Florence Knoll Furniture

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Florence knoll furniture. More than 40 knoll products are in the permanent collection at moma. The classics florence knoll collection. With florence s design skills and hans business acumen and salesmanship the pair who married in 1946 grew the nascent company into an international arbiter of style and design.
Florence knoll humbly referred to her furniture designs as meat and potatoes filler between the standout pieces of bertoia mies and saarinen. In 1941 florence moved to new york where she met hans knoll who was establishing his furniture company. At right florence knoll and hans knoll both in the foreground discuss an interior.
Led by florence knoll the firm would draw stellar talents such as ludwig mies van der rohe and eero saarinen into its compass. Having attended the iconic cranbrook academy in detroit florence headed to new york in 1941. With florence s design skills and hans business acumen and salesmanship the pair who married in 1946 grew the nascent company into an international arbiter of style and design.
Throughout the 1940s and 1950s ms. The muuto sale 10 1 10 19. As a company that produced many of the most famous and iconic furniture designs of the 20th century knoll was a chief influence in the rise of modern design in the united states.
Knoll convinced florence to join the company and five years later the couple married. 65 years later her furniture is anything but filler. Florence marguerite knoll bassett née schust.
Their work would help change the face of the american home and office. May 24 1917 january 25 2019 was an american architect interior designer furniture designer and entrepreneur who has been credited with revolutionizing office design and bringing modernist design to office interiors knoll and her husband hans knoll built knoll associates into a leader in the fields of furniture and interior design. We help create inspiring places where people love to be.