Knoll Furniture

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 decors. A history of modern design is written in pieces such as Mies’ elegant Barcelona chair, 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 items on the following pages, these designs and others have become timeless emblems of the progressive spirit and sleek sophistication of the best of modernism.
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Leather, Wood, Maple
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Marble
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Marble, Metal
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Leather
1960s German Space Age Vintage Knoll Furniture
Chrome, Metal
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Slate, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Faux Leather
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Metal
1980s American Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Leather
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Maple, Walnut
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Stainless Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Enamel, Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Aluminum, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Metal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Knoll Furniture
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Knoll Furniture
Leather
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Hickory, Walnut
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Chrome
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Aluminum
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Leather, Oak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Organic Modern Knoll Furniture
Acrylic
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Knoll Furniture
Fabric
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Wood, Lacquer
1960s Swiss Vintage Knoll Furniture
Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Nickel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Metal
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Oak
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Knoll Furniture
Marble, Aluminum
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Iron
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Steel, Chrome
Late 20th Century American Modern Knoll Furniture
Steel, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Stainless Steel
20th Century Minimalist Knoll Furniture
Wire
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Metal, Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Upholstery, Maple
1970s Italian Vintage Knoll Furniture
Carrara Marble, Marble, Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century American International Style Knoll Furniture
Marble, Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Aluminum
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Upholstery
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Bronze
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Leather
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Knoll Furniture
Metal
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Laminate
1960s American Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Granite