] For the Workplace
For contract and design professional pricing, please work with your local Knoll Showroom and Knoll Dealer.
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[H4] For the Home
For design enthusiasts or residential interior design trade professionals, please visit our online shop.
Shop Online
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[H2] How to Purchase
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[H4] For the Workplace
For contract and design professional pricing, please work with your local Knoll Showroom and Knoll Dealer.
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[H4] For the Home
For design enthusiasts or residential interior design trade professionals, please visit our online shop.
Knoll Online Shop
Click here to learn more about purchasing from Knoll.
[H2] How to Purchase
[IMG: close]
[H4] For the Workplace
For contract and design professional pricing, please work with your local Knoll Showroom and Knoll Dealer.
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[H4] For the Home
Select elements of this product are available to design enthusiasts and residential interior design trade professionals through our online shop or from a Knoll Home Design Location.
Shop Online
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[H2] How to Purchase
[IMG: close]
[H4] For the Workplace
For contract and design professional pricing, please work with your local Knoll Showroom and Knoll Dealer.
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[H3]
In the buzzing workplace of today, Generation’s innovative, elastic design gives you the flexibility and comfort you need to sit and work however you choose. Since its introduction in 2009, Generation has redefined seating by replacing the notions of how people “should” sit with the support users' need to work freely. The first chair to promote unrestrained movement, Generation is a true reflection of innovation and thoughtful design.
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[IMG: Generation by Knoll]
[H5] Frameless Flex Back
The Flex Back fuses two innovative elements — the high performance elastomer Flex Back Net and a distinctive figure 8 structure — which together support many different postures and allow for multidimensional movement throughout the workday. The curvature of the figure 8 structure combined with the specific tension, pattern and unique properties of the Net enables side-to-side flex and ensures optimal localized support for shoulders and lumbar region.
[IMG: Generation by Knoll , Flex Back and Flex Top]
[H5] Frameless Flex Seat
Generation by Knoll moves as you move, encouraging free expression, creativity and engagement at work. The Flex Seat offers 270 degrees of seat edge flex without a hard frame or obtrusive levers along the seat perimeter, as well as 3" of seat depth adjustment.
[IMG: Generation by Knoll in Lemongrass green]
[H5] Dynamic Suspension™
Constructed from the same high performance elastomer as the Flex Back Net, the simple, non-mechanical Dynamic Suspension provides a weight-compensated, smooth ride — without the complexity of metal links or springs. The inherent properties of this material — flex and durability — enable an enhanced range of energizing, side-to-side movements.
[IMG: Generation by Knoll moves as you move, encourgaging free expression, creativity and engagement at work]
[H5] Continuous Lumbar
The Continuous Lumbar carries the lumbar support in the Flex Back through the design of the arms. The result: seamless movement from upright to perched or side sitting positions. Optional lumbar is also available.
[IMG: Generation by Knoll , Flex Back and Flex Top]
[H5] Flex Top
The Flex Top allows the top edge of the back to fold over, providing a comfortable armrest for side sitting or other informal postures, extending your range of movement and offering comfort in any position.
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[H2] Generation by Knoll: Video Operating Instructions
[IMG: Generation by Knoll: Video Operating Instructions]
Generation by Knoll: Video Operating Instructions
[H3] Product story
By watching hundreds of hours of video and conducting in-depth interviews with workers of all ages, in all disciplines, Knoll and Formway Design recognized that the basic assumption about office seating — that there are only a few optimal ways to sit while at work — was flawed.
In fact, their investigation showed that sitting upright and facing forward was just one of the ways people use their office chairs. Shifting, stretching, rotating, leaning, and reclining not only relieve boredom but are essential to our ability to stay energized and collaborate with colleagues.
Understanding that no combination of adjustment levers could make a chair equally comfortable in each of those positions, Formway sought to achieve an elastic design—the idea that a product would rearrange itself in response to a user’s movements. After years of design and development, spent considering and reconsidering every component of the chair, Formway arrived at a truly innovative design.
With a revolutionary new material for the chair’s back and a form that anticipates and allows for a multitude of body positions, Generation achieves Knoll and Formway’s mission to help workers sit how they want. It is truly the next generation of seating.
[IMG: Knoll Formway Design Archival Image]
[H3] Formway
Founded in 1956, New Zealand-based Formway has been designing furniture for more than five decades. In 1979 the company redefined itself, developing a new identity and philosophy that focused on team-based design and extensive research. Formway’s designs are informed by insight gained through the observation and consideration of human behavior. Their user-centered approach marries a rigorous design process, an aesthetic sensitivity, and a passion for the environment.
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[H3] Related Products
[IMG: Lev by Knoll Height‑Adjustable Table]
Lev by Knoll Height‑Adjustable Table
[IMG: Life<sup>®</sup>]
Life®
[IMG: Tone<sup>™</sup> Height‑Adjustable Tables]
Tone™ Height‑Adjustable Tables
[H3] Generation by Knoll Family
[IMG: MultiGeneration by Knoll<sup>®</sup> Light Task]
MultiGeneration by Knoll® Light Task
[IMG: MultiGeneration by Knoll<sup>®</sup> High Task]
MultiGeneration by Knoll® High Task
[IMG: MultiGeneration by Knoll<sup>®</sup> - Hybrid Base]
MultiGeneration by Knoll® - Hybrid Base
[IMG: MultiGeneration by Knoll<sup>®</sup> - Stacking Base]
MultiGeneration by Knoll® - Stacking Base
[IMG: MultiGeneration by Knoll<sup>®</sup> Stool]
MultiGeneration by Knoll® Stool
[H3] Additional Info
[H5] Construction and Details
FRAMELESS FLEX BACK Fuses two elements: high performance elastomeric Flex Back Net cradles your back and provides integral lumbar support, and figure 8 structure enables multidimensional movement
FLEX SEAT Offers 270 degrees of unobstructed seat edge flex with a buoyant two-piece cushion and nest structure
CONTINUOUS LUMBAR Carries the lumbar support from the back into the arms to support side sitting
DYNAMIC SUSPENSION™ Offers weight compensated, synchronized recline for a smooth, effortless ride
FLEX TOP Folds over as armrest for side sitting
[H5] Sustainable Design
Learn more about Generation by Knoll product certifications and materials at Ecomedes.

