Inlet Screens by Knoll

The lightweight Inlet Screen defines workspace while offering visual privacy and sound dampening. Designed by Dan Grabowski—known for using clean lines and thoughtful details to solve problems in smart ways—the movable screen has a welcoming aesthetic that sits nicely in a shared space or individual workspace. With the novel, optional porthole, available with colorful trim, the screens provide privacy without sacrificing connection, solving one of the office’s most vexing issues.

A freestanding, lightweight screen that’s serious about focused work—and open to fun

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On-demand privacy and space division

Made of felt from recycled plastic bottles, Inlet provides light audio and visual privacy and acoustic dampening in meeting spaces, between workspaces, or wherever needed. The optional porthole offers an ideal balance of separation and connection, allowing people to focus on work and ascertain teammates’ availability at a glance. Available in several sizes, Inlet Screens can be grouped to create everything from nooks to large team spaces.

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Purposeful functionality

Inlet is designed with mobility in mind. Weighing less than 40 pounds, with glides on the feet and optional handholds, Inlet can be reconfigured in the moment, as individual, team, and organizational needs change. Add a whiteboard and it doubles as a brainstorming tool.

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Details that create connection

The porthole’s size, scale, and placement were carefully considered to maximize sightlines whether people are sitting, standing, or lounging. With rounded corners that soften its profile and grey, coral, green, and blue as options for the porthole, Inlet brings a feeling of friendliness to the workplace.

Dan Grabowski

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Dan Grabowski grew up fascinated by cars, and attended the preeminent school for automotive design in the United States, The College for Creative Studies. While studying the work of Harry Bertoia as a college student, he was inspired to design things that were as beautiful as they were functional, honing his meticulous attention to the smallest detail. Early in his career he designed consumer goods ranging from power tools to infant care products, but when he began designing furniture, he found his calling. Grabowski is especially passionate about case goods, as evidenced by the elegant aesthetics of Cove Collection by Knoll.

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Construction & Details

Inlet screens are PET felt over heavy-duty corrugated card board and the feet are cast aluminum.
The optional portholes are acrylic with a PET felt surround.
The optional markerboard are laminate with a PET felt surround.