2019-06-01 Country Homes & Interiors

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TARA KING

Tobrowsethefullcollectionofsofas,

chairsandfootstoolsatParkerKnoll

andtofindyourlocalretailer,visit

parkerknoll.co.uk.Findinspiration in

Instagram @parkerknoll

S

eatingalwaystakescentre

stageina countryliving

room.Withthatinmind,it

makessensetochoosea heritage

brandfamedforhandcrafting

top-quality,comfortablesofas

andarmchairsthatyoucan relax

inforyearstocome.

ThisyearseesParkerKnoll

celebrateits150thbirthday.It

allstartedbackin1869,when

FrederickParkerfoundedthe

company.HesetupshopinLondon,

producingsmartlytailoreddesigns

withelegantproportionsand

supremeluxuryatthefore.The

businessflourishedandinthe

Twenties,Frederickandhistwo

sons met and collaborated with

WilliKnoll,a fighterpilotinthe

FirstWorldWar.Struckbythelack

ofcomfortandsupportoffered

byhisplane’sseat,hedeveloped

a revolutionarycoiledsteelwire

springsystemthatcouldbestrung

acrossthebackofa chairtoallow

it toflex.It revolutionisedcomfort

andis stillthetechniqueusedin

ParkerKnolldesignstothisday.

NowbasedinNottinghamshire,all

ParkerKnolldesignsareproduced

bythefinestcraftspeople.Frames

arehandcraftedfromtimber;

springsandfillingsarechosento

providetheperfect‘sit’andfine

fabricsandleathersareselected.

With 150 yearsofknowledge

and expertise comes an extensive

archive,theinspirationbehind

thenewCollection150.It takes

itsinfluencesfromtheTwenties

andThirties,whenParkerKnoll

wascommissionedbyCunardto

furnishtheroomsofitsoceanliners.

Theluxuriousrangeofsofasand

armchairsteamselegantArtDeco

designwithmoderndaylivingfor

theperfectcombinationofoldand

new. See it in stores and online.

ParkerKnollcelebrates 150 yearswitha

newcollection,combiningarchive-inspired

designs with a whole lot of modern style

Best seats

in the house

Thewarmingtoneofthe

WycombeGrandsofamakes

a welcomingplacetorelax.

WycombeGrandsofain

Bracklyn Auburn, from £2,066

Aneutralaccentthatwill

workinanyscheme.

FitzroychairinBexley

ThistleandCharlotte

Auburn, from £972

Eachpieceof

furnitureis made

bythefinest

craftspeople

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