pilot high back lounge chair with upholstered arms
by Barber & Osgerby from Knoll
pilot high back lounge chair with upholstered arms
Design Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby, 2014
Die-cast aluminum, polyurethane foam, steel, upholstery
Made by Knoll
Pilot is an innovative swivel lounge chair that marries visual and material lightness with exceptional comfort. The cantilevered seat, which features a unique upholstery substructure for greater flexibility, appears to float in the air, giving the chair a refined silhouette and an essential, timeless appeal.
* Four star base in die cast aluminum with 360° swivel
* Base available in polished aluminum or painted in a highly durable dark grey powder coat
* Seat is highly resilient polyurethane molded foam overlaid with knit backed polyester fiber
* Upholstery is topstitched with open parallel double side seaming
* Seat substructure is steel, die cast aluminum & elastic webbing embedded inside polyurethane molded foam
* Upholstered Arms have steel weldment substructure embedded inside highly resilient polyurethane molded foam, overlaid with knit backed polyester fiber
* Also available without arms and low-back version
* Optional return to center mechanism allows for 360° swivel movement and returns to a center position when not engaged.
high back chair with upholstered arms: 27.25" w | 30.4" d | 39.4" h | seat: 16" h | arms: 21.5" h | 59lbs.
Die-cast aluminum, polyurethane foam, steel, upholstery
Made by Knoll
Pilot is an innovative swivel lounge chair that marries visual and material lightness with exceptional comfort. The cantilevered seat, which features a unique upholstery substructure for greater flexibility, appears to float in the air, giving the chair a refined silhouette and an essential, timeless appeal.
* Four star base in die cast aluminum with 360° swivel
* Base available in polished aluminum or painted in a highly durable dark grey powder coat
* Seat is highly resilient polyurethane molded foam overlaid with knit backed polyester fiber
* Upholstery is topstitched with open parallel double side seaming
* Seat substructure is steel, die cast aluminum & elastic webbing embedded inside polyurethane molded foam
* Upholstered Arms have steel weldment substructure embedded inside highly resilient polyurethane molded foam, overlaid with knit backed polyester fiber
* Also available without arms and low-back version
* Optional return to center mechanism allows for 360° swivel movement and returns to a center position when not engaged.
high back chair with upholstered arms: 27.25" w | 30.4" d | 39.4" h | seat: 16" h | arms: 21.5" h | 59lbs.
$4,017.00 + plus shipping
Barber & Osgerby
Barber and Osgerby met while studying Architecture at The Royal College of Art. Their portfolio encompasses furniture, lighting, product design as well as art & architecture and their work is held in collections around the world including the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Knoll has remained true to the Bauhaus design philosophy that furniture should complement architectural space and not compete with it. Modernism is a passion at Knoll which results in ground breaking modern furniture.