[H2] Dimensions
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w
d
h*
seat h*
arm h*
28.5"
26" (excluding base)
39.25 - 44.5"
16.5- 21.75"
22.75-32.5"

*With standard cylinder. Low (-2") and high (+1.25") cylinders available
Above is with High Performance Arms. Please refer to Price List for information on other arm options.
For a complete list of applicable upholsteries, please visit the Surface Finish Library.

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Flex Back Net
[IMG: Storm]
Storm
[IMG: Meteor]
Meteor
[IMG: Pebble]
Pebble
[IMG: Desert]
Desert
[IMG: Lemongrass]
Lemongrass
[IMG: Espresso]
Espresso
[IMG: Firecracker]
Firecracker
[IMG: Bluemarine]
Bluemarine
[IMG: Onyx]
Onyx
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Generation Fabric
[IMG: Storm]
Storm
[IMG: Pebble]
Pebble
[IMG: Desert]
Desert
[IMG: Lemongrass]
Lemongrass
[IMG: Espresso]
Espresso
[IMG: Firecracker]
Firecracker
[IMG: Bluemarine]
Bluemarine
[IMG: Onyx]
Onyx
[IMG: Olive]
Olive
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Finish
[IMG: Dark Finish]
Dark Finish
[IMG: Light Finish]
Light Finish
[H2] Environment
[IMG: Dividends Skyline System Storage Cubbies Generation by Knoll Chairs]
19534 | Dividends Skyline System with Storage and Cubbies
[IMG: Dividends Skyline System Height-Adjustable Table Storage Screens Skyline Lounge Generation by Knoll Chairs]
19529 | Dividends Skyline System with integrated Lounge, Cubbies, and Glass Screens
[IMG: Dividends Skyline Height-Adjustable Table Storage Generation by Knoll Chair]
19512 | Dividends Skyline System with Shelving, Credenza, and Panel Mounted Height-Adjustable Table
[IMG: Dividends Skyline System Screens Height-Adjustable Table Lounge Saarinen Side Table Generation by Knoll Chair]
19501 | Dividends Skyline System with Integrated Lounge and Cubbies
[IMG: Dividends Skyline System with Height Adjustable Table Storage Screens Generation by Knoll Chair]
19494 | Dividends Skyline System with Cubbies and Panel Mounted Height-Adjustable Tables
[IMG: Dividends Skyline System with Height Adjustable Table Storage Screens Generation by Knoll Chair]
19493 | Dividends Skyline System with Shelving, Lockers, and Panel Mounted Height-Adjustable Tables
[IMG: Knoll Showroom Design Days 2025]
19480 | Knoll Showroom, Design Days 2025
[IMG: Knoll Showroom Design Days 2025]
19460 | Knoll Showroom, Design Days 2025
[IMG: Knoll Showroom Design Days 2025]
19458 | Knoll Showroom, Design Days 2025
[IMG: Knoll Showroom Design Days 2025]
19439 | Knoll Showroom, Design Days 2025
[IMG: Knoll Showroom, Design Days 2025]
19345 | Knoll Showroom, Design Days 2025
[IMG: Knoll Showroom, Design Days 2025]
19343 | Knoll Showroom, Design Days 2025
[IMG: Generation by Knoll]
17855 | Generation by Knoll
[IMG: antenna telescope generation by knoll muuto five pouf leaf table lamp anchor storage quoin wexby mobile bin sapper xyz monitor arm]
17811 | Team Neighborhood
[IMG: rockwell unscripted easy table generation by knoll restore basket beam table lamp rest sofa work from home learn from home knoll+muuto work from home]
16720 | Rockwell Unscripted Easy Table with Generation by Knoll
[IMG: knoll works 2021 thriving workplace reff profiles applied wall islands mx table generation by knoll chair saarinen executive chair - armless rockwell unscripted upholstered seats muuto tip table lamp interpole]
16965 | Thriving Workplace | Private Office
[IMG: antenna power beam k. stand height adjustable tables benching desks generation by knoll work chair task chair desk chair flywheel knoll works 2021 muuto fiber lounge chair anchor mobile storage pedestal anchor tray top mobile pedestal]
16909 | Knoll Works 2021 | At Home in the Neighborhood
[IMG: Dividends Skyline Private Office Generation MultiGeneration Sapper]
16908 | Dividends Skyline Private Office
[IMG: Private Office Reff Profiles Generation by Knoll Saarinen Meeting Table Cesca Chair]
