Florence Knoll Furniture
American, 1917-2019
Architect, furniture designer, interior designer, entrepreneur — Florence Knoll had a subtle but profound influence on the course of mid-century American modernism. Dedicated to functionality and organization, and never flamboyant, Knoll shaped the ethos of the postwar business world with her skillfully realized office plans and polished, efficient designs for sofas, credenzas, desks and other furnishings.
Knoll had perhaps the most thorough design education of any of her peers. Florence Schust was orphaned at age 12, and her guardian sent her to Kingswood, a girl’s boarding school that is part of the Cranbrook Educational Community in suburban Detroit. Her interest in design brought her to the attention of Eliel Saarinen, the Finnish architect and head of the Cranbrook Academy of Art.
Saarinen and his wife took the talented child under their wing, and she became close to their son, the future architect Eero Saarinen. While a student at the academy, Florence befriended artist-designer Harry Bertoia and Charles and Ray Eames. Later, she studied under three of the Bauhaus masters who emigrated to the United States. She worked as an apprentice in the Boston architectural offices of Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer; Ludwig Mies van der Rohe taught her at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
In 1941, she met Hans Knoll, whose eponymous furniture company was just getting off the ground. They married in 1946, and her design sense and his business skills soon made Knoll Inc. a leading firm in its field. Florence signed up the younger Saarinen as a designer, and would develop pieces by Bertoia, Mies and the artist Isamu Noguchi.
Florence Knoll's main work came as head of the Knoll Planning Group, designing custom office interiors for clients such as IBM and CBS. The furniture she created for these spaces reflects her Bauhaus training: the pieces are pure functional design, exactingly built; their only ornament from the materials, such as wood and marble. Her innovations — the oval conference table, for example, conceived as a way to ensure clear sightlines among all seated at a meeting — were always in the service of practicality.
Since her retirement in 1965, Knoll received the National Medal of Arts, among other awards; in 2004 the Philadelphia Museum of Art mounted the exhibition “Florence Knoll: Defining Modern” — well deserved accolades for a strong, successful design and business pioneer. As demonstrated on these pages, the simplicity of Knoll’s furniture is her work’s great virtue: they fit into any interior design scheme.
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Creator: Florence Knoll
Mid-Century Modern Oval Dining Table by Florence Knoll, 1960s
By Florence Knoll
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Oval Dining Table by Florence Knoll, 1960s.
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1960s American Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
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Wood
Restored Rare Early Florence Knoll Model 17 Louvered Maple Desk Signed Madison
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare desk was designed in the 1950s by Florence Knoll with a simplistic profile that has proven to be timeless! Of solid maple construction, it features tapered dowel legs and a...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
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Maple
Classic Midcentury Walnut and Chrome Florence Knoll Desk Knoll
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic midcentury walnut and chrome Florence Knoll desk features richly grained walnut top chromed steel frame, pencil drawer and file drawer. Retains early Knoll label.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Furniture
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Chrome
Florence Knoll Desk
By Florence Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Knoll International Planed Office Group double pedestal desk with modesty panel model 1503.
Features five drawers one for files.
Modesty panel shows steel reveal details.
(Ten mor...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
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Metal
Mid Century Florence Knoll Model 65 Slipper Lounge Chair Brown Leather
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Vintage Mid Century original mid century Model 65 chairs by Florence Knoll for Knoll International. Classic great lines. The chrome bases are good shape...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
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Chrome
Due Poltrone '65 Slipper' Florence Knoll
By Florence Knoll
Located in Milano, IT
Coppia di poltrone anni '70 con imbottitura in espanso e rivestimento in tessuto grigio appena rinnovato, base in metallo cromato. Ottime condizioni.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
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Metal
Florence Knoll Lounge Chair on Steel Base in Heather Grey Tweed Fabric
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Vintage original Florence Knoll lounge chair in heather grey tweed fabric. Although unsigned or tagged, this is 100% knoll, and most likely from the 1980's. Purchased from an estate ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
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Steel
Florence Knoll T-Bar Walnut Laminate Coffee / Cocktail Table
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century rectangular coffee / cocktail table with a walnut laminate top in three sections supported on a T-shaped black metal base. (FLORENCE KNOLL)(Similar table: DUF0082).
