Florence Knoll Bedroom 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
Pair Mid-Century Walnut with white laminate Top Nightstands by Florence Knoll
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Pair of beautiful Florence knoll single drawer nightstands or side tables. Walnut single drawer nightstands with clean white laminate tops. Solid Oak drawers with single white divide...
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Florence Knoll Walnut Nightstands for Knoll
By Florence Knoll
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of dark walnut nightstands each having a single drawer and one with a lower shelve . This very well crafted pair of nightstands with a s...
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Queen Walnut and Laminate Headboard by Florence Knoll for Knoll Associates
By Florence Knoll, 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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Florence Knoll Nightstands in Walnut for Knoll Associates Early Production
By Florence Knoll
Located in Dallas, TX
Early production nightstands model 227 designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll Associates, 1956. Nightstands are constructed of walnut and retain the early Knoll label. Both are in exce...
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Pair of Florence Knoll White Laminate and Walnut Square Nightstands / End Tables
By Florence Knoll, 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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Florence Knoll Nightstand in Walnut
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Houston, TX
Florence Knoll nightstand in walnut
Knoll,
USA, 1956.
Walnut.
Measures: 18 W x 18 D x 20 H inches.
Nightstand has a single drawer ab...
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Clean Lined Walnut and Iron Tables or Nightstands by Knoll
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean lined "T Angle" model walnut mid century tables or night stands, designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll, American, circa 1950s. Early ...
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Florence Knoll bedroom furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Florence Knoll bedroom furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Florence Knoll bedroom furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original bedroom furniture by Florence Knoll were created in the mid-century modern style in united states during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider bedroom furniture by Conant Ball, Knoll, and Norman Bel Geddes. Prices for Florence Knoll bedroom furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,600 and can go as high as $4,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,200.
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Questions About Florence Knoll Bedroom Furniture
- 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.
- 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.
- 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, 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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