Florence Knoll Seating
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.
Find vintage Florence Knoll sofas, benches, armchairs and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Florence Knoll
Set of 3 Model 65 Chair by Florence Knoll, 1960s
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Aachen, NW
These timeless iconic chairs Model 65 were designed in 1954 by Florence Knoll and produced by Knoll International in the 1960s.
The pieces are upholstered in black leather and are...
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1960s Italian Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
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...
Category
2010s German Modern Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Metal
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.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Fabric
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...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel, Metal
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...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Mohair, Velvet, Walnut
Florence Knoll Midcentury Walnut Sofa
By Florence Knoll
Located in Countryside, IL
Florence Knoll midcentury walnut sofa.
This sofa measures: 90.75 wide x 28.5 deep x 31.5 inches high, with a seat height of 15.5 and arm height of...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid Century Modern Florence Knoll Chrome Base Sofa Newly Upholstered
By Florence Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Florence Knoll Chrome Base Sofa Newly Upholstered in a Blue Velvet
Beautiful MCM Florence Knoll Sofa made in the Style of Jonathan Adler's Lampert Sofa...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Chrome
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...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Metal
Florence Knoll, Model 75 Stools, Birch, Iron, Knoll Associates, USA, 1948
By Florence Knoll, 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.
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Iron
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.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Fabric
Pair of Florence Knoll / Knoll Light Orange Upholstered Settees
By Florence Knoll, 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 Seating
Materials
Metal
Florence Knoll for Knoll International Brown Fabric Upholstery
By Florence Knoll, 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 Seating
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Florence Knoll Black Leather Sofa
By Florence Knoll
Located in Pasadena, TX
A midcentury Knoll classic designed by Florence Knoll. This three person sofa features tufted black leather upholstery with chrome plated steel legs. Measures: 90".
Recently restored.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Patio Lounge Chairs Florence Knoll Richard Schultz
By Florence Knoll, Richard Schultz
Located in Baltimore, MD
Set of four patio lounge armchairs by famous designer Richard Schultz for Florence Knoll, made in the United States, circa 1960's. Superbly crafted, each features aluminum white pain...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Knoll International Chair by Florence Knoll Model 67 C in Linen
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Köln, NRW
Florence Knoll designed sofas, armchairs, tables and sideboards in a minimalist style in the Bauhaus tradition. An example of this is the armchair model 67 C.
The frame made of ch...
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Mid-20th Century German Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Metal, Steel
Florence Knoll for Knoll Associates American Mid-Century Wooden Slat T-Bar Bench
By Florence Knoll, 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 Seating
Materials
Metal
Bench or Coffee Table by Florence Knoll, Walnut and Black Angle Iron, Stunning
By Florence Knoll, 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.
Category
1960s Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Iron
Eero Sarineen Original Executive Armchairs in South African Cow Hide
By Florence Knoll, Eero Saarinen
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 Seating
Materials
Cowhide
Florence Knoll for Knoll International American Mid-Century Orange Upholstered L
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century lounge armchair with textured orange fabric upholstery, resting on four broad tapered wooden legs. (FLORENCE KNOLL FOR KNOLL I...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Fabric, Wood
Florence Knoll for Knoll International Beige Fabric Upholstered Lounge Armchair
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century lounge armchair with beige textured fabric upholstery and matching antimacassars, resting on four broad tapered wooden legs.(FLORENCE KNOLL FOR KNOLL INTERNATIONAL)
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Settee by Florence Knoll
By Florence Knoll
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern settee designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll Associates, Inc. in the United States, circa 1960s. This settee has a clean design around its edges and an el...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Florence Knoll for Knoll Parallel Bar Side Chair
By Florence Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Florence Knoll for Knoll modern side chair with button tufted details, raised on metal legs.
