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Its Time Has Come Again - Knoll Refreshes The Morrison Hannah Chair
- WorkNourish.com
- Apr 8
- 2 min read
Introducing the contemporary revival of the Morrison Hannah Chair. Originally designed in 1973, this people-pleasing chair is back, bringing simplicity and ease to a complex world.
A playful palette
Instantly likeable, the Morrison Hannah Chair welcomes the sitter with pillow-like seat and back cushions. Designed with holistic ergonomics that deliver comfort without fuss, this easy-to-love chair brings simplicity and ease to a complex world.
With so many options for customization, designers can use color and contrast to play up the joyful design or monochromatic neutrals to give it an elegant edge.
Revolutionary and evolutionary
The contemporary revival of the Morrison Hannah Chair makes an important chapter in design history accessible once more. Designed by Andrew Morrison and Bruce Hannah in 1973, Knoll introduced the chair as “Easy to manufacture, easy to reupholster, easy to live with, and easy to love”—a friendly approach to light task seating that’s welcome in today’s hybrid work environments.
In 2024 the chair was reengineered for today’s working styles, including more comfortable and supportive foam densities and four degrees of forward tilt to accommodate fluid changes in posture. Its intuitive adjustments and holistic ergonomics deliver comfort without fuss, and an updated palette of color and material options engages a contemporary vision.
Brings joy to the workplace
The Morrison Hannah Chair has an easygoing, friendly aesthetic that complements many contract, hospitality, and residential settings. It’s a light task chair perfect for hoteling, touch-down meetings, and communal spaces—and it adds the home-like comfort that attracts today’s workers.
Meet the designers : Bruce Hannah & Andrew Morrison
Bruce Hannah has made a career of mastering modern technology and materials to create efficient, practical products. “I’ve been on a personal crusade to create as much softness in the world as I can,” says the Pratt graduate and tenured professor. He believes in using as little material as possible and aims to round all the corners in the world.
A graduate of Pratt Institute, Andrew Morrison brought clarity and economy to everything he designed. His furniture was made with the most appropriate materials, efficiently produced, and designed to adapt as the patterns and technology of the modern office changed. This approach resulted in several award-winning collections for Knoll.
At the intersection of people and environments, there’s Knoll.
Founded in 1938, the company’s creative collaborations with the most influential architects and designers of the day have yielded an unmatched portfolio of timeless products for the office, hospitality and home. Knoll was built on its belief that when furniture, interiors and architecture are designed harmoniously, we create spaces where people want to be.
Discover more about Knoll and its timeless products: knoll.com
