Charles Pollock
Charles Randolph Pollock (born June 20, 1930 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA ; † August 20, 2013 in South Jamaica , Queens , New York City , USA) was an American industrial and furniture designer .
Life
Pollock moved with his family several times during his childhood, first to Toledo, Ohio , and later to Detroit , Michigan , where he attended a technical high school. When the family moved again, this time to Muskegon , Michigan, the 16-year-old stayed in Detroit, lived in a boarding house, went to school and worked on the assembly line at the Chrysler car company . After graduating from high school, he received a scholarship to attend the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn , New York City . He trained his own furniture designs as wire models. This caught the eye of the designer George Nelson , for whom Pollock later worked.
After completing his military service in the US Army , Pollock began working for Nelson. Among other things, this resulted in the swag leg furniture, which was very successful on the market. In 1958 he went to the US furniture company Knoll , where he designed the Sling Lounge Chair # 657 , among other things . His greatest success worldwide was the CP Lounge Chair . This has a four-legged aluminum frame on castors that carries an aluminum shell padded with soft leather.
Since the 1970s, Pollock worked closely with the boss of Bernhardt Design and their boss Jerry Helling . His last job at Knoll was the CP 1 Chair in 2012 . Pollock died in a fire in his studio near the Atlantic coast of Long Island .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pollock, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pollock, Charles Randolph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American furniture designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 20, 2013 |
| Place of death | South Jamaica, Queens , New York City, USA |