New from Knoll Textiles: Chance, Serendipity & Intrigue
Check out these cool new additions we have to our collection of Knoll Textiles fabrics!
Chance
“Part of the KT Collection of affordable modern design, Chance is a classic multi-color fabric that can serve as a palette builder.”
Chance 'Fern'
Serendipity
“A modern tapestry, Serendipity marries high durability with a playful pattern and colorful palette. For upholstery use.”
Serendipity 'Fortune'
Intrigue
“An organic striped upholstery, Intrigue has a calming effect, created through a boucle wool yarn woven on top of a cotton ground.”
Intrigue 'Captivate'
Look at all of these beautiful colors!
Inspiration: Wallpaper & Classics
Check out these great images I found on the website of one of our wallpaper vendors. Merging big, bold and beautiful wallpapers with mid-century classics definitely seems to be the way to go!
Wall & Deco’s Monsoon Wallpaper with Herman Miller’s Eames Lounge Chair & Ottoman
Wall & Deco’s Wild Giraffe Wallpaper with Knoll’s Saarinen Dining Table and Tulip Chairs
New to the Showroom: Krusin Guest Seating Collection
Back in September we introduced you to the new Krusin Lounge and Side Chairs that were designed by Marc Krusin and available from Knoll. Well we recently received our very own floor models and we love them! With arm and armless versions of both the Side and Lounge Chair and various wood, stain and lacquer options as well as hundreds of fabric and leather choices (or the woven paper rush seat) there’s most definitely a Krusin chair for everyone.
Investing in Mid-Century Modern
There was a time when investors actively sought out fine French furniture and collected it as a form of investing. In the late 1990’s, the attention switched from gaudy French furniture to the sleek and cool stylings of mid-century masters like Ray and Charles Eames, Harry Bertoia and descendants of the European Bauhaus movement. This was mainly because of the internet boom that these years saw, but also because this boom increased the wealth of much-younger investors who wanted something more streamlined and less stuffy.
As an article from CNBC titled Sitting on a Small Fortune states, these people weren’t “interested in filling their Silicon Valley mansions with museum pieces; these inventors of the future wanted a look that that leaned forward.”
It raises a good point that people should take into consideration when buying pieces like an Eames Lounge Chair or a Saarinen Table and face sticker shock, you’re not just buying a chair or a table at that point. You are taking your hard-earned money and really investing it in something that has value and can even be passed down like a family heirloom. The key is to do your research and always make sure you’re buying an authorized and authentic product.
(By the way, if you are looking to do some “alternative investing” don’t forget that this is the last weekend of the Herman Miller Holiday Sale!)
The Knoll Warehouse Sale (a.k.a. Lucky New Yorkers…)
If you’re a reader from New York City (or have the means to get there quickly) then it looks like serious savings can be all yours at the Knoll Warehouse Sale!
So here are the highlights:
- Up to 80% off list price on a bunch of items (which ones specifically I don’t know)
- Credit cards only! Amex, Visa and MasterCard
- From 10-6Pm tomorrow (Friday) and from 11-5Pm on Saturday
- Address is 766 SixthAvenue (corner of 25th St)
If you do happen to make the sale and snag some great deals, let us know what you got!
Happy Birthday…
…to Ultrasuede(R)! The vibrant, versatile and incredibly resilient microfiber available from Knoll Textiles.
Invented in 1971, Ultrasuede comes in 22 standard colorways (and tons more with a minimum yardage). This great fabric has a 200,000+ double rub Wyzenbeek rating, is inherently stain resistant and easily cleanable.
Whether you use Ultrasuede on a classic piece from Knoll or a personalized sofa from Steven Anthony, Ultrasuede is sure to last and look good while doing it.
Upholstered Tulip Chair
It’s National Design Week!
Running from October 15th to the 23rd and sponsored by the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, National Design Week is its “largest education initiative, [which] aims to draw national attention to the ways in which design enriches everyday life.”
As the 2011 winner of the 2011 National Design Award for Corporate and Institutional Achievement, Knoll knows a thing or two about good design.
Generation Chair by Knoll
Whether its an office chair you sit in everyday or a lounge chair that’s equal parts “art and industry”, Knoll products for both home and office are created by some of the best designers on the planet. This is something that Knoll has always strived for since its inception in 1938 by Hans Knoll. He founded the company “based on the conviction that good design enriches and improves our lives.”
Barcelona Chair & Ottoman
So what do you think? Where do you see design improving your daily life?
All Good Things Must Come to an End
That’s right, this weekend was your last chance to buy great pieces of furniture from Knoll at a reduced price (until next year). We appreciate and thank everyone who came out this weekend supported a local business. It was great catching up with clients new and old and being able to offer such a great discount on the high-quality and equally beautiful Knoll furniture.
Something I noticed as people were placing their orders was that there seemed to be a “fan favorite” of sorts. The Eero Saarinen Womb Chair and Ottoman.
Available in both the original size and a medium version (which is 85% of the original’s size) the Womb chair is a fantastically comfortable and visually striking chair to own. The soft undulations of the chair’s surface hug your body and make it a joy to sit in. And with all of the fabric choices available, the Womb chair is pretty easy to use in a variety of spaces. Check out the images we found from Knoll below. Read more
The Knoll Sale: Inspiration
Frank Gehry Cross Check Chair
The Annual Knoll Space Sale started last Friday and the weekend kicked it off just right! If you didn’t have time to make it in Saturday or Sunday, don’t fret because it runs until the end of this coming weekend (the 2nd). To give you some inspiration, Knoll has this great website filled with images of classic Knoll pieces and beautifully designed spaces. Be warned, however, that you can get lost and lose track of time as there are a lot of pictures and they’re all equally interesting and beautiful.
Or as Knoll describes them:
“Classic. In the modern sense.
Modern. In the classic sense.”
Click here for the Knoll Space Inspiration website.
Knoll Sale Starts Today
Hey everyone, be sure to stop by Vastu between today, September 23rd and next Sunday, October 2nd to score some really great deals on your favorite pieces from Knoll during their annual Knoll Space Sale. You’ll be getting 15% off all new orders and, as always, you get free delivery!
To commemorate the start of the Annual Knoll Space Sale, we’re giving away a special bottle of Cato Pink nail polish from Knoll Textiles.
Cato 'Hot Pink'
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