Walter Knoll
FK Armchair
Classic with Base on Castors
Armchair with an iconic and functional design, which in the collective imagination responds to the concept of office chair or study seat. Designed by Preben Fabricius & Jørgen Kastholm for Walter Knoll, it features a swivel base in aluminum with upholstery available in different leathers in strong and modern colors. The compositional strength of FK comes from the choice to create a continuous shell, where the seat, armrests and backrest are merged into an extremely beautiful and elegant whole. Also interesting is the leather upholstery, ideal for ensuring durability and functionality during prolonged use. Technical features: available only with leather upholstery, swivel base
W.70 x D.68 x Adjustable Height H.105 - 117 cm
Seat Height 46 - 56 cm
Available also with backrest in H.90 – 102 cm
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Walter Knoll is one of the most important names in the world of German design furniture. It has a history of over a hundred years full of moments of glory and is still ranked first among the furniture brands in the prestigious list of "Top 50 German Brands in the luxury sector" spread every year in the Luxury Business Report, in which surpasses even giants automotive like Porsche and BMW. The Walter Knoll catalog covers all areas of the house, from the dining area to the bedroom and the living room, with a particular focus on upholstered furniture. The Walter Knoll office furniture collection is also very relevant, especially in its selection of high-class executive armchairs.Read more
Designed by
Jørgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius
Jørgen Kastholm (1931–2007) and Preben Fabricius (1931–1984) were a Danish design duo whose furniture is still regarded as enduring bestsellers today. Both also enjoyed long and fruitful individual careers, but they reached their peak during the years of their collaboration (1961–1968), when they established themselves as one of the most important studios within Danish modernism. The two came from very different backgrounds—Kastholm trained as a blacksmith in his father’s company and later specialized in interior design, also working for the renowned Arne Jacobsen, while Fabricius began as a cabinetmaker and worked for several years with Niels Vodder—but they shared a minimalist, functional approach that placed usability at the forefront. Their common sources of inspiration included the work of American masters such as Charles and Ray Eames and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, which Kastholm had the opportunity to see firsthand in his youth while traveling in the United States. They first met while studying at the Skolen for Boligindretning (“School of Interior Design”), during Finn Juhl’s classes. Their best-known product is the FK lounge chair, produced from 1965 by the German company Alfred Kill and now reissued by Walter Knoll—an essentialist masterpiece that became widely popular again in the 2000s thanks to its appearance in the film The Devil Wears Prada. Also for Kill they designed the FK87 “Grasshopper” lounge chair, another of their masterpieces, later reissued by the brand Lange. Other designs by the duo are now reissued by Danish brands such as Carl Hansen & Søn and &Tradition, but their careers remained closely linked to Germany. After their partnership ended, Kastholm moved to Düsseldorf, where he devoted himself primarily to university teaching, while Fabricius went on to create, among other projects, a successful series of Bauhaus-inspired seating—also now marketed by Walter Knoll.Read more