Bertoia Side Chair

With his iconic seating collection, Harry Bertoia transformed industrial wire rods into a new furniture form. The events that made this work possible began a decade earlier at Cranbrook Academy of Art when Bertoia met Florence Knoll Bassett (then Florence Schust). Years later, the Italian-born designer was invited to work for Florence and her husband Hans Knoll. The terms were favorable to the artist and Bertoia was given the freedom to work on whatever suited him, without being held to a strict design agenda. The result of this arrangement was the Bertoia Seating Collection (1952).

Prices range from $460.00 to $603.00

• Product: Bertoia Side Chair
• Brand: Knoll
• Retailer: Design Within Reach
• Designer: Harry Bertoia
• Color: BlackSilverWhite