Main Gallery

Webbing: attributed to Marianne Strengell  (American, born Finland, 1909–1998); chair: Ralph Rapson (American, 1914–2008) | Webbing: cotton; plain weave; chair: birch | 28 x 27 3/4 x 32 1/4 in. (71.1 x 70.5 x 81.9 cm) | Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Gift in memory of Mary Rapson by Kenneth and Judy Dayton, Heino Engel, Dolly J. Fiterman, William and Jane Hession, Philip W. Pillsbury, Jr., John P. Sheehy, Philip and Joanne Von Blon, and many other friends, 2000.164

Alexander Girard (American, 1907–1993)
ca. 1948
Used for drapery; linen; plain weave, screen-printed
24 x 49 in. (61 x 124.5 cm)
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Gift of Alexander H. Girard, 1969-165-15
Photographer: Andrew Garn.

Evelyn Hill Anselevicius (American, 1923–2003)
1955–62
Used for upholstery; wool, nylon, gimp and plastic; plain weave with alternating paired and tripled warps and paired wefts
5 x 4 in. (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
Philadelphia Museum of Art, CTK11a

Upholstery: Antoinette Lackner Webster (Toni Prestini) (American, 1909–1998); chair: Harry Bertoia (American, born Italy, 1915–1978)
ca. 1957
Upholstery: cotton; plain weave; chair: plastic-coated wire frame, foam rubber
Height at center of back 30 1/2 in. (77.5 cm), seat width 35 in. (89 cm)
Private collection
Photographer: Bruce White

Upholstery: Paul Maute (German, 1897–1982); sofa: Florence Knoll Bassett (American, born 1917)
ca. 1962
Upholstery: wool, viscose; plain weave with grouped warps and supplemental weft; sofa: steel and foam rubber
31 1/2 x 84 x 30 in. (80 x 213.4 x 76.2 cm)
Private collection
Photographer: Bruce White

Marga Hielle-Vatter (German, 1913–1997)
Introduced 1970, these examples ca. 1975
Used for upholstery; wool; plain-weave–derived compound weave
Each: 2 3/4 x 3 1/8 in. (7 x 8.6 cm)
KnollTextiles Archive
Photographer: Bruce White

Lella and Massimo Vignelli (Lella: American, born Italy 1934; Massimo: American, born Italy, 1931)
ca. 1967
Cardboard and paper, textile swatches
4 x 11 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (10.2 x 29.2 x 24.8 cm)
Brooklyn Museum, X1188.1
Photograph: Brooklyn Museum Collection

Wolf Bauer (German, 1938–90)
Introduced 1967, this example ca. 1975
Used for drapery; cotton velvet, screen-printed
46 x 55 in. (116.8 x 139.7 cm)
KnollTextiles Archive
Photographer: Bruce White

Jhane Barnes (American, born 1956)
ca. 1983
Used for upholstery; wool, rayon, cotton, and silk; plain-weave–derived simple weave
Each: 11 1/2 x 17 in. (29.2 x 43.2 cm)
Cindia Reyes

Stephen Sprouse (American, 1953–2004)
ca. 2003
Used for upholstery; polyester and olefin; plain-weave–derived simple weave
9 x 9 in. (22.9 x 22.9 cm)
KnollTextiles Archive
Photographer: Bruce White