At Clerkenwell Design Week 2026, Knoll Debuts Konzert, a private office system, and launches the Morrison Hannah™ Chair in the UK

LONDON, UK, May 19, 2026 - At Clerkenwell Design Week, Knoll debuts Konzert, a comprehensive system offering extensive options for creating sophisticated, integrated offices, now available in Europe and the Middle East. The brand also launches the Morrison Hannah Chair in the UK, an iconic 1973 task chair by Bruce Hannah and Andrew Morrison for Knoll, revived by Bruce Hannah in a remastered palette. Both collections go on show at Knoll’s London showroom at The Sans, Clerkenwell, from 19 May.

KONZERT

Konzert is a harmonious private office system designed by Italian architect and designer Paolo Dell’Elce. Designed to anticipate the evolving needs of today’s dynamic workplace, Konzert empowers designers to achieve architectural balance through flexibility. Building on Knoll’s legacy of revolutionizing interior planning and shaping the future of work, Konzert exemplifies the brand’s dedication to total design, a core philosophy for the brand in which all design elements work in harmony to create a holistic experience—from the furniture to the interiors to the architecture.

"Konzert anticipates future needs through an immersive understanding of design planning, and real estate tendencies," commented Jonathan Olivares, Knoll Creative Director.

Extensive Possibilities, Elevated Design

With this comprehensive system, architects, designers, and dealers are empowered to create expressive spaces meticulously tailored to the needs of every client. Featuring a collection of panel, table, seating and storage elements that can come together in numerous sophisticated ways, Konzert can seamlessly change depending on the interior, enabling an array of different arrangements. With Konzert, designers can invent nearly every element of the space through what Dell’Elce calls tectonic planning—allowing cabinets and shelves to be designed both horizontally and vertically through a variety of heights and depths.

“It’s the ultimate design toolkit,” commented Paolo Dell’Elce. “It allows planners and designers the freedom to play and bring all their visions to life across an array of configurations.”

Through a wide breadth of options and refined details ranging from multiple integrated lighting and upholstered banquette options to specifiable grain direction, this system puts human needs and coherence front and center.

Best-In-Class Materials

Konzert transforms spaces with an impressive selection of premium materials, including veneer, Techgrain, laminate and melamine—available in a wide range of colors and finishes. With a belief that furniture isn’t complete without thoughtful incorporation of color, material, and finish, Konzert builds on the Knoll tradition of giving architects and designers creative freedom to make its products adapt to every unique interior. ​ These material options ensure every environment is as inspiring as it is high-performing, and contributes to an interior created as a total design.

Total Design in One System

Every element of Konzert was thoughtfully designed in relation to the next—the handle designed with the drawer in mind, the drawer with the cabinet, the desk with the wall panels—creating a seamless, unified aesthetic that embodies Knoll’s philosophy of total design.

Konzert can be purchased through MillerKnoll dealers for contract customers.

MORRISON HANNAH

Knoll launches the Morrison Hannah Chair in the UK following its European debut at Milan Design Week. The task chair delivers ease and joy to a fast-paced world. 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.” As Hannah said, “it’s a chair that smiles at you.” Extremely comfortable and intuitive, the design has been thoughtfully updated for modern lifestyles.

The Morrison Hannah Chair’s simple adjustments and holistic ergonomics deliver comfort without fuss. The chair welcomes sitters, molding to their shape with a pillow-like seat and back cushions. In keeping with Hannah’s mindset that “design is never done,” the chair has been revitalized with more comfortable foam and a wider range of tilt so that users can easily settle themselves. The functionality of the tilt has also been enhanced, and a new rocking mechanism allows for seamless movements. Ideal for hybrid use, the chair brings residential-like comfort to an array of workplaces and easily adapts to anyone who takes a seat. Simultaneously, it delivers stealth office functionality that fits in perfectly in one’s home.

Designer Bruce Hannah commented:, “Andrew and I loved to build, and we wanted to make a chair with fewer parts, requiring us to get to the essence of what we needed. We were practicing poetry because when you write a poem, you try to get to the essence of what you’re trying to say by using as few words as possible.”

The ultimate chameleon, the Morrison Hannah Chair now comes in a remastered palette, allowing it to transform from a playful piece in bright hues to a more sophisticated design in monochromatic neutrals. With four models, six frames, and a range of textiles and leathers to choose from, the chair’s personality can quickly change depending on the setting. ​

Now available in all markets, the chair can be purchased online. Contract customers can purchase the chair via Knoll and MillerKnoll certified dealers.

NOTES TO EDITORS

Clerkenwell Design Week Presentation

From 19 May – 21 May, Konzert and Morrison Hannah can be viewed at MillerKnoll London at The Sans at 20 St. John’s Square. Spotlighting the array of possibilities available to design partners across color, material, and finish, there will be multiple distinct private offices on view to highlight different applications and design styles.

About Paolo Dell’Elce

Industrial designer Paolo Dell'Elce brings clarity and precision to the furniture, lighting, and products he designs. Since 2015, Dell’Elce has been Associate Director at David Chipperfield Architects in Milan, where he leads furniture and product design as well as interior-related design projects within the practice. He also designs independent work under his own name. In everything he does, Dell’Elce focuses on results that have precision, proportion, and long-term use. He is a graduate of Politecnico di Milano, and his work has been honoured with a Compasso d’Oro honourable mention and a Red Dot Award.

About Bruce Hannah

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.

About Andrew Morrison

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.

About Knoll

Knoll brings order and beauty to workplace, hospitality, and residential environments. Founded in New York City in 1938, the furniture and interiors brand is known for design collaborations with the architects, artists, and designers who shape our cultural zeitgeist. The Knoll portfolio features works from modernist greats including Eero Saarinen, Marcel Breuer, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, alongside new furniture designed by contemporary provocateurs like Willo Perron, Jonathan Muecke, and architecture firm Johnston Marklee. With a relational approach that considers color, material, finish, and form, Knoll allows architects and designers to deliver a complete experience of space. Learn more at Knoll.com.