16902 | Reff Profiles Individual Private Office
[IMG: Private Office Reff Profiles Islands Collection by Knoll Generation by Knoll Sapper Monitor Arm KnollExtra Scribe Mobile Markerboard]
16896 | Reff Profiles, Islands Multi-Use Private Office
[IMG: Reff profiles workwall l-shelves height-adjustable table wardrobe generation by knoll work chair task chair saarinen dining table saarinen desk saarinen executive chair rockwell unscripted upholstered seat muuto tip desktop lamp]
16840 | Thriving Workplace Private Office with Reff Profiles and Saarinen Collection
[IMG: antenna power beam ladder accessories tone height-adjustable tables anchor tray top mobile pedestals generation by knoll work chair task chair rockwell unscripted creative wall muuto base table bertoia molded shell barstool knolltextiles traverse wallcove]
16830 | Thriving Workplace Resident Neighborhood with Antenna Power Beam
[IMG: k. bench generation by knoll anchor storage sapper monitor arm]
15737 | k. bench and Generation by Knoll
[IMG: generation by knoll formway design antenna workspaces big table rockwell unscripted storage cart muuto under the bell pendant lamp san francisco showroom knoll essentials welcoming community]
15046 | Antenna Workspaces Big Table and Generation by Knoll with Muuto
[IMG: Knoll Reff Profiles private office height adjustable desk Sapper XYZ monitor arm Sparrow light Saarinen dining table Saarinen meeting table Muuto Cover Chair Muuto Fiber Chair swivel base guest seating guest chair accessories private office]
15001 | Private Office with Reff Profiles and Muuto guest seating
[IMG: neocon 2018 hospitality at work reff profiles meeting table flexible solutions generation by knoll conference room]
14760 | Reff Profiles Meeting Table
12782 | LSM Conference Room with Generation by Knoll
[IMG: Knoll wood Reff Profiles conference table with ergonomic Generation by Knoll chairs]
12691 | Reff Profiles Meeting Table
[IMG: Activity Space Isamu Noguchi Cyclone Table Generation Chairs Getaway Space Small Meetings]
11557 | Activity Space with Cyclone Table and Generation Chairs
[IMG: Antenna Workspaces with Generation by Knoll Task Seating Storage Sapper Single Monitor]
11507 | Antenna Workspaces with Generation by Knoll & Sapper
[IMG: Antenna Workspaces with Generation by Knoll Task Seating Storage]
11505 | Antenna Workspaces with Generation by Knoll
[IMG: Conference Room for Sanguine Gas Exploration in Knoll Project Profile]
11393 | Sanguine Gas Exploration
[IMG: Knoll Reff Profiles Private Offices]
11347 | Reff Profiles Private Office
[IMG: Knoll Anchor Simple Tables and Template Storage Wall]
11329 | Antenna Simple Tables and Template Storage
[IMG: Knoll Antenna Workspaces Private Office and Generation Chair]
11328 | Antenna Workspaces Private Office
[IMG: Knoll Tone Standing Height Table]
11239 | Tone Height-Adjustable Table
[IMG: Knoll Tone Standing Height Tables]
11238 | Tone Height Adjustable Table
[IMG: Knoll Tone Standing Height Tables]
11236 | Tone Height-Adjustable Table
[IMG: LSM Conference Table and Generation by Knoll Conference Room]
11225 | Westcor Land Title Insurance Company
[IMG: Knoll New York Showroom Conference Room]
11158 | Knoll New York Showroom
[IMG: Knoll Open Plan Benching]
10561 | Interpole Open Benching
[IMG: Wake Forest University School of Business: Farrell Hall Knoll Project Case Study]
10532 | Wake Forest University School of Business Farrell Hall
[IMG: Antenna Workspaces Big Table]
10208 | Antenna Workspaces Big Table
[IMG: Charles River Ventures]
9047 | Charles River Ventures
[IMG: Antenna Workspaces Fallon Project Profile]
8974 | Fallon
[IMG: Dividends Skyline workstations with shared overhead storage and Generation chairs]
7977 | Dividends Skyline
[IMG: Template Storage System]

[IMG: Knoll Saarinen Dining Table by Eero Saarinen]

