Swell® Sofa

Designed by Richard Schultz

Richard Schultz 2007
With the growing popularity of more fully furnished outdoor environments, customers have begun to look for large, luxurious sofa seating to create outdoor living rooms. Based on the 1966 collection, Swell is a generously proportioned and exceptionally comfortable outdoor lounge collection that does not require cushions.

Richard Schultz
Richard Schultz's first assignment at Knoll was to assist in the development and production of the Bertoia Wire Collection. After working on this project for 18 months in Europe, he returned to the U.S. and joined the Design Development Group at the Knoll factory in East Greenville, PA.
Schultz is best known for his outdoor furniture designs. His graceful Petal Table, introduced in 1960, received the design award from Industrial Design magazine. The steel wire-formed 715 Chaise Lounge, which was introduced the following year to complement the Bertoia collection, was selected in 1963 by the Museum of Modern Art for its permanent collection of contemporary furniture. After Florence Knoll moved to a seaside home in Florida, she started sending the design team rusty pieces of furniture, asking them to develop something that could perform in the salty climate. Schultz responded with the aluminum Leisure Collection in 1966.

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Construction and Details
- Seat and back are woven vinyl coated polyester mesh available in a variety of colors
- Straps are solid pure vinyl with no fillers and are sewn onto the mesh seat and back with teflon thread
- Straps are available in a varietty of colors
- Frame is welded cast and extruded aluminum finished in weather resistant polyester powder coat in a variety of colors
- Stainless steel supports and connectors
- Glides included
- Optional pads and pillows available in select KnollTextiles
- Optional fitted outdoor cover available