Birdseye Maple Knoll Reff Conference Table
By Knoll
Located in Pasadena, TX
84" Birdseye maple Knoll reff conference table Beautiful maple top with Knoll Reff polished chrome
Birdseye Maple
Knoll "Reff Profiles" Bar Table – Walnut & Steel, 72" – Made in Canada
By Knoll, David Rockwell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant and versatile Reff Profiles™ bar-height table by Knoll, expertly crafted in Canada in 2018
Steel
$5,000
H 36 in W 78 in D 16 in
Modern Knoll Reff Profiles Classic Credenza, Sideboard in Whitened Ash Laminate
By Knoll
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Fabulous modern minimalist style Reff Profiles classic credenza or sideboard in whitened ash
Aluminum
$5,000
H 30 in W 78 in D 20 in
Modern Minimalist Knoll Reff Profiles Classic Credenza Sideboard in Bright White
By Knoll
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Fabulous modern minimalist style Reff Profiles classic credenza or sideboard in bright white core
Aluminum, Steel
$5,200
H 36 in W 78 in D 20 in
Modern Minimalist Knoll Reff Profiles Classic Credenza Sideboard in Whitened Ash
By Knoll
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Fabulous modern minimalist style Reff Profiles classic credenza or sideboard in whitened ash
Aluminum
Reff Mid Century Teak 5-Drawer Highboy Dresser
By Knoll
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Reff Mid Century teak 5-drawer highboy dresser Dresser measures: 31.5 wide x 18.75 deep x 46 high
Teak
Vintage Mid Century Modern Teak Dresser by REFF
Located in Gardiner, NY
Authentic vintage mid century modern teak low dresser / chest of drawers. By REFF. This piece is
Teak
2000s Knoll Reff Round Oak Bamboo Drum Pedestal Dining Table Beveled Glass Top
By Knoll
Located in San Gabriel, CA
refers to their "Reff Profiles" collection, which is a line of office furniture designed to create
Laminate, Wood
REFF Modular Shelving Unit in Teak
Located in London, ON
Modular teak unit by REFF with 2 bays, 7 shelves and 1 cabinet. This system is both rare and
Steel
Teak 9 Drawer Dresser for Reff / Knoll
By Knoll
Located in TORONTO, CA
Stunning teak 9 drawer dresser for Knoll. This piece is overall good original vintage condition, minor fading and wear consistent with age of the piece.
Teak
Travertine Cat or Dog Bowl Set
By Kiwano Concept
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Unique and Stunning Pet bowl made of travertine stone. Expertly crafted and finished by hand, our travertine bowls are a study in sculptural simplicity. Natural variations in the sto...
Travertine
$21,175 / item
H 29.53 in W 102.37 in D 39.38 in
8' - 10" Brutalist Style Outdoor Table-Bluestone & Solid Oak
Located in NEW YORK, NY
A contemporary outdoor dining table made in the traditional way, using authentic materials. Bluestone table top can be cleaned regularly with damp cloth. If you need to remove any st...
Limestone
Set of Four Chrome Base Mid Century Dining Chairs
By Saporiti, Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Set of nice Mid-Century Modern chairs on chrome bases with vinyl upholstery.
Chrome
Ettore Sottsas Ospite Table Zanotta Postmodern, 1980s
By Ettore Sottsass, Zanotta
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Ettore Sottsass's Ospite dining table. Designed in 1984 and produced by Zanotta. Painted brier veneer top and three brass silver legs.
Brass
$3,595
H 32.49 in W 17.33 in D 20.87 in
Elegant Art Déco Macassar Wood Chair Hand Crafted in the Style of J. E. Ruhlmann
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Salzburg, AT
Elegant Art Deco chair in the style of Jacques Emil Ruhlmann. Partly solid macassar wood, partly veneered. The surface is lacquered in high gloss. In the small volute at the end of t...
Metal, Nickel
$2,556 / item
H 29.14 in W 20.87 in D 18.12 in
Customizable Wittmann Fledermaus Chair by Josef Hoffmann
By Josef Hoffmann, Wittmann
Located in New York, NY
Price listed for starting fabric. Specially designed in 1907 for the Fledermaus cabaret in Vienna, this suite still stands for exceptional bentwood craft. The runners and the wooden...
Leather, Fabric
$3,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 85 in D 28 in
Magnificent Space-Age Tubular Chrome 2-Seat Sofa with Table Ingmar Relling Style
By Ingmar Relling
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Magnificent Space Age chrome tubular 2-seat sofa with attached table in the style of Ingmar Relling. This piece is a bit of a mystery as to designer but by the shear quality and craf...
