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Collection Story
Origin
Knoll's collection page says that with her architect's eye and keen sense of proportion Florence Knoll designed furniture and interiors that made daily life a well-designed pleasure. She designed the pieces as part of her work in the Knoll Planning Unit, and she called them the "meat and potatoes" among the standout pieces of Bertoia, Mies and Saarinen.
Design Language
Knoll's brochure describes her work as reserved and cool, rich and energetic, and as reflecting the objective perfectionism of the early 1960s. Her bases are chrome or satin chrome, carrying glass, veneer, marble, laminate or lacquer.
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Key Pieces
- Lounge Chair, Settee and Sofa, and the Relaxed versions
- Benches and Credenzas
- Table Desks, Executive Desk and Mini Desk
- Coffee, end, dining and low tables
Pieces in this collection
Florence Knoll Relaxed Sofa and Settee
Florence Knoll's 1954 lounge sofa in a softer, deeper relaxed version, two or three seats
Florence Knoll Dining Tables
Florence Knoll's dining tables in marble on a polished chrome frame, 55 in square to 94 in long
Florence Knoll Model 31 Lounge Chair
Florence Knoll's 1954 lounge chair on a tubular steel frame, reissued by Knoll in 2023
Florence Knoll Relaxed Benches
Florence Knoll's lower, softer benches, square and rectangular, for bench, ottoman or table use
Florence Knoll Table Desk
Florence Knoll's 1961 oval and round table desks on a four-star chrome base
Florence Knoll Sofa
Florence Knoll's 1954 three-seat sofa on an exposed chrome frame, with a two-seat settee
Florence Knoll Relaxed Lounge Chair
Florence Knoll's 1954 lounge chair in a softer relaxed version with deeper seat and fiberfill
Florence Knoll Credenza
Florence Knoll's 1961 credenza in small, large and high sizes on a polished chrome frame
Florence Knoll Bench
Florence Knoll's 1954 tufted bench on a chrome frame, in two- and three-seat sizes
Florence Knoll Executive Desk
Florence Knoll's pedestal Executive Desk with two pencil drawers, reintroduced by Knoll in 2014
Florence Knoll Coffee and End Tables
Florence Knoll's square coffee and end tables with glass, wood or marble tops on chrome
Florence Knoll Hairpin Stacking Table
Florence Knoll's 1948 Model 75 stool, reintroduced as a hairpin-leg table that stacks five high
Florence Knoll Lounge Chair
Florence Knoll's 1954 lounge chair: a square, tufted seat on an exposed chrome steel frame
Florence Knoll Model 33 Sofa
Florence Knoll's 1954 sofa on a tubular steel frame, with thick rectangular cushions
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