Walter Knoll Sheru chair • solid wood base frame • without armrests

Walter Knoll Sheru Chair • Solid Wood Base Frame

An elegant, comfortable chair that effortlessly balances working, living and wellbeing. Thanks to the innovative chAIR technology, the breathable shell chair offers high seating comfort and pleasant ventilation. Ideal for long conversations – with family, when hosting friends, or in meetings and conferences.

The Sheru range offers maximum variety and numerous applications: depending on the setting and style, the base frames can be individually configured – with a choice of solid wood or tubular frames, as well as four-leg or five-leg star bases. There is also a choice between a relaxed or tailored upholstery look. All covers are removable. All models follow the same design language. Even when combining different frames and variants, the overall appearance remains harmonious and consistent as an ensemble.

Walter Knoll's development team, together with the design trio EOOS, completely reimagined the technology of a shell chair. The innovation of the chAIR technology lies in the seat shell: it contains hidden openings in the seat and back. In the seat area, straps are arranged in a palm-leaf pattern within these openings, creating a pleasantly springy seating feel. At the same time, the openings ensure good ventilation. After a long life cycle, all materials can be easily separated from one another and recycled by material type.

The next generation, Sheru evo: Walter Knoll has further developed Sheru chAIR with sustainability in mind. Sheru evo is part of Walter Knoll's evo concept. Material and construction have been fundamentally revised. What's new: in the evo models, the cushioning is worked directly into the cover. Thanks to this intelligent construction, Walter Knoll can dispense entirely with adhesive bonding. This creates long-term added value and represents a consistent evolution of the existing concept.

"EOOS designed the shell from a sophisticated pattern cut, like the great masters of fashion. It happens almost by itself. Magical." – Markus Benz, CEO Walter Knoll

General Information

• Base frame: solid wood
• Solid wood feet with a natural hardwax finish, combined with an aluminium frame
• The oak white-pigmented and walnut-with-sapwood surface variants feature an aluminium frame with a matt powder-coated bronze finish. The flamed oak surface variant features a frame with a matt powder-coated black finish.
• Frame and cover are separable and recyclable
• Note on upholstery appearance: due to the construction, slight rippling of the cover may occur with use as the materials stretch
• Sheru chairs carry the GS mark for tested safety
• Please note that the solid wood feet may contain sapwood, mirror grain and small ingrown knots. Colour and grain differences (plain or figured) within a wooden foot are typical of the material

Dimensions (W × D × H)

• Tailored: 57.5 x 61.5 x 83.5 cm
• Relaxed: 58 x 62 x 84 cm

Upholstery

• Relaxed upholstery look: two options are available for the upholstery construction – in the foam variant, the plastic shell is covered with moulded foam; in the evo variant, the 3D mesh, which is sewn to the cover, provides the cushioning in the seat and back
• Tailored upholstery look: the upholstery construction is standard with moulded foam (foam variant)

Cover

• Foam upholstery variant: the cover can be removed from and refitted to the moulded plastic shell by a specialist
• Evo upholstery variant: the cover can be removed from and refitted to the plastic shell without specialist knowledge (further information can be found in the instructions for use)
• All fabrics according to the matrix and all leathers can be used, except Safari, Paco and Saddle
• For information on the general cleanability of the covers, please refer to the sewn-in care label

For further information on the product and the entire collection, please see the enclosed documents for additional product details, selected catalogues and notes on care and value preservation.

Note: leather hides are selected by specialists according to strict guidelines and high inspection standards. Leather naturally has both soft and firm areas of hide, which may be used side by side. It stretches from body heat and moisture during use, which can lead to a certain degree of rippling and creasing (so-called seating hollows). Favourite seating spots show this particularly clearly. This adjustment process is largely complete after a few weeks; further stretching is minimal and unobtrusive. Depending on the tanning method, dyeing and surface treatment, leather initially has a characteristic smell typical of the material, which noticeably fades over the course of a few weeks; airing the piece can speed this up. Walter Knoll uses several leather hides for one upholstered group – no hide is identical to another. Insect bites, small injuries from fences or marks from fighting leave small scars on the cattle hide, which can be rediscovered in the leather. Fattening folds are a sign of the animal's health and good nutrition. These material-typical characteristics do not affect the quality of the leather furniture. Differences in sheen, colour and texture within a single hide and between the cut pieces of a cover are likewise characteristic and typical of leather furniture.