D'Urso Swivel Chair

The D’Urso Swivel Lounge strikes a playful balance between utility and whimsy, bringing a modern twist to the cocktail lounge seating category that is perfect for today’s more relaxed workplace or hospitality setting.

Product story

Joseph Paul D’Urso, who helped pioneer the “high-tech” movement in interior design, collaborated with Knoll in the 1980s to introduce lounge and table collections. In 2008, he returned to design a new sofa and lounge chair.

“Being as I’ve done interiors for about 40 years, I have a pretty good idea of all the products that are out there. I am constantly looking for things and not finding exactly what I want. So, I use that as a challenge to try to design something that suits the function that I need. The lounge is meant to be a small, but comfortable, fun chair. It swivels, which is something that really interests me. I find that people are really much more comfortable in chairs that can move with them.”

Joseph D'Urso

Joseph Paul D’Urso, who studied design at Pratt Institute, Royal College of Art in London and Manchester College of Art, is widely acknowledged as a leader of the high-tech design movement of the 1970s. While helping to define minimalist principles for living, he expanded design vocabulary with new materials and graphic, streamlined forms.

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Construction and Details

Available in a range of KnollTextiles and Spinneybeck® leathers
Railroaded textile application
Leather upholstery features two vertical double needle top stitched seams on the outside back of the chair
Cushion is urethane foam with polyester fiber wrap featuring a single needle top stitch detail
Urethane foam with polyester top layer wraps interior frame and a fully upholstered panel surrounds the chair
Inner frame is constructed of solid wood and bent laminate plywood
Base is die cast aluminum finished with polished chrome, or textured black or warm white powder coat
360 degree swivel mechanism with optional return to center mechanism
Pneumatic seat height adjustment with a low profile lever on the underside of the chair
Available in fixed height: 19” seat height and a 27 ¾” overall height