[IMG: Knoll Saarinen Dining Table by Eero Saarinen]
[H1] Saarinen Dining Table ‑ Oval
Eero Saarinen
1957
How To Purchase
[H2] How to Purchase
[IMG: close]
[H4] For the Workplace
For contract and design professional pricing, please work with your local Knoll Showroom and Knoll Dealer.
Find Showroom
Find Dealer
[H4] For the Home
For design enthusiasts or residential interior design trade professionals, please visit our online shop.
Shop Online
Click here to learn more about purchasing from Knoll.
[H2] How to Purchase
[IMG: close]
[H4] For the Workplace
For contract and design professional pricing, please work with your local Knoll Showroom and Knoll Dealer.
Find Showroom
Find Dealer
[H4] For the Home
For design enthusiasts or residential interior design trade professionals, please visit our online shop.
Knoll Online Shop
Click here to learn more about purchasing from Knoll.
[H2] How to Purchase
[IMG: close]
[H4] For the Workplace
For contract and design professional pricing, please work with your local Knoll Showroom and Knoll Dealer.
Find Showroom
Find Dealer
[H4] For the Home
Select elements of this product are available to design enthusiasts and residential interior design trade professionals through our online shop or from a Knoll Home Design Location.
Shop Online
Click here to learn more about purchasing from Knoll.
[H2] How to Purchase
[IMG: close]
[H4] For the Workplace
For contract and design professional pricing, please work with your local Knoll Showroom and Knoll Dealer.
Find Showroom
Find Dealer
Click here to learn more about purchasing from Knoll.
[H3]
The Saarinen Pedestal Table demonstrates Eero Saarinen’s purist approach to architecture and design. Seeking a solution to resolve the “confusing, unrestful world” underneath tables and chairs, he designed a sculptural base that brings visual and physical freedom to the surrounding environment.
[H3] Defining form
[IMG: Saarinen Dining Table - Oval]
The Saarinen Pedestal Table brings order and beauty to the surrounding architecture.
[IMG: Saarinen Table - Oval Detail]
The tabletops are available in a robust palette of exquisite woods, stones, and laminates.
[IMG: Saarinen Table - Oval with Tulip Chairs]
Enjoyed in offices, restaurants, museums, and residences around the world, the Saarinen Pedestal Table captivates with its pure, intentional form.
[IMG: Knoll Eero Saarinen Tulip Pedestal Chair history]
[H3] Shaping the experience of space
While studying at Cranbrook Academy of Art in the 1930s, Florence Knoll and Eero Saarinen forged a lasting friendship. The connection between these avid students of design evolved into a partnership that produced some of the most revered furniture pieces of the 20th century.


Eero Saarinen insisted that, in any design, “confusion comes from trying to amalgamate several conflicting ideas.” To avoid that confusion, in his furniture, as in his architecture, Saarinen sought the essential idea and represented it formally with clarity and strength, always striving for “consistency and relatedness of all parts.”


In the early 1950s, he turned his attention to the “ugly, confusing, unrestful world” he believed resulted from “the slum of legs” underneath typical tables and chairs. In 1957, he realized his ideal of formal unity with the Pedestal Table and Tulip Chair collections for Knoll. These majestically effortless, one-legged tables and chairs have since become symbols of modern design and mainstays of the Knoll design legacy.

[IMG: Knoll Designer Eero Saarinen]
[H3] Eero Saarinen
Born to world famous architect and Cranbrook Academy of Art Director Eliel Saarinen and textile artist Loja Saarinen, Eero Saarinen was surrounded by design his whole life. After meeting Florence Knoll at Cranbrook, Saarinen went on to design many of Knoll's most recognizable pieces, including the Tulip collection, the Womb chair, and the 70 Series of seating. In addition to these achievements, Saarinen became a leader of the second-generation modernists.
Learn more
[H3] More in the Saarinen Collection
[IMG: Saarinen Dining Table ‑ Round]
Saarinen Dining Table ‑ Round
[IMG: Saarinen Side Tables]
Saarinen Side Tables
[IMG: Saarinen Coffee Tables]
Saarinen Coffee Tables
[IMG: Saarinen Table ‑ Lounge Height]
Saarinen Table ‑ Lounge Height
[IMG: Tulip<sup>™</sup> Chair - Armless]
Tulip™ Chair - Armless
[IMG: Tulip<sup>™</sup> Chair - Armchair]
Tulip™ Chair - Armchair
[IMG: Tulip<sup>™</sup> Stool]
Tulip™ Stool
[IMG: Saarinen Executive Chair - Armchair with Tubular Legs]
Saarinen Executive Chair - Armchair with Tubular Legs
[IMG: Saarinen Executive Chair - Armless with Tubular Legs]
Saarinen Executive Chair - Armless with Tubular Legs
[IMG: Womb<sup>™</sup> Chair]
Womb™ Chair
[IMG: Womb<sup>™</sup> Settee]
Womb™ Settee
[H3] Related Products
[IMG: Florence Knoll<sup>™</sup> Table Desk]
Florence Knoll™ Table Desk
[IMG: Florence Knoll<sup>™</sup> Executive Desk]
Florence Knoll™ Executive Desk
[IMG: Platner Dining Table]
Platner Dining Table
[IMG: D]
D'Urso High Tables
[IMG: Antenna<sup>®</sup> Y‑Base Tables]
Antenna® Y‑Base Tables
[H3] Additional Info
[H5] Construction and Details
Tabletop features beveled edge
Top attaches to base with threaded rod
Tabletops available in a wide range of laminates, woods, marbles and granites
Base is heavy molded cast aluminum available with white, black or grey paint
[H5] Sustainable Design and Environmental Certification
Learn more about Saarinen Dining Table - Oval product certifications and materials at Ecomedes.
[H2] Dimensions

