NEW YORK, May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Generation by Knoll(TM), the first work chair that allows you to sit and work the way you want, has been featured in the June 2009 issue of Fast Company magazine. The Generation by Knoll chair takes elastic design -- where a product rearranges itself in response to its user -- to a new level. The Generation by Knoll chair will make its official debut at NeoCon 2009, the Chicago contract furniture industry trade exposition taking place June 15-17. In the Fast Company feature, under the banner "Next Innovation," senior writer Linda Tischler reports on Generation by Knoll and compares Generation to two other work chairs. Her article, boldly illustrated with Generation by Knoll in Lemongrass, focuses on the "test-drive" responses of three "armchair quarterbacks -- an ergonomics fanatic, a design freak and a Web guy" and their "test-drive" of each chair. Tischler writes: "'Sit how you want,' the Knoll chair invites. And it means it. The chair, created by New Zealand's Formway Design has a bendable Flex Top that folds down like an armrest to accommodate sideways sitters and then bounces back to a serious posture when the boss appears." "Generation's eco-friendly materials and relatively lighter weight (38 pounds) earn it four LEED points," she adds. Commenting on the chair's Flex Back, Tischler's "design dude" reports: "The best lower-back support of all three chairs." The article also describes the chair's Flex Seat as "one of the secrets behind Generation's acceptability." The Generation by Knoll Flex Back, allows for a wide range of multi-dimensional movement. The chair's Flex Top folds over the top edge of the back so you can rest your arms comfortably in more informal positions. The Flex Seat offers 270 degrees of seat edge flex without a hard frame or obtrusive levers along the seat perimeter. For added comfort and support, the continuous lumbar carries the lumbar support in the Flex Back through the design of the arms. "We are pleased with the initial response to Generation by Knoll and look forward to sharing the complete Generation by Knoll story with corporate, healthcare and education professionals as well as the design community at NeoCon," said Andrew Cogan, Knoll CEO. "Our approach creates a new standard for work chair comfort by offering unrestrained movement that supports a range of natural postures and diverse workstyles." http://www.knoll.com/ DATASOURCE: Knoll, Inc. CONTACT: David E. Bright, Knoll, Inc., +1-212-343-4135, Fax, +1-212-343-4180, Web Site: http://www.knoll.com/

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