DESIGNER SAMPLE BOX
Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is time for home.
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KnollTextiles
Varia | Struck in Carmine
Classic, slubby linen in creamy white adds softness and texture to translucent Varia. Available in pure or five standard colorways for added depth and dimension.
Varia | Fossil Leaf in Iced Mint
The basics of geometry form this beautifully complex, eye-catching pattern. 3form Glass is high performance, architectural grade glass that can be modified with a variety of design options to meet any design aesthetic.
The basics of geometry form this beautifully complex, eye-catching pattern. 3form Glass is high performance, architectural grade glass that can be modified with a variety of design options to meet any design aesthetic.
Glass | Royal
Woven Lokta is composed of lokta paper cut into strips then twisted into coarse, nubby cords and woven with a yarn warp for a beautiful contrasted weave.
Pressed Glass | Cloy in Tower
The Luster collection is a layered, linear design featuring tonal grosgrain ribbon—perfect for dividing and defining space while allowing natural light to pass through and create connectivity.
Varia | Luster
Chill
Chill is a simple sheer with a dry hand and impressive sound absorbing performance. With an NRC of 0.60, Chill is perfect at the window wall or for use as an impromptu room divider or meeting space.
Texnet
Texnet is premium polyurethane upholstery with the appearance of a woven textile. The combination of artisanal processes and innovative technology yields performance with a soft hand. A subtle shimmer offers an elevated level of tactile appeal.
Off The Grid is a geometric pattern inspired by archival coverlets. A unique polyurethane and silicone hybrid platform performs to 200,000 double rubs and allows for enhanced color consistency and clarity within the multicolor design. A linen-like emboss enhances Off The Grid’s woven textile-like appearance.
Off the Grid
Ramble wallcovering looks like a grass cloth, but the polyester woven ground is fused with a transparent Tekloom® thermoplastic olefin film that provides Type II performance characteristics. Ramble is an innovative PVC-free addition to our 24/7 line of Extreme Performance Woven Wallcoverings.
Ramble
Cozy Cord is a fashion-forward corduroy upholstery with a wonderfully soft hand. Durable to 100,000 double rubs and bleach cleanable, Cozy Cord offers Crypton® performance at a budget-friendly price point.
Cozy Cord
3form
WINTER
Muuto
EDITH SITWELL
Muuto's recent color palette launches have introduced deeper, refined tones to their collection. Challenging the thought that colors must be vibrant to have an impact on a room, the new darker shades of their collection bring a refined and sophisticated touch to their designs.
Deep Red
Designed by Margrethe Odgaard, Pebble Rug has a diverse and tactile surface, inspired by walking across a pebbled beach. With a handwoven structure, Pebble Rug contrasts the materials of its soft, woolen loops with its sturdy canvas base in a cooling jute yarn. Pebble Rug has a distinct and modern woven texture for any home, hospitality setting, lobby, hotel space or co-working area.
Pebble Rug in Burnt Orange
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MASSIMO VIGNELLI
In design, be logical, search for truth, be clear.
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Composed of lokta paper, this texturous inner-material is made by artisans in Nepal using centuries old traditions and locally sourced organic fibers.
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Muuto's recent color palette launches have introduced deeper, refined tones to their collection. Challenging the thought that colors must be vibrant to have an impact on a room, the new, darker shades of their collection bring a refined and sophisticated touch to their designs.
Deep Red
The redesigned Muuto catalog allows you to explore new perspectives of Scandinavian design alongside their collection of furniture, lighting and accessories. It also introduces product family overviews and includes elaborate info from their Professional's Toolbox, helping you easily use Muuto designs in your projects.
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With its graphic expression and subtle details, the Ply Rug gently hints towards the weaving traditions of the past, communicated through its broken twill weave structure and tassel finishes. Made in 100% wool, the Ply Rug, designed by Margrethe Odgaard, is available in seven colors across six sizes.
Ply Rug in Off-White
The basics of geometry form this beautifully complex, eye-catching pattern. 3form Glass is high performance, architectural grade glass that can be modified with a variety of design options to meet any design aesthetic.
Glass | Royal
Classic, slubby linen adds softness and texture to translucent Varia. Available in pure or five standard colorways for added depth and dimension.
Varia | Villa
The basics of geometry form this beautifully complex, eye-catching pattern. 3form Glass is high performance, architectural grade glass that can be modified with a variety of design options to meet any design aesthetic.
Glass | Marrakesh
Woven Lokta is composed of lokta paper cut into strips then twisted into coarse, nubby cords and woven with a yarn warp for a beautiful contrasted weave.