w
d
h
seats
178TO Saarinen Table - 72" Oval
72"
42"
28.25"
6
174TO Saarinen Table - 78" Oval
78"
47.75"
28.25"
6
179TO Saarinen Table - 84" Oval
84"
47"
28.25"
6-8
175TO Saarinen Table - 96" Oval
96"
54"
28.25"
8

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Coated Marble
[IMG: Arabescato]
Arabescato
[IMG: Carrara]
Carrara
[IMG: Grey]
Grey
[IMG: Grigio Marquina]
Grigio Marquina
[IMG: Espresso Marble]
Espresso Marble
[IMG: Verdi Alpi]
Verdi Alpi
[IMG: Portoro]
Portoro
[IMG: Nero Marquina]
Nero Marquina
[IMG: Emperador Light]
Emperador Light
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Satin Coated Marble
[IMG: Arabescato]
Arabescato
[IMG: Carrara]
Carrara
[IMG: Grey]
Grey
[IMG: Grigio Marquina]
Grigio Marquina
[IMG: Espresso Marble]
Espresso Marble
[IMG: Verdi Alpi]
Verdi Alpi
[IMG: Portoro]
Portoro
[IMG: Nero Marquina]
Nero Marquina
[IMG: Emperador Light]
Emperador Light
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Natural Marble
[IMG: Carrara]
Carrara
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Granite
[IMG: Black Andes Granite]
Black Andes Granite
[H3]
Wood
[IMG: Light Oak Veneer]
Light Oak Veneer
[IMG: Light Walnut Veneer]
Light Walnut Veneer
[IMG: Reff Dark Cherry]
Reff Dark Cherry
[IMG: Ebonized Walnut Veneer]
Ebonized Walnut Veneer
[IMG: Rosewood Veneer]
Rosewood Veneer
[IMG: Topo Noir Veneer]
Topo Noir Veneer
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Laminate
[IMG: White Laminate]
White Laminate
[IMG: Black Laminate]
Black Laminate
[IMG: Modern Clay Laminate]
Modern Clay Laminate
[H3]
Base Finish
[IMG: White]
White
[IMG: Black]
Black
[IMG: Grey]
Grey
[H2] Environment
[IMG: Saarinen Oval Dining Table Cesca Chair]
19404 | Saarinen Oval Dining Table with Cesca Chairs
[IMG: Muecke Chair Saarinen Oval Dining Table]
19400 | Muecke Chairs with Saarinen Oval Dining Table
[IMG: Pollock Executive Chair Muecke Dining Table Saarinen Side Table]
19399 | Pollock Executive Chair with Muecke Dining Table and Saarinen Side Table
[IMG: Saarinen Oval Dining Table Muecke Chair]
19396 | Saarinen Oval Dining Table with Muecke Chairs
[IMG: Knoll Showroom, Design Days 2025]
19361 | Knoll Showroom, Design Days 2025
[IMG: Knoll Showroom, Design Days 2025]
19360 | Knoll Showroom, Design Days 2025
[IMG: Morrison Hannah Chair]
18903 | Morrison Hannah Chairs in small conference room
[IMG: Saarinen Dining Table Saarinen Executive Chairs]
18767 | Saarinen Dining Table with Saarinen Executive Chairs
[IMG: Saarinen Dining Table Saarinen Executive Chairs]
18766 | Saarinen Dining Table with Saarinen Executive Chairs
[IMG: Saarinen Dining Table Saarinen Executive Chairs]
18765 | Saarinen Dining Table with Saarinen Executive Chairs
[IMG: MR Chair Saarinen Dining Table]
18656 | MR Chairs with Saarinen Dining Table
[IMG: knoll works 2021 avison young more than a workplace saarinen dining table muuto fiber chairs light task k. lounge bench with back shared spaces gather ideate]
16954 | Knoll Works 2021 | More Than a Workplace
[IMG: dining area classics knollstudio residential residence home]
12842 | Dining Area with Saarinen Table & Tulip Chairs
[IMG: Knoll Warren Platner Wire Dining Collection]
10412 | Saarinen Dining Table and Platner Arm Chairs
[IMG: Knoll Saarinen Dining Table with Bertoia Side Chairs]
10407 | Saarinen Dining Table and Bertoia Side Chairs
[IMG: Saarinen Pedestal Collection]
10373 | Saarinen Dining Table and Tulip Chairs
[IMG: Saarinen Pedestal Collection]
13432 | Saarinen Pedestal Collection
[IMG: Tulip Armless Chair, Saarinen Oval Dining Table]
7146 | Tulip Armless Chair, Saarinen Oval Dining Table
[IMG: Saarinen Oval Dining Table, Saarinen Executive Arm]
5599 | Saarinen Oval Dining Table, Saarinen Executive Arm
[IMG: Tulip Chair, Saarinen Dining Table]
5330 | Tulip Chair, Saarinen Dining Table
[IMG: dining area dining room classics knollstudio residential residence home coverings marble]
12839 | Dining Area with Saarinen Table and Tulip Chairs
[IMG: Eero Saarinen Yello Executive Chair]
10379 | Saarinen Executive Chair
[H2] Whitesweep
[IMG: Saarinen Dining Table]
19391 | Saarinen Dining Tables
[IMG: Saarinen Dining Table]
19390 | Saarinen Dining Tables
[IMG: Saarinen Dining Table Coffee Table]
19389 | Saarinen Oval Dining and Coffee Tables
[IMG: Saarinen Table]
19386 | Saarinen Pedestal Tables
[IMG: Saarinen Table]
19384 | Saarinen Pedestal Tables
[IMG: Saarinen Table]
19383 | Saarinen Pedestal Tables
[IMG: Saarinen Oval Dining Table]
19379 | Saarinen Oval Dining Tables
[IMG: Saarinen Executive Arm Chair and Dining Table]
4877 | Saarinen Executive Arm Chair and Dining Table
[H2] Detail
[IMG: Saarinen Dining Table]
19340 | Saarinen Dining Table - Emperador Marble Detail
[H3] Configure Saarinen Dining Table ‑ Oval
The configurator below is for reference purposes only. All options, finishes and sizes may not be represented.
For the complete scope, please refer to the KnollStudio price list.(78" Table Shown)

