Charles Pollock

Charles Randolph Pollock (June 20, 1930 – August 20, 2013) was an industrial designer who created sleek furniture, most notably an office chair held together by a single aluminum band that became known as a Pollock Chair. This iconic chair, introduced in 1965 and still in production,

Education and early career Pollock studied at Brooklyn's Pratt Institute, and after serving in the U.S. Army, he was hired by George Nelson. They designed and sold "swag leg" chairs, characterized by curved legs. These were commercially successful.

Later career Pollock's first chair for Knoll was the Model 657 armchair. It featured a one-piece leather sling seat and back with thin seat cushion, supported by chrome steel tubes and aluminum frame members. Knoll introduced the chair in 1961.

While the Model 657 chair was in production development, Pollock was also working on an executive office chair design for Knoll. The chair had an oval cross-section extruded aluminum frame that served as a structural support.

Death Pollock died in a house fire in Queens, New York on August 20, 2013, at the age of 83. At the time of his death he was still at work on designs for new chairs.