Pair of armchairs Diamond Chairs Harry Bertoia

Awarded the designer of the year award in 1955, the diamond chair designed by harry bertoia is one of the lightest and best-selling armchairs in the history of furniture. edited by knoll from 1952, this iconic piece is more like a sculpture than an armchair. It takes its name "small diamond" from its curved diamond shape. Harry bertoia's sculptural approach, which is reflected in the attention paid to volumes, will make this chair a manifest symbol of modernity, and will offer it an immediate success that has never dried up since. Made of steel wire welded point by point by hand, the back of the mesh looking chair is supported by metal legs - a technique that gives this metal chair a striking impression of flexibility and lightness. Harry bertoia will also evoke his creations for knoll: "if you look at these seats, they are made mainly of air, like a sculpture. They are crossed by space. » Condition and origin of the chairs: composed of a mesh structure of steel wires welded point by point, the models presented here are part of the first editions (50s/60s) and are therefore not engraved (knoll engravings present only from 1995). They have a black finish and white skaï (faux leather) patties that will bring even more comfort. Their particularly resistant finish allows them to be used both indoor and outdoor chairs. The chairs have some traces of normal wear on the steel but no major defects (no broken welds or snags on the original wafers).