#ADLovesSalone: These modernist creations by Walter Knoll are a class apart

For more than 150 years, the family-run empire of Walter Knoll has perfected the nuances of modernity in furniture production. A lot of the credit goes to the brand's philosophy of “less is more”. Priding itself on its long-standing status as a climate-neutral manufacturer, Walter Knoll's greatest feat is its seamless pairing of sustainable practices with those that it inherited from archaic arts and crafts.

As evidenced by its latest portfolio, the German company continues its grand legacy of churning out one timeless piece after another; but not without including some equally sophisticated offerings by legendary Pritzker prize-winning Brit Norman Foster, and the Austrian design firm EOOS (headed by Gernot Bohmann, Harald Gründl and Martin Bergmann).

From the EOOS Atelier

总部位于维也纳的背后是EOOS三两个愿景ary seating designs. The first, titled ‘Muud', is a corner sofa intended for smaller, urban spaces. Most simply described as “lightweight, soft, airy”, Muud reaches this distinction on account of its drastically reduced usage of materials.

Following in its footsteps, is the Cuoio chair, a minimalistic masterpiece so light and so devoid of materials (leather, steel and laces) that any less would “make it float”.

Norman Foster's 620 Table

“A small tree in a room”, each variant in the Foster 620 Tables series is defined by their sturdy, centred, and unostentatious function and aesthetic. A leg of timber tapers upwards to hold a slimline tabletop with a soft, leather surface in both the newly added larger models, and like their predecessors, both fixate on one of nature's most precious resources, wood.

From the Team at Walter Knoll

The two recent additions to Walter Knoll's classic 375 series—the 375 Relaxachair and the 375 Barstool—are the absolute embodiment of the Walter Knoll way of life. That is to say, they're both ruled by clear lines, fine proportions, and the elegance of the 1950s. Where the former is a reassuringly comfortable and proportionate work of art, the latter blends mid-century practicality with modern-day dynamism; with both upholding the company's uniquely harmonious legacy.

Plüsch

Walter Knoll is one of the many big-timers in the sphere of German luxury decor distributed in India, thanks to high-end kitchen and furniture brand, Plüsch. The brand's presence at Salone 2020 was crucial for many reasons, the primary of which was due to it being “the year when kitchen brands display their innovations and novelties,” according to Plüsch director Sukriti Sharma. “We are looking forward to 2021 with positivity, hope, and prayers for the whole design community—including the artisans and craftsmen—to come out stronger,” she adds.

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