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Florence Knoll Table Desk
Florence Knoll's 1961 oval and round table desks on a four-star chrome base
2438 × 699 × 1372 mm
1961
Approx. $9,600 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Florence Knoll Table Desk is a 1961 design in oval (78 in and 96 in) and round (54 in) versions, with a top in laminate, veneer or marble on a post and four-star chrome base.
Construction
- Welded heavy gauge steel base with a polished chrome post and four-star legs (satin chrome optional)
- Laminate tops 1¼ in thick, veneer tops 13/16 in thick, marble tops coated with transparent acrylic
- Adjustable steel glides; stamp with signature and logo in the base
Specifications
- Oval, largest size: W 96" × D 54" × H 27½" (2438 × 1372 × 699 mm) with a marble top; weight 402 lb
- Oval 78": W 78" × D 47¾"; round: 54" across
Story
Replacing the executive desk
Knoll's page says that before the Knoll Planning Unit, executive offices in America were planned almost identically, and that Florence Knoll reconsidered the layout from an architectural point of view: she removed the imposing desk, set a table desk parallel to the back wall and moved storage to a matching low credenza behind it.
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The base
The page says each detail was refined to achieve simple, seemingly effortless beauty, and quotes Vincent Cafiero on working with her on the base, down to sixteenths and thirty-seconds of an inch of taper.
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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.
