Knoll - Avio 2 seater sofa polished chrome base velvet coating

In 2018, Piero Lissoni combined his signature tailored aesthetic and balanced proportions with an innovative frame—resulting in the airy Avio Sofa. “This is a true industrial project, of great complexity,” says Lissoni. Based on the idea of a structural beam, Avio is built as a steel truss supporting a series of platforms, or seats. “It is a product that changes the traditional idea of upholstered furniture,” says the designer.
- Deep, generous, comfortable cushions.
- Slender steel legs add visual lightness.
- Built with a central steel beam for durability and longevity.
- Fabric or leather upholstery.
- Choice of frame finish.

Piero Lissoni

Piero Lissoni began his career as a furniture designer after graduating in architecture at the Politecnico di Milano. In 1986 he founded his own studio, specializing in architecture, furniture, interior and graphic design. It produced a diverse portfolio that included projects for showrooms, yachts, private residences and hotels.

Knoll

Knoll uses modern design to connect people to their work, to their lives, to their world. Since 1938, it has been internationally recognized for creating furniture for work and residential environments.
For more than 80 years Knoll has remained true to the Bauhaus design philosophy that modern furniture should complement the architectural space. At Knoll, modern design has been the guiding principle and this passion has been shared by customers and design professionals around the world. The founders, Hans and Florence Knoll, embraced the creative genius of the time.  Supported schools were Bauhaus School and Cranbrook Academy of Art to create new types of furniture and workplace environments.
Their approach, where craftsmanship joins technology through the use of design, sets the perspective and shapes the values that live today. 80 years of historical collaborations, with pioneering modernists and daring contemporary designers, define not only the past but the future through active, recent and future collaborations with Antenna Design, Don Chadwick, Formway Design, Jehs & Laub, Joseph D'Urso , David Adjaye and OMA.