Jonathan Crinion
(1953-)
Birthplace
England
Jonathan Crinion was educated in Canada,
where he studied architecture and industrial design at Carleton
University and the University of Toronto, and product and systems
design at the Ontario College of Art and Design. He founded Crinion
Associates, an industrial design consulting firm, and has developed
for Knoll since 1995. His work with Knoll began with his design and
development of the Reff system and the New Generation System 6. His
Crinion chair was introduced in 1999, and in 2001 Knoll introduced
the Crinion Collection, a contemporary version of the traditional
wooden executive office.