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Metal
Queen Walnut and Laminate Headboard by Florence Knoll for Knoll Associates
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed by Florence Knoll and produced by Knoll from 1956 to 1967, this modernist headboard features a sturdy walnut frame inset with bright white...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Furniture
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Walnut, Laminate
Vintage Restored Florence Knoll Armchairs in Pierre Frey Teddy Mohair
By Florence Knoll
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
These are so beautiful and so comfortable. We love the architectural lines and geometric profile of this iconic Florence Knoll design. This pair is an early example with the walnut l...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
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Mohair, Velvet, Walnut
Florence Knoll Parallel Bar Sofa for Knoll
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Florence Knoll Parallel Bar Armed Sofa. Newly reupholstered in a great weave fabric in shades of red, gray and purple. Very solid and subst...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel, Metal
Mid-Century Modern Oval Dining Table or Desk by Florence Knoll in Carrara Marble
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An elegant executive table designed by Florence Knoll and produced by Knoll. It features a beautiful polished white & gray Carrara marble top and a chrome-plated star base. This was ...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Furniture
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Marble, Chrome
Rare Midcentury Marble Table Florence Knoll
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Nice round table with brushed chromed or nickel base. Rarely seen round table with great dimensions that could also be used as a small coffee table.
Marble is original and shows s...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Furniture
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Marble, Chrome, Nickel
Double-Decker Sideboard by Florence Knoll for Knoll International
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Beerse, VAN
Beautiful and extremely rare double-decker sideboard designed by female designer Florence Knoll. She designed a series of these sideboards in the early 1950s, which were produced unt...
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1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
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Leather, Formica, Walnut
Florence Knoll Coffee / Side Table with Laminate Top And Stainless Steel Base
By Florence Knoll
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Early Florence Knoll T-angle side table, produced by Knoll in 1952. The table has a original white laminate top and a stainless steel base. A nice example of classic modernist design...
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1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
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Stainless Steel
Wonderful No. 26 Sofa by Florence Knoll for Knoll International
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Munich, DE
Rare no.26 by florence knoll in showroom condition. Hardly used only re-upholstered and used one time for a photo shooting and very exclusive model redone with very cosy fabric in wa...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Metal
Bench or Coffee Table by Florence Knoll, Walnut and Black Angle Iron, Stunning
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Kansas City, MO
Florence Knoll architectural bench / coffee table. Three walnut panels on a black angle iron frame. Expertly refinished. No signs of use. Beautiful.
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1960s Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Iron
Florence Knoll Square Walnut Coffee Table
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed by Florence Knoll in the 1950s, this simple coffee table has four square legs of chromed steel. The square tabletop sits flush with the frame and is made of a walnut veneer....
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Pristine Florence Knoll Sofa for Knoll International
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pristine Florence Knoll Sofa for Knoll International. Upholstered in gorgeous Sina Pearson fabric.
Florence Knoll was a pioneering designer and entrepreneur who created the modern...
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Early 2000s American Modern Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Florence Knoll Credenza New Edition with Alpi Verdi Marble Top, 2010s
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Eindhoven, Noord Brabant
This Florence Knoll Credenza was originally designed in 1961 by Florence Knoll for Knoll. This Credenza is a new edition manufactured in 2012.
The new Florence Knoll Credenza is updated for today's needs, This Florence Knoll credenza has a larger size with proper ventilation cutouts to accommodate AV racks and equipment. The generous new dimensions will ensure that all equipment and cords are hidden in style yet easily accessible, perfect for any high end living- and conference room.
The door fronts are in same wood white lacquer finish as the body. All have polished aluminum pulls, top flush mounted storage doors with magnetic closures. The base is made of welded square steel finished with polished chrome. Flush door fronts in the same lacquer finish as the case. Complete rotating doors...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal
Florence Knoll Two-Door Cabinet in Teak-Wood
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Florence Knoll two-door cabinet in Teakwood, Finished on back. Features Notch pulls with chrome details, Four file drawers and Four pencil drawers, and chrome-plated adjustable feet....
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Florence Knoll Model 65 Chrome Slipper Lounge Chairs, 1973
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Classic pair of florence Knoll chromed steel and Earthen Fabric Lounge chairs. Featuring 1 inch reflective sturdy, solid Chromed Steel constructed framework, angled rear legs and bac...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Florence Knoll for Knoll International Lounge Chair in Teak
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Florence Knoll for Knoll International, lounge chair, model '51', teak, fabric, United States, 1955
This slipper chair model 51 is designed by Florence Knoll. The teak frame of the chair is sleek in form. The angled seat is placed upon the squared-off frame. Maximum seating comfort is ensured by the wide seat and tilted backrest.
