Knoll Generation Chair
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Description
Designed by Formway Design in 2009, the Generation Chair won NeoCon Gold, Best of NeoCon, and the GOOD DESIGN Award in its debut year. The Flex Back is a high-performance elastomer and glass-reinforced polyester structure that responds to the user's movements. Available with plastic or polished aluminum base, in armless, fixed-arm, height-adjustable arm, and high-performance arm configurations. Backed by a 12-year, 24-hour warranty covering structural and operational parts, controls, casters, and pneumatic cylinders. SMaRT Sustainable Platinum and BIFMA level certified.
MEASUREMENTS:
- Overall Height 39.25 inch - 44.5 inch (glides reduce height by 0.25 inch)
- Overall Width 21 inch armless, 28.5 inch with arms
- Overall Depth 26 inch excluding base
- Arm Height from Floor 22.75 inch - 32.5 inch (height adjustable and high performance arms)
- Base Diameter 26.75 inch
MATERIALS:
- Flex Back - Integrally colored, high performance elastomer and glass reinforced polyester structure Height adjustable and high performance arms Burnished cast aluminum and integrally colored, glass reinforced nylon supports with integrally colored, self skinning polyurethane arm pads
- Flex Seat - High-resiliency molded urethane foam with textile cover and integrally colored, glass reinforced, impact modified nylon structure
- Pneumatic cylinder - Steel
- Base - Burnished cast aluminum or integrally colored, glass reinforced nylon; five star design
- Hard casters and glides - Integrally colored nylon
- Soft casters - Integrally colored nylon over molded with thermoplastic polyurethane
- Height adjustable lumbar - Integrally colored, glass reinforced polycarbonate
- Dynamic Suspension control: A solid state construction of integrally colored, high performance elastomer, glass reinforced polyester and cast zinc
- Tilt preference selector: Integrally colored nylon and acetal; integrally colored, glass reinforced acetal
- Seat depth adjustment mechanism: Steel plate with integrally colored polypropylene parts
HELPFUL NOTES:
- Rated Sustainable Platinum under the SMaRT© Consensus Sustainable Product Standards
- GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified®
- GREENGUARD Children & Schools Certified Recycled content of 40% (plastic base version) and 46% (aluminum base version)
- 39% (plastic base) to 54% (aluminum base) of parts are readily recyclable
- Constructed using minimal materials
- Manufactured using clean technologies in the Knoll LEED® Gold and ISO 14001 Certified Lubin Building, where energy use is offset with electricity generated by wind power
- Generation by Knoll can contribute to achieving LEED® credits, including the Innovation in Design credit
- This chair and other Knoll office chairs have no shipping charges
FAQ
What is the Knoll Generation Chair?
The Generation Chair is a task chair designed by Formway Design in 2009. It won NeoCon Gold,
Best of NeoCon, and the GOOD DESIGN Award in its debut year.
What is the Flex Back?
The Flex Back is the Generation Chair's back structure, made from a high-performance elastomer
and glass-reinforced polyester. It responds to the user's movements rather than relying on
fixed lumbar support or a rigid frame.
What arm options are available?
The Generation Chair is available armless, or with fixed, height-adjustable, or high-performance
arm configurations.
What warranty does the Generation Chair carry?
The Generation Chair is backed by a 12-year, 24-hour warranty covering structural and operational
parts, controls, casters, and pneumatic cylinders.
Brand
Knoll has lived their guiding principle, "good design is good business," since 1938. Products are all created to inspire, fit, and last. The Bauhaus philosophy that furniture should complement, not compete with architecture, is central to Knoll's design. Its extensive portfolio includes office work systems, residential mid-century modern classics, textiles, and accessories.
Designers like Harry Bertoia, Eero Saarinen, Warren Platner, Isamu Noguchi, and Florence Knoll contributed to Knoll's iconic designs. Knoll invests in research and field studies and explores organizational behavior and technology to ensure quality excellence. As a leader in sustainability, Knoll's practices reduce waste and conserve resources. Based in Pennsylvania, Knoll has a strong international presence, and 40 products are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Shipping
This item qualifies for free door-to-door delivery within the Continental USA and Canada, with a few exceptions:
- Orders $180 or less are charged a $35 small order fee at checkout.
- Please contact us for a quote if you are located outside of the Continental USA.
- This is standard curbside delivery; meaning the driver will not haul up an incline or up stairs, and it will be your responsibility to bring the item inside, complete any assembly, and remove packaging debris.
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