2019-06-01 Homes and Gardens

OnthestreetsofLondon’sShoreditchinthe1890s,a buzz

wasintheair:thebrandthatwouldlaterbecomeParker

Knollhadproducedthefirstchairofitskind,a push-back

recliner.Thecompanywentontocreatefurnitureforleading

retailersandVictoriangentry.Thefoundingprinciplesof

craftsmanship,designandinnovationinitiatedbyFrederick

Parker,sonofa cabinetmaker,arestillthehallmarkstoday.

Bythe1920s,Parker’ssonshadformeda collaboration

with German-born former First World War fighter pilot

WilliKnoll,whoseuniqueideasfora coiledwirespring

seatingsystemremaininmanyofParkerKnoll’sdesigns.

‘Oursofas,chairsandfootstoolsareclassicsthatwork

insomanysettings,’saysTom,freshfromdeveloping

Collection 150 tocelebratethebrand’smilestonebirthday.

Thecapsulerangeis inspiredbyArtDecoandcontemporary

designsfromthearchiveandprovesthatthebrandthat

furnishedmuchoftheBBC’sBroadcastingHousein 1932

remains a leading producer of stylish furniture.

Tom WhiTedesigndirector

and Jo BuTTers senior creative designer, Parker Knoll

PromoTional feaTure