Dealer: S138XX
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Metal
Vintage Florence Knoll Bench
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A vintage Florence Knoll bench purchased out of a local Palm Springs estate. It had been nicely reupholstered and we liked the fabric and left i...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Steel
Parallel Bar Armchairs & Sofa by Florence Knoll for Knoll International
By Florence Knoll
Located in Izegem, VWV
The Model 51, beter known as the Parallel Bar series with a brushed chrome and black finish steel frame were designed by Florence Knoll in 1955 for Knoll International.
This set, ...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
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...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel
Hanna Sofa by Forma, Florence Knoll, 1975s
By Florence Knoll
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
We work with artisans who masterfully restore typical pieces from each period of our history, valuing their different preservation techniques. Teamwork has built this pioneering comp...
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Chrome
Hanna Armchair by Forma, Florence Knoll, 1975s
By Florence Knoll
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
We work with artisans who masterfully restore typical pieces from each period of our history, valuing their different preservation techniques. Teamwork has built this pioneering comp...
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Chrome
Custom Florence Knoll Bench
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Houston, TX
Florence Knoll
Bench
USA 2017
leather, steel
Measures: 48 W x 19.5 D x 16.75 H inches.
Custom sized Florence Knoll bench in a custom flat steel finish with leather upholster...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Steel
2 Florence Knoll Upholstered Benches
By Florence Knoll
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
2 Florence Knoll benches
Original red upholstery.
Labeled
Sold individually, price is for 1 bench.
Category
1970s North American Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Steel
Set of custom ordered Florence Knoll Benches
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Houston, TX
Florence Knoll
Pair of benches
USA 1954
leather, steel
Measures: 48 W x 19.5 D x 16.75 H inches
Pair of custom-sized Florence Knoll benches in a custom flat steel finish wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Steel
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 Seating
Materials
Steel
Florence Knoll 3-Seat Sofa
By Florence Knoll
Located in Munich, DE
Florence Knoll 3-seat sofa. Nice original condition.
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Fabric
Pair of Armless Lounge Chairs by Florence Knoll for Knoll
By Florence Knoll, 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 ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Chrome
Rare Midcentury Ottoman or Stool for Knoll
By Vincent Cafiero, Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration is this wonderful and seldom seen ottoman, bench or stool by Vincent Cafiero for knoll. Featuring a tufted seat in newly recovered Spinneybeck leather. Having ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Florence Knoll Grey Tuxedo Lounge Chair
By Florence Knoll
Located in London, GB
A rare, original “Florence Knoll” lounge chair from the world renown furniture house of Knoll Studio, dressed in a sublime, tactile woven-wool fabric, and with polished chrome framew...
Category
2010s American Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Wool
Florence Knoll, Sofa Model 66A for Knoll, circa 1960
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Paris, FR
Two seat sofa model 66A designed by Florence Knoll and produced by Knoll International, circa 1960.
This chair was manufactured only from 1958 to 1975.
Newly re-upholstered with a ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
off White Leather and Stainless Steel Parallel Bar Sofa by Florence Knoll
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Off white leather and brush stainless steel parallel bar sofa designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll.
This came out of the Australian embassy and retains their label.
This was reupholstered about 10 years ago.
Was used only in winter home...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel
Sofa Model 67A by Florence Knoll for Knoll International, USA, 1950s
By Florence Knoll
Located in Berlin, DE
Sofa Model 67A by Florence Knoll for Knoll International the sofa is new upholstered in Knoll textile fabric.
Category
1950s American Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Early Production Florence Knoll for Knoll Lounge Chairs
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of Florence Knoll lounge chairs on maple legs. Early 1950s production. Recently covered in a Knoll Pullman chenille style textile .
