Max Pearson for Knoll Executive Lounge Chair in Plush Brown Italian Velvet

If a single company could be deemed the leading cultivator of iconic designers and incubator of timeless design, it would with little doubt be Knoll. Under Florence Knoll’s lead, she of course having been trained by the great Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, her namesake company became a stable of the best designers of her time. Eero Saarinen, Harry Bertoia, Warren Platner; each Knoll designer would inspire the next generation, and after years of this organic progression we are left with countless rich designs. A handful of notable Knoll designs have since been discontinued, they remain encapsulated in their time and have not seen modern day reproduction. Such is true with Max Pearson’s 1966 Seating Collection from which we have this Pearson Executive Chair.

The Pearson Executive Chair draws inspiration from the Executive Chairs of both Eero Saarinen as well as Charles Pollock. As it is no longer in production, it’s not nearly as ubiquitous as the chairs of his predecessors. We find Pearson’s design to be the epitome of organic form and somewhat of a “hidden gem” - lovers of design from this era would consider Pearson’s chair a unique and offbeat addition to their collections, the piece that no one else has. Furthermore, this iteration of the chair features glides which allow for the chair to remain low and stationary, thus to be enjoyed as a lounge.

The Object Refinery team has spent hours examining this Pearson design by bringing it right down to its frame. We are now skilled at restoring these chairs and offering them in near-new condition using the shown imported Italian Velvet, the plushest fabric we’ve experienced. We lovingly refer to the fabric as “teddy bear velvet”, an apt description for material that simply envelopes you when sitting in the chair. This lounge version of Pearson’s Executive Chair is equipped with swivel, tilt, and manual height adjustment. We have a large quantity of these available and can accommodate orders of any combination. If you wish to learn more about the desk version of Pearsons Executive Chair on casters, click here.