Image source: Knoll — Florence Knoll Coffee and End Tables
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Florence Knoll Coffee and End Tables
Florence Knoll's square coffee and end tables with glass, wood or marble tops on chrome
902 × 349 × 902 mm
1954
Approx. $1,400 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Florence Knoll Coffee and End Tables are square tables on a chrome frame with a glass, wood or marble top, listed by Knoll under 1954 and in the price list under 1961.
Construction
- Buffed chromed steel base on nylon floor glides; polished chrome, satin chrome optional
- Top in polished glass, marble, walnut or oak; marble coated with transparent acrylic
- Signature stamp in the base
Specifications
- Low coffee table: W 35½" × D 35½" × H 13¾" (902 × 902 × 349 mm); weight 84 lb
- Standard coffee table 23½ in square, 17 in high; low 47¼ in square; end tables 19 in high
Story
Postwar interiors
Knoll's page says the tables were designed to furnish the new interiors of postwar America, as scaled-down translations of the lines, gestures and materials of modern architecture, with a spare, geometric presence reflecting the rational design approach she learned from Mies van der Rohe.
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An award in 1954
The shop's product details say the tables won the American Institute of Interior Designers First Award in 1954.
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Collection
Florence Knoll Collection
Knoll's Florence Knoll Collection: the 'meat and potatoes' furniture she designed for the Planning Unit, from lounge seating and credenzas to desks and tables.