Chrome
Ettore Sottsass 'Ospite' Dining Table
By Zanotta, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ettore Sottsass 'Ospite' dining table for Zanotta, 1980s.
Silver Plate, Brass
Saporiti Large Sofa in Structured Turquoise Upholstery
By Saporiti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Saporiti, sofa, fabric, metal, Italy, 1950s Large sofa manufactured by Saporiti. This sofa is designed to be comfortable, soft and inviting. It has three seats with round sloping ar...
Metal
$6,057 / item
+ 3 moreH 43 in W 60 in D 15 in
Customizable Color USM Haller Storage G2A Storage System
By Usm Haller, Fritz Haller, Paul Schaerer
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L. With four drop down doors. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powdercoated steel and chrome-plated steel tubes, the USM...
Chrome, Steel
$9,800 / set
H 28.5 in W 35 in D 29 in
Giorgio Saporiti Post Modern Jada Slipper Chairs in Espresso Bouclé & Velvet
By Giorgio Saporiti
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Pair of Italian Espresso Macchiato Bouclé and velvet Post Modern Jada slipper chairs by Giorgio Saporiti. Italian chairs you'd find in a sexy upscale Roman flat and enjoy with a capp...
Chrome
French Midcentury Tiered Bar Counter
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French vintage midcentury oak and marble counter from a bar, pub, or similar establishment that offers plenty of storage space for the modern interior. The top of the piece is divide...
Marble, Metal
Accademia Tavolo Picoli by Cini Boeri for Artemide 1978
By Artemide, Cini Boeri
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Accademia lamp, designed by Cini Boeri in 1978, is a small-scale version of the popular table lamp created for Artemide. This lamp is an impressive example of Boeri's minimalist ...
Iron
Saporiti Italia Executive Desk
By Saporiti
Located in Denton, TX
Saporiti Italia Exotic Burl wood & leather executive desk. A combination of straight and curved lines with Burl wood base and top accented with brown leather edge and work surface. C...
Metal
$9,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 29 in W 41 in D 96 in
Sculptural 1970s Leon Rosen for Pace Collection Steel and Marble Desk
By Leon Rosen
Located in Pemberton, NJ
A vintage 1970s large 'Mezzaluna' desk designed by Leon Rosen for Pace Collection. Half-circle desk with a wide chromed steel frame and verde green marble-top. Magnificent in person ...
Marble, Stainless Steel
$2,950
H 24.25 in W 31.5 in D 27.5 in
1975 Tage Poulsen TP63 Lounge Chair by CI Designs in Oak with Green Upholstery
By Tage Poulsen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a rare and unusual TP63 Lounge Chair, designed by Danish architect Tage Poulsen and produced by CI Designs. This came from a Boston estate, with a number of other ...
Fabric, Oak
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. Led by Florence Knoll, the firm would draw stellar talents such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Eero Saarinen into its compass. Their work would help change the face of the American home and office.
The company was formed in 1938 by the German immigrant Hans Knoll. He first worked with his fellow ex-pat, the Danish designer Jens Risom, who created furniture with flowing lines made of wood. While Risom served in World War II, in 1943 Knoll met his future wife, Florence Schust. She had studied and worked with eminent emigré leaders of the Bauhaus, including Mies, Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer. She won Knoll over with Bauhaus notions of industrial arts, and an aesthetic that featured flat and tubular metal frames and angular forms. When Hans died in a car crash in 1955, Florence Knoll was appointed head of the company. It was as much through her holistic approach to design — a core division of the firm was dedicated to planning office systems — as Knoll's mid-century modern furnishings themselves that she brought about the sleek and efficient transformation of the American workplace.
Today, classic Knoll furnishings remain staples of modern design collections and decor. A history of modern design is written in pieces such as the elegant Barcelona chair — created by Mies and Lilly Reich — Saarinen’s pedestal Tulip chair, Breuer’s tubular steel Wassily lounge chair and the grid-patterned Diamond chair by Harry Bertoia.
As you can see from the collection of these designs and other vintage Knoll dining chairs, sofas and tables on 1stDibs, this manufacturer's offerings have become timeless emblems of the progressive spirit and sleek sophistication of the best of modernism.
You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
The enduring appeal of the Barcelona chair is in the details.
Photographer Susan Ressler revisits the office life of decades past, whose style still resonates.