[H3] General Info
[IMG: Document]
Saarinen Tables Product Sheet
[IMG: Document]
Saarinen Pedestal Collection Brochure
[IMG: Document]
Saarinen Collection
[IMG: Document]
KnollStudio Price List Vol 1
[H3] 3D Symbols
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Saarinen Dining Table | Oval
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[IMG: Knoll Mlies Barcelona Chair by Ludwig Mlies van der Rohe]

[IMG: Knoll Mlies Barcelona Chair by Ludwig Mlies van der Rohe]
[H1] Barcelona® Chair
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
1929
How To Purchase
[H2] How to Purchase
[IMG: close]
[H4] For the Workplace
For contract and design professional pricing, please work with your local Knoll Showroom and Knoll Dealer.
Find Showroom
Find Dealer
[H4] For the Home
For design enthusiasts or residential interior design trade professionals, please visit our online shop.
Shop Online
Click here to learn more about purchasing from Knoll.
[H2] How to Purchase
[IMG: close]
[H4] For the Workplace
For contract and design professional pricing, please work with your local Knoll Showroom and Knoll Dealer.
Find Showroom
Find Dealer
[H4] For the Home
For design enthusiasts or residential interior design trade professionals, please visit our online shop.
Knoll Online Shop
Click here to learn more about purchasing from Knoll.
[H2] How to Purchase
[IMG: close]
[H4] For the Workplace
For contract and design professional pricing, please work with your local Knoll Showroom and Knoll Dealer.
Find Showroom
Find Dealer
[H4] For the Home
Select elements of this product are available to design enthusiasts and residential interior design trade professionals through our online shop or from a Knoll Home Design Location.
Shop Online
Click here to learn more about purchasing from Knoll.
[H2] How to Purchase
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One of the most recognized objects of the last century, and an icon of the modern movement, the Barcelona Chair’s simple elegance and graceful profile epitomize Mies van der Rohe's most famous maxim– “less is more.”
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From the sleek, crisscross frame to the individual upholstery squares carefully welted together, each Barcelona piece is a tribute to the marriage of modern design and exceptional craftsmanship.
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[IMG: Barcelona Chair]

The Barcelona Collection is available with standard or relaxed cushions, upholstered in leather or fabric. All upholsteries are paired with belting leather straps. The frame is offered in hand-buffed polished chrome, stainless steel, or ultra-matte onyx.
[IMG: The Barcelona Pavilion by Mies van der Rohe. Courtesy of MoMA]
[H3] Defining space
As a rising figure of the modernist movement, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was selected to design the German Pavilion for the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona.


Through masterful proportioning and planning, Mies created a rhythmic and entirely unprecedented space, which elevated industrial-age materials to a level of elegance and grace. Inside, Mies included chairs and stools conceived as a resting place for the King and Queen of Spain. Determined to create a chair worthy of royalty, Mies is thought to have based the designs, with their signature crisscross frames, on the campaign chairs of Ancient Rome. “I feel that it must be possible to harmonize the old and new in our civilization,” Mies said. 
 

