Pair Of Harry Bertoia Knoll Counter Stools W Cushions marked under seat on rod, KNOLL. White leather cushion with snap attachment and KNOLL marked on underside of cushions. Chairs are in very good condition. Measures approx 39.5 to top of chair back x 21 wide x 22 inches deep. Mid Century Modern Furniture Design. Knoll Counter Stools. Featuring a delicate filigreed appearance that’s supremely strong, these airy seats are sculpted out of steel rods. In his art, Bertoia experimented with open forms and metal work, and these chairs were an extension of that work. “If you look at the chairs, they are mainly made of air, like sculpture,? said Bertoia. “Space passes through them.? Bertoia’s career began in the 1930s as a student at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, where he re-established the metalworking studio and, as head of that department, taught from 1939 until 1943, when it was closed due to wartime restrictions on materials. During the war, Bertoia moved to Venice, California, and worked with Charles