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Maple
Eero Saarinen for Knoll International Set of Four Dining Chairs in Plywood
By Eero Saarinen, Florence Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, set of four dining chairs, coated iron, plywood, velvet, United States / Belgium, design 1948, production 1960s
Four organic shaped chairs des...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Iron
Florence Knoll for Knoll Mid-Century Modern Sofa in Fuchsia
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An iconic sofa designed by Florence Knoll and produced by Knoll in the early 1960s. It features a stainless steel frame with fuchsia tweed upholstery.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of beige 51W Florence Knoll Lounge Chairs by Knoll Associates, USA, 1950s
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of 51W florence Knoll lounge chairs by Knoll Associates, USA 1950s
The chairs have a vintage upholstery. We are offering also reupholstery in our in house workshop.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Rare Knoll 65 1950s Chrome Lounge Chair with Daniel Cooper Fabric
By Florence Knoll
Located in West Hartford, CT
Rare Knoll 65 lounge chair with new upholstered Daniel Cooper fabric. While the form of the chair is rare, so is the fabric. Enjoy!
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Florence Knoll Long Sofa w/ Table Chrome Frame, 1960's
By Florence Knoll
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
Florence Knoll long sofa w/ table chrome frame, 1960's. Upholstered 2010 in Knoll fabric. Note photos for fabric color, pattern and condition. Purchased 1966, Royal Oak, MI. Walnut t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Chrome
Pair of off White Leather and Stainless Steel Lounge Chairs by Florence Knoll
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful 1950’s off white leather with parallel bar stainless steel legs lounge chairs designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll.
This came out o...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel
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 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...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel
1960s Lounge Chair by Florence Knoll
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A lounge chair formed by an armless button-tufted upholstered seat resting on a matte steel, rectilinear architectural frame.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Steel
Knoll Studio "Florence Knoll" Lounge Armchair in Mid-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...
Category
2010s American Modern Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Wool
Florence Knoll Armchair
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Florence Knoll armchair on a gold tone steel frame. Upholstered in a cream color linen with removable cushions.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Steel
Completely Restored Florence Knoll 25 BC Three-Seat Sofa by Wohnbedarf, 1950s
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Renens, CH
Three-seat sofa designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll International, and produced under license by Wohnbedarf AG, in the early 1950s.
The sofa still has the original Wohnbedarf metal shield on the underside, which is in many cases lost after almost 70 years of age.
The “25 BC...
Category
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Wool
Living Room Set by Florence Knoll, USA, 1960
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A stunning living room set from the “Parallel Bar” series, designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll International, manufactured in the United States of America, circa 1960.
Made of th...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Metal
90in Vintage Mid-Century Knoll Three-Seat Sofa
By Florence Knoll
Located in Pasadena, TX
Iconic Florence Knoll three-seat sofa in original berry fabric.
Chrome legs.
Chrome has been restored. Measures: 90 in.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Chrome
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...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel
Early Florence Knoll Armless Sofa and Chair Set
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an early and rare Knoll sofa and chair set. This sets one and only home was non-other then a Richard Nuetra estate in the Hollywood Hills. N...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Classic Florence Knoll for Knoll Studio Tufted Tan Leather Lounge Chairs
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in St. Louis, MO
Classic Florence Knoll tufted leather lounge chairs, originally designed in 1954, this pair is of recent production. Original Spinneybeck tan leather on satin chrome frame, both an u...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Modular Sectional Sofa, 1960s
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Antwerp, BE
Landscape sofa that provides unique comfort and modern straight lined.
This stunning formed sofa has a frame of chromed steel and is finished in finest beige fabric.
Its outstandin...
Category
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel
Architectural Florence Knoll T-Angle Table Bench
By Florence Knoll
Located in Dallas, TX
Early Florence Knoll 'T-Angle' table bench with original black laminate tops. Would serve well and an oversized coffee table or cocktail table but it is built in a way that would eas...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Florence Knoll Club Chairs
By Florence Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of original Knoll club chairs with polished chrome bases designed by Florence Knoll, circa 1960s. Vintage condition with Knoll Associates Park Ave labels intact.
Please confirm...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Seating
Materials
Upholstery
Florence Knoll seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Florence Knoll seating 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 seating, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original seating 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 seating by George Nelson, Selig, and Ward Bennett. Prices for Florence Knoll seating can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $850 and can go as high as $30,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,368.
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Questions About Florence Knoll Seating
- 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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