Florence Knoll Seating Collection
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Description
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While a student at the Kingswood School on the campus of the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Florence Knoll Bassett (née Schust) became a protegée of Eero Saarinen. She studied architecture at Cranbrook, the Architectural Association in London and the Armour Institute (Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago). She worked briefly for Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer and Wallace K. Harrison. In 1946, she became a full business and design partner and married Hans Knoll, after which they formed Knoll Associates. She was at once a champion of world-class architects and designers and an exceptional architect in her own right. As a pioneer of the Knoll Planning Unit, she revolutionized interior space planning. Her belief in “total design” – embracing architecture, manufacturing, interior design, textiles, graphics, advertising and presentation – and her application of design principles in solving space problems were radical departures from the standard practice in the 1950s, but were quickly adopted and remain widely used today. For her extraordinary contributions to architecture and design, Florence Knoll was accorded the National Endowment for the Arts’ prestigious 2002 National Medal of Arts.
The Knoll seating collection is an extremely versatile collection and includes a lounge chair, settee, sofa, two-seater bench and three-seater bench. The Knoll Studio logo and Florence Knoll’s signature is stamped into base of frame. Each piece is available is a wide range of fabrics and leathers.
Construction
Inner frame is solid wood. Exposed metal frame and legs constructed of heavy gauge tubular steel.
Finishes
Metal frame finish is available in either polished chrome or satin chrome.
Upholstery
Choice of fabric or leather upholstery.
Pieces upholstered in leather have matching buttons; pieces upholstered in fabric do not have buttons
The collection features seat suspension with No-Sag springs
Arm seat and back cushions of variable density foam
Seat and back covering is fully welted and tufted
