Vintage Handkerchief Stacking Dining Chairs by Lella & Massimo Vignelli for Knoll, Set of 6

$3,278.00

Six Handkerchief stacking chairs by Lella and Massimo Vignelli for Knoll — from one of the most famous designer couples in history. Massimo Vignelli is the man who designed the New York City subway map, the American Airlines identity, and the Bloomingdale's shopping bag. He and his wife Lella ran Vignelli Associates for decades, producing some of the most rigorously elegant design work of the 20th century. When Knoll, America's most prestigious furniture manufacturer, asked them to design a chair, the result was the Handkerchief.

These are in MoMA's permanent collection. That's not a flex, that's just a fact. Designed in 1985, they get their name from the way the molded fiberglass seat appears to float like fabric caught mid-air, draped over a slender powder-coated steel wire base. Stackable, incredibly light, and instantly recognizable to anyone who knows design. This set of six comes in all-black with scuffs and scratches consistent with a life well-lived. Original embossed Knoll label intact on each chair. Sold as a set of 6 .

Six Handkerchief stacking chairs by Lella and Massimo Vignelli for Knoll — from one of the most famous designer couples in history. Massimo Vignelli is the man who designed the New York City subway map, the American Airlines identity, and the Bloomingdale's shopping bag. He and his wife Lella ran Vignelli Associates for decades, producing some of the most rigorously elegant design work of the 20th century. When Knoll, America's most prestigious furniture manufacturer, asked them to design a chair, the result was the Handkerchief.

These are in MoMA's permanent collection. That's not a flex, that's just a fact. Designed in 1985, they get their name from the way the molded fiberglass seat appears to float like fabric caught mid-air, draped over a slender powder-coated steel wire base. Stackable, incredibly light, and instantly recognizable to anyone who knows design. This set of six comes in all-black with scuffs and scratches consistent with a life well-lived. Original embossed Knoll label intact on each chair. Sold as a set of 6 .