Lounge Chairs - Knoll

Designer(s):
Eero Saarinen, 1946
Order Code
Example: 72C-C-S-CD70-AL5008
72C Open back chair, armless
C Polished chrome leg
S Split upholstery option
CD70 seat: Cordovan, Rembrandt
Brown
AL5008 back: Alaska, Caribou
Note:
The Saarinen executive chairs are part of
a collection. Please refer to Saarinen side
chairs, lounge chairs and tables on
beginning on pages 144 and 238.
Specify:
1. Pattern number
2. Leg base option
3. Cal 133 fire code option
4. Split upholstery option (add S)
5. Textile selection, seat
6. Textile selection, back
Leg Finishes:
Ebonized Walnut (suffix D)
Light Oak (suffix LO)
Light Walnut (suffix LWA)
Pearwood (suffix P)
Polished Chrome (suffix C)
Reff Dark Cherry (suffix V314)
Plastic Back Finishes:
Black (suffix 1)
White (suffix 2)
Eero Saarinen
Executive Armless Chairs
description
72C-T5G-H Executive armless chair with
pneumatic seat height adjustment
72C-C Executive armless chair with tubular
legs and glides
72C-W Executive armless chair with wood
legs and glides
72C-C Executive armless chair with plastic
back, tubular legs and glides
3 Optional black top caps (add -3 after 72C,
not available for 72C-PC)
R Optional soft wheel casters (change -H to
-R)
Ordering Information
Caster option:
Hard wheel casters standard. For soft
wheel casters, change -H to -R. No glide
option on control models.
Split upholstery option:
The seat and back of the Saarinen
Executive Chair can be specified in split
upholstery. Indicate S before selected
seat upholstery, followed by selected
back upholstery. The price equals the
price of the higher upholstery grade.
COM split fabric requirements:
Back upholstery: 1.5 yards
Seat upholstery: .75 yards
COL split leather requirements:
Back upholstery: 27 square feet
Seat upholstery: 13.5 square feet
Upholstery/COM information:
Prices shown include fabric or leather
upholstery. Contact your Knoll
representative for colors. Only approved
KnollTextiles and Spinneybeck leathers
may be ordered.Customer’s Own Material
is available pending approval. For
approval requirements, processing
instructions and ordering information
please see page 20.
seat h,
min
seat h,
max w d h, min h, max
textile
fabric
yds.
req.
leather
sq. ft. weight
14 1 /2� 19 3 /4� 22 1 /2� 24� 31� 36 1 /4� 2.0 35 29 lbs.
18 3 /4� 22 1 /2� 20 1 /2� 31 3 /4� 2.0 35 14 lbs.
18 3 /4� 22 1 /2� 20 1 /2� 31 1 /2� 2.0 35 13 lbs.
18 3 /4� 22� 20.5� 31 3 /4� 1.3 12 16 lbs.
148
Cal 133 Fire Codef:
The Saarinen Executive chair complies
with California Technical Bulletin 133 in
selected upholstery. Specify suffix -C at
end of pattern number. Upcharge
applies, see page 18.
Maintenance:
See pages 27-28.
Note:
The Saarinen Executive Armless Chair is
Greenguard certified
Construction:
Frame:
Molded reinforced polyurethane shell.
Contoured plywood seat form.
Plastic Back:
Polycarbonate with a powder coat paint
in black or white. Note that the seat of
the plastic back version is slightly wider
than the fully upholstered version.
Upholstery:
Urethane foam cushion.
Swivel base:
Five-star steel base in protective black
epoxy finish. Stainless steel or optional
black epoxy top caps.
Steel Leg base:
Four legs in seamless tubular steel with
polished chrome finish.
Wood leg base:
Solid steam bent oak with a clear or
stained finish. Finish is complementary
match to Saarinen, Florence Knoll and
Platner low tables
Casters:
2� twin wheel hard casters for use on
carpeted floors. Wheel and housing
components in black textured plastic.
Optional soft casters for use on wood and
other resilient flooring (black with grey
housing).
Glides:
Molded nylon disk in stamped steel
shroud.