Varia | Woven Lokta
The Luster collection is a layered, linear design featuring tonal grosgrain ribbon — perfect for dividing and defining space while allowing natural light to pass through and create connectivity.
Varia | Luster
DIRTT’s ChromacoatPlus with Antimicrobial solid wall panels are a highly durable, cleanable, and sustainable choice for interior spaces.
Chromacoat Plus in Cadet
DIRTT's Chromacoat Plus panels are sprayed with a water-borne, modified-polyurethane, 100% no-VOC paint. A topcoat with the antimicrobial additive is then rolled on and UV-cured in the factory to create the textured finish. This process gives DIRTT panels an aesthetic similar to latex paint but with added durability to withstand transportation, installation and increased cleaning and disinfecting requirements.
DIRTT
Vivid Ink’s opaque films are an excellent way to increase privacy while still getting the benefits of natural light. Since they are applied to glass in the field, they can be added during Day-2 and beyond and are available in endless pattern options.
Striped Film
Vivid Ink’s opaque films are an excellent way to increase privacy while still getting the benefits of natural light. Since they are applied to glass in the field, they can be added during Day-2 and beyond and are available in endless pattern options.
Opaque Film
Vivid Ink
All of Fräsch's acoustical solutions are made with PET felt, manufactured with 55% post-consumer recycled content. At Fräsch, everything they do starts with the goal of improving peoples’ experience, be it work environments, educational spaces or even healthcare and hospitality environments. Their thoughtfully designed acoustical elements will help transform your projects through innovation and sustainabile materials.
PET Acoustical Felt
Fräsch
Create state-of-the-art labs with Lab Design's casework, benching, and shelving solutions. Manufactured in the USA, Lab Design offers high quality, maximum flexibility, and component interchangeability. In addition to their 16 standard colors, they can also match colors for tailored designs and projects.
Powder Coated Casework
Lab Design
DIRTT’s ChromacoatPlus with Antimicrobial solid wall panels are a highly durable, cleanable, and sustainable choice for interior spaces.
Chromacoat Plus in Cadet
DIRTT's Chromacoat Plus panels are sprayed with a water-borne, modified-polyurethane, 100% no-VOC paint. A topcoat with the antimicrobial additive is then rolled on and UV-cured in the factory to create the textured finish. This process gives DIRTT panels an aesthetic similar to latex paint but with added durability to withstand transportation, installation and increased cleaning and disinfecting requirements.
VIVID BOARD
Cozy Cord is a fashion-forward corduroy upholstery with a wonderfully soft hand. Durable to 100,000 double rubs and bleach cleanable, Cozy Cord offers Crypton® performance at a budget-friendly price point.
Cozy Cord
Ramble wallcovering looks like a grass cloth, but the polyester woven ground is fused with a transparent Tekloom® thermoplastic olefin film that provides Type II performance characteristics.
Ramble
Off The Grid is a geometric pattern inspired by archival coverlets. A unique polyurethane and silicone hybrid platform performs to 200,000 double rubs and allows for enhanced color consistency and clarity within the multicolor design.
Off the Grid
Vivid Ink’s opaque films are an excellent way to increase privacy while still getting the benefits of natural light. Since they are applied to glass in the field, they can be added during Day-2 and beyond and are available in endless pattern options.
Striped Opaque Film
With its graphic expression and subtle details, the Ply Rug gently hints towards the weaving traditions of the past, communicated through its broken twill weave structure and tassel finishes. Made in 100% wool, the Ply Rug, designed by Margrethe Odgaard, is available in seven colors across six sizes.
Ply Rug in
Off-White
Vivid Ink
With its graphic expression and subtle details, the Ply Rug gently hints towards the weaving traditions of the past, communicated through its broken twill weave structure and tassel finishes. Made in 100% wool, the Ply Rug, designed by Margrethe Odgaard, is available in seven colors across six sizes.
Ply Rug in
Off-White
DIRTT
With its graphic expression and subtle details, the Ply Rug gently hints towards the weaving traditions of the past, communicated through its broken twill weave structure and tassel finishes. Made in 100% wool, the Ply Rug, designed by Margrethe Odgaard, is available in seven colors across six sizes.
Ply Rug in
Off-White
Lab Design
With its graphic expression and subtle details, the Ply Rug gently hints towards the weaving traditions of the past, communicated through its broken twill weave structure and tassel finishes. Made in 100% wool, the Ply Rug, designed by Margrethe Odgaard, is available in seven colors across six sizes.
