Its time has come again. The contemporary revival of the Morrison Hannah Chair makes an important chapter in design history accessible once more. This people-pleasing chair is back, and it’s bringing simplicity and ease to a complex world.

Designed by Andrew Morrison and Bruce Hannah in 1973, the chair’s friendly aesthetic was unlike anything else on the market. “The biggest criticism we ever got about it, was it has too much personality,” says Hannah. Reengineered for today, the Morrison Hannah Chair brings happiness to working, dining, crafting, and more.

“This is a chair by two people who had a three-year chess game,” says Hannah. “One of us would do something and the other would respond, until we got to the essence of what people need.” Working from their Manhattan studio, Hannah and Morrison were driven by the desire to create concise, inviting products with as few materials as possible. After making something with four parts, they’d start again to see if they could make it with three. “Designing this chair was like editing poetry,” says Hannah.

The Morrison Hannah Chair is the ultimate chameleon. Its broad palette of material options allows you to tailor it to suit any environment, whether using color and contrast to play up the joyful design or monochromatic neutrals to give it an elegant edge. “We offered the chair in black, white, and polished because that’s what architects always want, but we also offered it in bright colors,” says Hannah. “I think the chair looks great in yellow; it makes it even happier.”

It’s easy to make the Morrison Hannah Chair at home in any environment. It’s offered in six frame finishes, dozens of graded-in Knoll Textiles and Spinneybeck leathers, and even COM. You can choose a chair on wheels or glides, with arms or without. With its easygoing, friendly aesthetic, the Morrison Hannah Chair is a welcome addition to any setting. “It’s a chair that smiles at you,” says designer Bruce Hannah. “It says hello.”