Florence Knoll (1917-) was trained as an architect and had a sense of style from a very young age. In 1936 she met Alvar Aalto and was trained by Marcel Breuer, Walter Gropius and Mies van der Rohe. This meant that although she was barely out of her teens, she was educated by the best of the European modernists. When she arrived in New York Knoll worked on interior projects (being the only female) which is how she came to know Hans Knoll. When Florence joined Knoll, the planning unit started. Florence also made sure that the designs where more 'American Modernist' instead of Scandinavian, When Hans Knoll died she...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Teak
Sideboard Model 116 by Florence Knoll Bassett for Knoll International, 1950s
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Lasne, BE
Sideboard with two sliding doors upholstered in elm wood cord with leather handles. Adjustable intermediate boards. Wear due to time and age of the sideboard.
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1950s Central American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Metal
Florence Knoll Tan Leather Button Tufted Lounge Chair, 1970s
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Florence Knoll lounge chair in tan leather with button tufted seat and back on a chrome-plated steel base. Labeled Art Metal - Knoll Corp., June 9 1971
The chair has some losses to ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Steel
Parallel Bar Sofa, Model 57, by Florence Knol, USA, 1960s.
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sofa Model nº57, "Parallel bar" series, designed by Florence Knoll in 1959 and produced by “Knoll International” during the 1960s.
The sofa, two-seater, with arms at both ends, is...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Florence Knoll Sideboard Model 116 with Seagrass Sliding Doors
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sideboard model 116 designed by Florence Knoll in 1948 for Knoll International, USA. Early edition in teak wood with original seagrass covered sliding doors ...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pristine Florence Knoll Sofa for Knoll International
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pristine Florence Knoll Sofa for Knoll International. Upholstered in gorgeous Sina Pearson fabric.
Florence Knoll was a pioneering designer and entrepreneur who created the modern look and feel of America’s postwar corporate office with sleek furniture, artistic textiles and an uncluttered, free-flowing workplace environment.
To connoisseurs of Modernism, the mid-20th-century designs of Florence Knoll, were — and still are — the essence of the genre’s clean, functional forms. Transcending design fads, they are still influential, still contemporary, still common in offices, homes and public spaces, still found in dealers’ showrooms and represented in museum collections.
Ms. Knoll learned her art at the side of Modernist masters. She was a protégé of the German-American architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Eliel Saarinen, the Finnish architect and teacher and the father of the architect Eero Saarinen. And she worked with the renowned Bauhaus architects Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer. Throughout her career, influenced by the German Bauhaus school of design, she promoted the Modernist merger of architecture, art and utility in her furnishings and interiors, especially — although not exclusively — for offices.
In the 1940s, she married and became a business partner of the German-born furniture maker Hans Knoll, and over 20 years she was instrumental in building Knoll Associates into the largest and most prestigious high-end design firm of its kind, with 35 showrooms in the United States and around the world.
While her husband handled business affairs, Ms. Knoll was the design force of Knoll Associates. It grew to become the leading innovator of modern interiors and furnishings in the 1950s and ’60s, transforming the CBS, Seagram and Look magazine headquarters in Manhattan, the H. J. Heinz headquarters in Pittsburgh and properties across the United States, Europe, Asia and South America, including American embassies.
Her “total design” favored open work spaces over private offices, and furniture grouped for informal discussions. It integrated lighting, vibrant colors, acoustical fabrics, chairs molded like tulip petals, sofas and desks with chrome legs...
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Early 2000s American Modern Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Knoll Studio “Florence Knoll” Lounge Chair Armchair in Grey Wool
By Florence Knoll
Located in Barrowford, GB
On offer on this occasion is a rare, original “Florence Knoll” Lounge Chair, from the world renown furniture house of Knoll Studio, dressed in a sublime, tactile woven-wool fabric, a...
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2010s German Modern Florence Knoll Furniture
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Metal
Credenza with Cane Doors and Black Laminate Case by Florence Knoll
By Florence Knoll
Located in Dorchester, MA
This sideboard exemplifies Florence Knoll's classic clean-lined aesthetic. The black laminate case sits on a steel base and features handsome cane sliding doors with leather pulls. I...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Steel
Florence Knoll Marble-Top Rosewood Credenza
By Florence Knoll
Located in San Francisco, CA
Florence Knoll rosewood and marble two door credenza on a matte brush steel base. Rare smaller size with a finished back side, no key.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Very Early and Rare No. 578 Sofa by Florence Knoll
By Florence Knoll
Located in Munich, DE
From the estate of the famous architect Viljo Revell. Hard foam. Designed in 1954. Original condition.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Florence Knoll Walnut & Chrome Model 580 Dining Conference Table for Knoll, 1960
By Florence Knoll
Located in Deland, FL
Knoll International dining / conference table designed by Florence Knoll, walnut, chrome, table model 580, produced from 1958-1976.