Ply Rug in
Off-White
Fräsch
DIRTT's Chromacoat Plus panels are sprayed with a water-borne, modified-polyurethane, 100% no-VOC paint. A topcoat with the antimicrobial additive is then rolled on and UV-cured in the factory to create the textured finish. This process gives DIRTT panels an aesthetic similar to latex paint but with added durability to withstand transportation, installation and increased cleaning and disinfecting requirements.
Explore the intersection of beauty and performance with the New Fundamentals Collection featuring upholstery, acoustic drapery, and PVC-free wallcovering that exceeds the demands of today's high-traffic interiors.
A Brief History of the Grid
VividBoard
Enjoy your new writeable surface and Tackie marker!
Inspired by the grid, this glassboard uses clean lines and durable materials for added fuctionality in any space.
These custom glassboards make it easy to capture attention and display important information. A simple, functional solution, VividBoard can help increase communication and foster interactive engagement.
Write away! Grab your fine-point, smudge-free, dry-erase marker and sketch or jot down your next great idea.
De Stijl, meaning ‘Style’ in Dutch, was a modern art movement developed in the Netherlands in the early twentieth century. Encompassing painting, architecture and design, de Stijl was founded by Piet Mondrian and Theo van Doesberg in 1917 based upon strict ideals of vertical and horizontal geometry.
De Stijl Movement
1917
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Theo van Doesburg, Counter Composition V, 1924
Piet Momdrian, Composition with Yellow, Blue and Red, 1937-42
Anni Albers, A Design for a Rug, 1927
Walter Gropius, An isometric construction scheme, 1926-1928
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Although short-lived, The Bauhaus school has had a lasting influence on art, architecture and graphic design. Founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar, Germany in 1919, the Bauhaus school emphasized the connection between theory and practice and championed the guiding principle—form follows function.
The Bauhaus
1919
Max Huber, Imballaggio, 1952
Joseph Müller-Brockmann, Zürich Town Hall poster, 1955
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Swiss Design, commonly reffered to as the International Style, was born out of Switzerland in the 1940s and 1950s. Led by designers Josef Müller-Brockmann and Armin Hofmann, the style was based on five main principles: cleanliness, geometry, readability, objectivity and uniformity.
Swiss International Design
1940s + 1950s
Armin Hofmann, Die Gute Form (Good Design) poster, 1954
Joseph Müller-Brockmann, Grid Systems in Graphic Design, 1981
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As a leader of Swiss Design, Josef Müller-Brockmann published several books, which gave an in-depth analysis of his practices and philosophies. One of his most famous works was "Grid Systems in Graphic Design," a foundational book for any student of design, which was published in 1981.
Josef Müller-Brockmann
1981
Karl Gerstmer, Capital magazine cover, 1962
Karl Gerstner's grid, as seen in "Designing Programmes"
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A prolific Swiss artist and graphic designer, Karl Gerstner famously exploited grids to create complex and flexible variations. In 1962, Gerstner developed a layout grid for the quarterly German magazine "Capital". He later published the grid in his book "Designing Programmes" in 1964.
Karl Gerstner
1962
Armin Hofmann, Die Gute Form (Good Design) poster, 1954
Andy Warhol, Campbell's Soup Cans, 1962
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The Pop Art movement emerged in the 1950s in America and Britain and was fuelled by popular and commercial cultures. Artists often took inspiration from advertising, magazines, billboards, movies, television, comic strips and more, which was seen as both a celebration and critique of modern day culture.
Pop Art
1950s - 1960s
Massimo Vignelli, Knoll brand poster, ca. 1970
Vassimo Vignelli, New York City Subway map, 1972
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Italian-born Massimo Vignelli was a prolific designer, whose work covered nearly every field of design. One of his favorite projects was creating the Knoll logo and graphic standards in 1967. He also famously redesigned the New York City subway map in 1972 and created the NYC Transit Authority graphics standards manual.
Massimo Vignelli
1967 - 1972
Architectural drawing of the Red House, Philip Webb, 1859.
The wood beyond the world, designed by William Morris, published by Kelmscott Press, 1894.
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The Arts and Crafts Movement originated in England with William Morris during the late 19th Century. It emphasized quality of craftsmanship and is associated with many types of design. In 1891, Morris began printing books through his company Kelmscott Press to recapture the lost beauty and high standards from mass production.
Arts + Crafts Movement
1891
Architectural drawing of the Red House, Philip Webb, 1859.
The wood beyond the world, designed by William Morris, published by Kelmscott Press, 1894.
FURTHER READING >
The Arts and Crafts Movement originated in England with William Morris during the late 19th Century. It emphasized quality of craftsmanship and is associated with many types of design. In 1891, Morris began printing books through his company Kelmscott Press to recapture the lost beauty and high standards from mass production.
Johannes Gutenberg
1455