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    Face Off Table

    Frank Gehry  

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    Inspired by the surprising strength of the apple crates he had played on as a child, Frank Gehry created this thoroughly original collection of bentwood chair and table designs. Gehry’s architecture draws its strength from the sculptural approach with which he has expanded the vocabulary of buildings. Bringing this same approach to furniture, Gehry constructed the entire collection with interwoven strips of maple. The ribbon-like designs transcend the conventions of style by focusing, as the great modernists did, on the essential challenge of deriving form from function.

    Knoll Frank Gehry Chair history

    Product story

    Neither party knew what lay ahead when Frank Gehry came to Knoll in 1989 with an idea for a new generation of bentwood furniture inspired by the simple bushel basket. Despite the uncertainty, a studio was set up and, fueled by mutual optimism, the investigation began.

    "Everything I've always done has been a reaction against the usual expectations of the furniture market… All bentwood furniture until now has relied on a thick and heavy main structure and then an intermediary structure for the seating. The difference in my chairs is that structure and the seat are formed of the same incredibly lightweight slender wood strips, which serve both functions. What makes this all work and gives it extraordinary strength is the interwoven, basket-like character of the design… It really is possible to make bentwood furniture pliable, and springy and light."

    After three years of experimentation and exploration, the collection was debuted in the Frank Gehry: New Furniture Prototypes show at The Museum of Modern Art in New York.

    Frank Gehry

    Frank Gehry

     
     

    One of the most celebrated architects of the second half of the 20th century, Frank Gehry has made a career of pushing boundaries and questioning what architecture can do.

    Gehry created his bentwood furniture collection for Knoll in 1992. Inspired by the surprising strength of a wooden bushel basket, he sought to fully integrate material and design, creating a structurally and aesthetically light masterpiece.

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    Construction and Details
    • Available with 36" or 40" top in ½” thick tempered clear glass or 5/8” thick textured laminate with clear solid edgeband
    • Four bolts attach tabletop to the base
    • Solid maple center column prevents cracking
    • Arched base design allows ample leg room
    • Constructed of hard white maple veneer strips, laminated 6 thick with high-bonding urea glue
    • Thermo-set assembly glue provides structural rigidity without the need for metal connectors
    • Clear plastic glides with matte frost finish included
    • The underside of each piece is embossed with the Knoll logo and Frank Gehry’s signature

    Dimensions

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      95T Face Off Table 36" 36" 28.75"
        40" 40" 28.75"

    Frame

    Clear Maple

    Clear Maple

    Top

    Clear Glass

    Clear Glass
    White

    White

    Environment

    Whitesweep

    General Info

    Document

    Face Off Cafe Table Product Sheet
    Document

    KnollStudio Price List Vol 1

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