Walter Knoll presented six new products at IMM Cologne 2012, including Bao, a new armchair designed by EOOS.

The armchair is spacious and round, its appealing curves giving it a sculptural look and an artistic back. Its flowing lines are sweeping and elegant. In the style of a leather ball, the leather patchwork forms the rear, combining the materials whilst keeping them distinct: leather on the back, fabric in the seat.

The chair was designed by EOOS, the award-winning studio based in Wien since 1995, and comes as a conclusion for a good year for Walter Knoll, which in 2011 totalled a growth of 15 percent in comparison of the previous year.

The company also extended its production site in Mötzingen, southern Germany, and opened a showroom and sales office in the north of Germany.