D'Urso Contract Lounge Chair

Designed by Joseph Paul D'Urso

Defined by a low profile, boldly outlined architectural surrounds and soft interior cushions, the D'Urso Contract Lounge Collection delivers casual modern comfort to high-traffic applications. Scaled for expansive interiors and featuring a resilient seat cushion, the Collection is ideal for higher education facilities, corporate lounge areas and public spaces.

Product story

Joseph Paul D'Urso, who helped pioneer the "high-tech movement in interior design, collaborated with Knoll in the 1980s to introduce lounge and table collections. In 2008, he returned to design a new sofa and lounge chair.

"Being as I've done interiors for about 40 years, I have a pretty good idea of all the products that are out there. I am constantly looking for things and not finding exactly what I want. So, I use that as a challenge to try to design something that suits the function that I need. As far as the sofa is concerned, it's meant to be a sofa that people can really relax in - something that two people can climb on and curl up in. It's deep, which I think is really nice. We're offering it in different depths and different heights, which is a nice feature to have."
Joseph D'Urso

Joseph Paul D'Urso, who studied design at Pratt Institute, Royal College of Art in London and Manchester College of Art, is widely acknowledged as a leader of the high-tech design movement of the 1970s. While helping to define minimalist principles for living, he expanded design vocabulary with new materials and graphic, streamlined forms.

Specifications
- Available in a range of KnollTextiles and Spinneybeck® leathers with split upholstery option
- Non-directional textiles with railroad application will have single needle topstitch for arms and double needle topstitch for seat and back cushions
- Directional textiles will have single needle topstitch for arms, double needle topstitch for seat and back cushions, and single blind stitch for vertical seams of seat cushion
- Leather applications will have single needle topstitch for arms, double needle topstitch for seat and back cushions, and single blind stitch for vertical seams of seat cushion
- Seat cushion is constructed of highly resilient polyurethane foam and polyester fiber, wrapped in polyester fiber batting. Back cushion is constructed with a soft polyurethane foam core and polyester fiber fill
- Frame is constructed of plywood with sinuous spring seat suspension and matrix back suspension
- Legs are 6 steel with 1 1/4" diameter in polished chrome with black nylon glides

Sustainable Design and Environmental Certification
Learn more about D'Urso Contract Lounge Chair product certifications and materials at Ecomedes.