Knoll

From the mind of prolific industrial designer Marc Newson comes a work chair that turns the very idea of one on its head. Tailored to fit your body and designed to reflect your style, the Newson Task chair supports your ambitions with a quiet confidence. With your personality and comfort at the forefront, Newson Task empowers you to take on anything.

The first step to greatness is sitting down

Honeycomb Back

Designed to support your movement, the Honeycomb back pairs a uniquely flexible nylon frame and a rubberized elastomeric skin – you’ll experience a range of movement from small incremental bouncing, to lateral or flexing movements, to the deepest recline.

T1 Control

An innovation in mechanisms, the T1 Control utilizes a vertical spring system that allows you to tailor the recline experience so you can get the deepest dwell or sit upright while you focus.

Tactile Experience

This chair provides a sensory experience with refined textures on every surface. The back and arm feel soft like suede, and the contrasting knobs and handles draw your attention for adjusting.

Floating Seat

The seat adjusts forward and back along a cantilever platform to keep the seat light and open while providing the right fit for you.

Spotlights and harmonizes

The Newson Task chair has a quiet confidence that creates an interesting duality: the ability to stand out as a statement piece or blend into its surroundings. The monochromatic scheme gives a sense of wholeness to the chair and creates visual continuity. With four hues to choose from, the Newson task can reflect your unique sense of style.

Product story

For Knoll’s latest seating introduction, it was paramount to push beyond the expectations for performance and aesthetics to create something entirely new. With a history of working on art forms, finely tuned timepieces and technological breakthroughs - Marc Newson was the clear design partner.

As Newson sees it, a task chair is a physical expression of a matrix of ideas on subjects as varied as material production, ergonomics, beauty, and social norms. Despite the intense effort required to reconcile all of these issues into a single form, the final result must appear effortless.

The Newson Task chair is Marc Newson's first foray into ergonomic task seating, though it’s not the first time he has designed furniture with Knoll. Honoring the cantilevered chairs of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marc designed the Newson Aluminum Chair, a forward-looking expression that synthesizes simplicity, material and precision.

Marc Newson

Marc Newson has been described as one of the most influential designers of his generation. He has worked across a wide range of disciplines, creating everything from furniture and household objects to bicycles and cars, private and commercial aircraft, yachts, various architectural commissions, and signature sculptural pieces for clients across the globe. His clients include many of the best known and most prestigious brands in the world - from manufacturing and technology to transportation, fashion and the luxury goods sector.

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Sustainable Design and Environmental Certification

Learn more about Newson Task Chair product certifications and materials at Ecomedes.

Dimensions

Height-Adjustable Arms

w d h* seat h* arm h from seat

26.2" 20.6" 37.8 - 42.2" 17.2-21.6" 7.1-12.1"

*With standard cylinder and 5-star plastic base with casters
High-Performance Arms

w d h* seat h* arm h from seat

26.9" 20.6" 37.8-42.2" 17.2-21.6 7.5-12.5"

*With standard cylinder and 5-star plastic base with casters
Armless

w d h* seat h*

25.8" 20.6" 37.8-42.2" 17.2-21.6"

*With standard cylinder