Large dining table with boat shaped top const...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Florence Knoll Eight-Drawer Credenza in Teakwood
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Florence Knoll Eight-Drawer Credenza in Teakwood, features Notch pulls with chrome details, Four file drawers and Four pencil drawers, chrome plated adjustable feet, with lock.
[Kno...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Early production Florence Knoll Desk, Classic Modernist design, Knoll New York
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early production walnut and rosewood desk designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll ,features richly grained walnut top rosewood frame, pencil drawer and file drawer. Retains early Knoll ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Very Early and Rare No. 578 Sofa by Florence Knoll
By Florence Knoll
Located in Munich, DE
Designed in 1954. Original condition. should be re-upholstered.
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Pair of Florence Knoll / Knoll Light Orange Upholstered Settees
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century two-seat settees with peach color faintly textured upholstered seat and back cushions supported on black powder coated metal frames. (FLORENCE KNOLL / KN...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Metal
Florence Knoll T-Angle Side Table, circa 1950
By Florence Knoll
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
T-angle side table designed by Florence Knoll and manufactured by Knoll.
Metal legs and Formica tabletops.
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and us...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Metal
Florence Knoll Sideboard Wall Bar Unit Teak 1954 Knoll International Mid Century
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Munster, NRW
Wall mounted sideboard unit by Florence Knoll, made by Knoll International, Stuttgart in 1954.
Rare opportunity to acquire an original Knoll Internat...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Teak
Modernist Sideboard by Florance Knoll 1960s
By Florence Knoll
Located in St-Brais, JU
A classic modernist design sideboard by Florence Knoll, Model 116 for Knoll International - this version was produced in 1968 by Knoll International in Stuttgart.
It features the t...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Teak
Florence Knoll Midcentury Design Wood Coffee Table
By Florence Knoll
Located in Brescia, IT
Round coffe table
designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll
International.
Manufactured in the United States of
America, circa 1960.
Walnut top and metal base.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Metal
Model 116 Sideboard with Raffia Doors Designed by Florence Knoll in the 1950s
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Decorative sideboard model 116 designed by Florence Knoll in the early fifties for Knoll associates. Florence Knoll studied architecture under Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Eliel Saar...
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1950s Central American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
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Raffia, Wood
Vintage Oak Dining Table or Desk by Florence Knoll
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing vintage oak dining table / desk designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll International in the United States, circa 1960s. The design of th...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Set of Two Metal and Mar Low Table by Florence Knoll, American Design, 1960s
By Florence Knoll
Located in Milan, IT
This set of two low tables with steel structure and white marble top is a testimony to the design influence of Florence Knoll and the diffusion that this had in italy, the place of o...
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1960s Italian Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Marble, Steel
Florence Knoll Circular Parallel Bar Cocktail / Coffee Table
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century 'Parallel Bar' cocktail / coffee table with a circular walnut top supported by three satin chrome-plated steel legs. (Florence Knoll).
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Pair of Armless Lounge Chairs by Florence Knoll for Knoll
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Dorchester, MA
Florence Knoll designed these slipper chairs in 1956 as part of a seating group that joined comfort with a clean-lined modernism. The chromed steel frames are canted at back and the ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Florence Knoll Dining Table with Cherry Wood Beveled Edge Top
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Florence Knoll dining table with Cherry Wood beveled edge top, features comb figured veneer with bird peck accents on a four-star chrome base legs solid...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Red Florence Knoll Lounge Chairs
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of vintage Florence Knoll lounge chairs on steel bases. We have these totally refurbished and re-upholstered in red Maharam Messenger fabric. The bases have been polished, and...
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20th Century American Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Steel
Florence Knoll for Knoll International Brown Fabric Upholstery
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century rectangular museum bench with a brown fabric upholstered square channeled seat resting on a square chrome tube frame. (FLORENCE KNO...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Eero Sarineen Original Executive Armchairs in South African Cow Hide
By Eero Saarinen, Florence Knoll
Located in Saint Louis, US
Featured in nearly all Florence Knoll-designed interiors, the Saarinen Executive Chair has remained one of the most popular designs for many decades. Our expert team of skilled uphol...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Cowhide
Florence Knoll Custom Wall-Mounted Cabinet by Knoll Associates
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Florence Knoll custom wall-mounted cabinet by Knoll Associates for H.J. Heinz Co, Pittsburgh.