Although the Barcelona Pavilion stood for only seven months, it is recognized as a defining achievement of modern architecture, as are the Barcelona Chair and Stool (although the King and Queen reportedly never sat in them).
 

Mies, a close friend and mentor to Florence Knoll during her time at the Illinois Institute of Technology, formally granted Knoll the production rights to the Barcelona Chair and Stool in 1953. The designs immediately became a signature of the Knoll brand and have been built to Mies van der Rohe’s exacting standards ever since.
[IMG: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe]
[H3] Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of architecture, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe brought a less-is-more approach to everything he designed, from furniture to skyscrapers. “Architecture is a language,” wrote Mies van der Rohe. “When you are very good you can be a poet.”
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[IMG: Barcelona<sup>®</sup> Table]
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[H3] Additional Info
[H5] Construction and Details
Available in a range of Spinneybeck® leathers; Edelman Brulée leather; Haven linen-blend fabric; Knoll Textiles Fancy Twill; and Knoll Textiles Velvet
Cushion has 40 individual squares of fabric or leather from a single cowhide that are cut, hand-welted, and hand-tufted with buttons
Two cushion fill options
Standard: Premium quality, highly resilient polyurethane foam with down-like Dacron polyester fiberfill
Relaxed: Soft density, fire retardant urethane foam blanketed with a non-woven fabric topper and an additional Dacron layer for a softer feel; relaxed cushions are more supple and casual in appearance
Belting leather straps with edges dyed to match secure the cushions to the frame
Color of belting leather straps depends on upholstery selection, except on the onyx frame, which is always paired with black straps
Three frame options
Steel with polished chrome, hand-ground and hand-buffed to a mirror finish
Premium grade 304 bar stock stainless steel, shaped, welded, and hand-buffed to a mirror finish
Steel with ultra-matte onyx finish
The Knoll logo and signature of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe are stamped into the leg
[H5] Sustainable Design and Environmental Certification
Learn more about Barcelona® Chair product certifications and materials at Ecomedes.

[H2] Dimensions

w
d
h
seat h
250L Barcelona Chair
29.5"
30"
30.25"
17"

For a complete list of applicable upholsteries, please visit the Surface Finish Library.

