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 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 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.
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Carrara Marble, Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Carrara Marble, Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Enamel, Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Marble
1990s American Modern Knoll Furniture
Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Laminate
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Stainless Steel
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Chrome
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Stainless Steel
1990s American Modern Knoll Furniture
Concrete
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Agate
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Wood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Leather, Oak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Aluminum
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Leather, Upholstery, Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Metal
1970s American Bauhaus Vintage Knoll Furniture
Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Lambskin, Upholstery, Faux Fur, Oak, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Travertine, Iron
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Fiberglass
Late 20th Century American Modern Knoll Furniture
Leather
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Teak
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Stainless Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Upholstery, Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Nickel, Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Velvet, Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Stainless Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Stainless Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Stone, Chrome
1980s American Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Leather
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Upholstery
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Marble, Chrome
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Ash, Teak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Central American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Knoll Furniture
Glass, Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Metal
1960s American Vintage Knoll Furniture
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Leather
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Carrara Marble, Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Carrara Marble, Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Leather, Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Chrome