This custom wall-mounted cabinet with a Calcutta marble top...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Florence Knoll, Model 75 Stools, Birch, Iron, Knoll Associates, USA, 1948
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of birch and iron stools, model 75, designed by Florence Knoll and produced by Knoll Associates, USA, 1948.
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Iron
Florence Knoll American Mid-Century T-Bar Walnut Coffee / Cocktail Table
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century rectangular coffee / cocktail table with a walnut top supported on a T-shaped black metal base. (FLORENCE KNOLL).
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Metal
Restored Vintage Florence Knoll Oval Top Rosewood Dining or Conference Table
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in St. Louis, MO
Restored Mid-Century Modern vintage Florence Knoll oval top dining table / conference or desk in rare book matched rosewood veneer on chrome star...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Florence Knoll for Knoll Associates American Mid-Century Wooden Slat T-Bar Bench
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century rectangular bench with a wooden slat seat resting on a beige powder coated metal frame with four legs. (FLORENCE KNOLL FOR KNOLL ASSOCIATES).
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Florence Knoll for Knoll International Brown Marble End / Side Tables
By Florence Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American mid-century square end / side tables with brown marble tops resting on square steel bases with four square legs. (FLORENCE KNOLL FOR KNOLL INTERNATIONAL)(PRICED AS P...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal, Steel
Pair of Florence Knoll White Laminate and Walnut Square Nightstands / End Tables
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American mid-century square nightstands / end tables with white laminate tops above a walnut base with a single drawer, resting on four squar...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Wood, Laminate, Walnut
Modernist Teak & Bast Sideboard by Florance Knoll 1960s
By Florence Knoll
Located in St-Brais, JU
A classic modernist design sideboard by Florence Knoll, Model 116 for Knoll International - this version was produced in 1968 by Knoll International in Stuttgart.
It features the...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Furniture
Materials
Teak
Florence Knoll furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Florence Knoll furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Florence Knoll furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Florence Knoll were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Adrian Pearsall, Harvey Probber, and Craft Associates. Prices for Florence Knoll furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $600 and can go as high as $30,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,800.
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Questions About Florence Knoll Furniture
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Florence Knoll made a number of well-known furniture designs and founded the company Knoll, Inc. Some of her most acclaimed pieces include the Florence Knoll lounge chair, the Florence Knoll sofa, the Florence Knoll bench and the Florence Knoll settee. Shop a variety of Florence Knoll furniture on 1stDibs.
- Who is Florence Knoll?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Florence Knoll was an architect and furniture designer who greatly influenced mid-century design. She established the furniture company Knoll, Inc., which continues to manufacture pieces inspired by her designs. Knoll died on January 25, 2019, at the age of 101. Find a collection of Florence Knoll furniture on 1stDibs.
- Where does Florence Knoll live?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Florence Knoll lived in the U.S. throughout her life. She was born in Saginaw, Michigan, on May 24, 1917, and she died in Coral Gables, Florida, on January 25, 2019. From 1940 to 1941, she attended the Chicago Armour Institute in Chicago, Illinois. After that, she lived and worked in New York City for many years. On 1stDibs, find a range of Florence Knoll furniture.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022To pronounce Florence Knoll, say "FLO-rens Noll." The "K" in the designer's last name is silent. Florence Knoll's maiden name was Florence Marguerite Schust, pronounced "shusht." She changed her name after marrying Hans Knoll in 1946. Find a range of Florence Knoll furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022No, Florence Knoll didn't usually put a number on her pieces. To identify Florence Knoll furniture, look for a tag or mark that bears the name "Knoll" or "Knoll, Inc." On chairs, the labels are usually on the bottom cushion. On 1stDibs, find a collection of expertly vetted Florence Knoll furniture.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024What Florence Knoll called the Womb chair after it was created is unknown. However, its creator Eero Saarinen stated that Knoll inspired him to make the piece by asking him to design the most comfortable chair ever, saying specifically that she wanted something that felt like "a basket full of pillows." Presented with the challenge, Saarinen went primal. What, the designer figured, better signifies the very essence of comfort than the womb? "It was designed on the theory that a great number of people have never really felt comfortable and secure since they left the womb,” the designer said of his chair. Find a selection of vintage Womb chairs on 1stDibs.
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