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Upholstery
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Volo Leather
[IMG: Acqua Leather]
Acqua Leather
[IMG: Lahaina (Sabrina)]
Lahaina (Sabrina)
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Brulee Leather
[IMG: Haven]
Haven
[IMG: Fancy Twill]
Fancy Twill
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Knoll Velvet
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Frame
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Chrome, Polished
[IMG: Stainless Steel, Polished]
Stainless Steel, Polished
[IMG: Onyx Ultra Matte]
Onyx Ultra Matte
[H2] Environment
[IMG: Barcelona Chair Stool D]
19395 | Barcelona Chairs and Stool with D'Urso Coffee Table
[IMG: Knoll Showroom, Design Days 2025]
19360 | Knoll Showroom, Design Days 2025
[IMG: Knoll NYC Showroom Barcelona Chairs Pillo Sofa MR Table]
19116 | Knoll NYC Showroom with Barcelona Chairs
[IMG: Knoll NYC Showroom Barcelona Chair Grasshopper Coffee Table Pillo Sofa MR Table]
19105 | Knoll NYC Showroom with Barcelona Chairs
[IMG: Barcelona Chair]
19066 | Barcelona Chair
[IMG: Barcelona Chairs Platner Coffee Table Biboni Sofa]
19064 | Barcelona Chairs with Platner Coffee Table and Biboni Sofa
[IMG: Barcelona Chair Saarinen Side Table]
19047 | Barcelona Chair with Saarinen Side Table
[IMG: Barcelona Chair Saarinen Side Table]
19040 | Barcelona Chair with Saarinen Side Table
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15740 | Barcelona Relaxed Chair
[IMG: barcelona relaxed chair florence knoll sofa girard table living room mies van der rohe florence knoll]
15739 | Barcelona Relaxed Chair
[IMG: Barcelona Chair Florence Knoll Coffee Table Platner Side Table]
14106 | Florence Knoll Relaxed Sofa
[IMG: Rockwell Unscripted David Rockwell creative wall big easy table steps storage architectural solution steps theater lounge tulip stool, wire base table, Barcelona chair couch Mies van der Rohe Saarinen executive arm chair]
13546 | Knoll Atlanta Showroom
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12841 | Lounge Area with Barcelona Chairs and Saarinen Coffee Table
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12840 | Lounge Area with Barcelona Chairs and Saarinen Side Tables
[IMG: NeoCon 2015 waiting area Activity Space Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Harry Bertoia Frank Gehry Spinneybeck Leather wallcovering Barcelona Collection Barcelona Chair Barcelona Table Barcelona Couch day bed]
12039 | Waiting Area
[IMG: lounge area classics knollstudio residential residence home coverings]
12838 | Lounge Area with Barcelona Chairs and Saarinen Side Table
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11360 | The University of Tennessee Natalie L. Haslam Music Center
[IMG: Knoll Barcelona Chair]
10396 | Barcelona Chair
[IMG: Knoll Barcelona Chair and Saarinen Side Table for livingroom]
10393 | Barcelona Chair and Saarinen Side Table
[IMG: Knoll New York Showroom Executive Office Meeting Space]
10097 | Knoll New York Executive Office Meeting Space
[IMG: Knoll Barcelona Chair and Ottoman with Saarinen Side Table]
10408 | Barcelona Chair
[IMG: Knoll, Inc. acquired exclusive rights to produce the Barcelona Collection in 1948.]
7559 | Barcelona Chair, Barcelona Couch, Barcelona Table
[IMG: Barcelona Chair, Barcelona Table, Barcelona Ottoman]
6778 | Barcelona Chair, Barcelona Table, Barcelona Ottoman
[IMG: Bertoia Side Chairs with Divina Lounge Settee and Saarinen Side Table]
5601 | Barcelona Chair, Saarinen Side Table, Cecilia Chair
[IMG: Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Lounge Chair with Glass Metal Table]
4613 | Barcelona Chairs
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4612 | Barcelona Chairs
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4614 | Barcelona Chairs
[IMG: White Leather Barcelona Chair]
3849 | Barcelona Chair
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19233 | Barcelona Chairs
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19232 | Barcelona Chairs
[H2] Whitesweep
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15741 | Barcelona Relaxed Chair
[IMG: barcelona relaxed chair mies van der rohe]
15743 | Barcelona Relaxed Chair
[IMG: barcelona relaxed chair mies van der rohe]
15742 | Barcelona Relaxed Chair
[IMG: Mies Barcelona Collection Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Chair Barcelona Stool]
11613 | Barcelona Collection
[IMG: Mies Barcelona Collection Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Chair Barcelona Stool]
11612 | Barcelona Collection
[IMG: Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Chair]
10215 | Barcelona Chair
[IMG: Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Chair]
10216 | Barcelona Chair
[IMG: Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Chair]
10218 | Barcelona Chair
[IMG: Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Chair]
10217 | Barcelona Chair
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6185 | Barcelona Chair
[IMG: Barcelona Chair]
6183 | Barcelona Chair
[IMG: Knoll Barcelona Chairs]
5331 | Barcelona Chairs
[IMG: Knoll Barcelona Chairs]
5287 | Barcelona Chairs
[IMG: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Chair]
5281 | Barcelona Chair and Ottoman
[IMG: Chrome Barcelona Lounge Chair]
3926 | Barcelona Lounge Chair
[IMG: Barcelona Lounge Chair]
3925 | Barcelona Lounge Chair
[IMG: Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Chair]
1275 | Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Chair
[IMG: Knoll brown leather Mies Barcelona Chair]
1276 | Barcelona Chair
[IMG: Mies van der Rohe Collection]
865 | Mies van der Rohe Collection
[IMG: Barcelona Chair]
19208 | Barcelona Chair in Haven - Ivory, Polished Stainless Steel
[IMG: Barcelona Chair]
19209 | Barcelona Chair in Haven - Ivory, Polished Stainless Steel
[IMG: Barcelona Chair]
19210 | Barcelona Chair in Haven - Ivory, Polished Stainless Steel
[IMG: Barcelona Chair]
19211 | Barcelona Chair in Haven - Ivory, Polished Stainless Steel
[IMG: Barcelona Chair]
19212 | Barcelona Chair in Haven - Ivory, Polished Stainless Steel
[IMG: Barcelona Chair]
19214 | Barcelona Chair in Fancy Twill - Nightfall, Polished Chrome
[IMG: Barcelona Chair]
19215 | Barcelona Chair in Haven - Midnight, Polished Chrome
[IMG: Barcelona Chair]
19216 | Barcelona Chair in Knoll Velvet - Flamenco, Onyx Ultra Matte
[H2] Detail
[IMG: Barcelona Chair]
19065 | Barcelona Chair Detail
[IMG: Barcelona Chair white leather leg detail]
6043 | Barcelona Detail
[IMG: Chrome Barcelona Lounge Chair]
3929 | Barcelona Lounge Chair
[IMG: Chrome Barcelona Lounge Chair]
3931 | Barcelona Lounge Chair
[IMG: Chrome Barcelona Lounge Chair]
3928 | Barcelona Lounge Chair
[IMG: Chrome Barcelona Lounge Chair]
3927 | Barcelona Lounge Chair
[IMG: Barcelona Lounge Chair brown leather seat detail]
3930 | Barcelona Lounge Chair
[IMG: Barcelona Chair]
19230 | Barcelona Chair Detail
[H3] Configure Barcelona® Chair
The configurator below is for reference purposes only. All options, finishes and sizes may not be represented.
For the complete scope, please refer to the KnollStudio price list.

[H3] General Info
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Barcelona Chair and Stool Product Sheet
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Barcelona Collection Brochure
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KnollStudio Price List Vol 1
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