Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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
Large Florence Knoll Teak Boat Shaped Dining Table
By Nordiska Kompaniet, Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Dronten, NL
Rare Florence Knoll for Knoll International model 578 dining table, circa 1958.
Measures: 8 ft. long, seats 8-10 people. Large conference table with boat shaped top in teak and enam...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Steel
Walnut Round Dining Table by Florence Knoll for Knoll International
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Stunning and very rare round dining or conference table by Florence Knoll has a versatile diameter of 160cm. It has a solid walnut top and a chrome-plated steel base. Produced in the...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Stainless Steel
Oval Burgundy Marble Dining Table by Florence Knoll, United States, 1960s
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Antwerp, BE
Oval burgundy marble dining table by Florence Knoll, manufactured in the United States during the 1960s. The tabletop, hewn from solid bur...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Marble, Steel
Dining Table Model 578 in Walnut by Florence Knoll
By Nordiska Kompaniet, Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Dronten, NL
Florence Knoll model 578 dining or conference table.
The table features a boat shaped top in walnut with an enameled square tubular steel base.
The beautiful book matched walnut tabl...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Steel
Early T Angle Extension Dining Table by Florence Knoll for Knoll
By Florence Knoll
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A well crafted smaller extension dining table with white Laminate top and satin black angled steel base with foot pads . This brilliant de...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Steel
Florence Knoll Walnut & Chrome Oval Dining Table or Desk for Knoll Inc.
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Versatile table designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll International in the United States circa 1960s. This iconic design features a solid oval walnut wood top that sits over a chromed...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Steel
Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll, Model 2480 Oval Table Desk, 1960s
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Eindhoven, Noord Brabant
This particular Florence Knoll oval table desk is designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll in 1961. This rare edition with a silver lacquere...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Steel
Florence Knoll Oval Dining Table with 3/4"Italian Carrara Marble Top
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Florence Knoll Oval Dining Table with 3/4" Italian Carrara Marble Top and signature knife edge.
Legs are solid-steel plated.
Knoll Label on underside
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Carrara Marble
Large oval table in marble and chrome by Florence Knoll Knoll Intl US circa 1961
By Florence Knoll
Located in Paris, FR
Largest model of the Florence Knoll 2480 dining table, designed in 1961 for Knoll International.
The frame and legs are made of heavy gauge welded steel with a chromed finish.
Arabes...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Marble, Steel, Chrome
1963 Florence Knoll "T" Angle Dining Table, Model 309 in White Laminate
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original T Angle dining table, Model 309, designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll International in 1952. It features a square top of white laminate, and has black enameled st...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Steel
Florence Knoll Walnut Oval Dining Table Desk for Knoll Inc.
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Miami, FL
Versatile 2480 pedestal table desk designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll International in the United States, dating from the 1960s. This iconic design features a solid oval walnut woo...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Chrome, Steel
2007 Florence Knoll 78 in Calacatta Marble Dining Conference Table 2x Available
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original circa 2007 production Florence Knoll marble dining / conference table. The table was produced by Knoll international and is in very nice condition. The top has no...
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Early 2000s American Modern Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Marble
1972 Florence Knoll Custom 72 inch Dining Conference Table in Walnut and Steel
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original custom Florence Knoll Dining or Conference Table, featuring a walnut top and a chromed-steel base. The table was manufactured in the USA by Knoll in 1972.
The p...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Steel
Mid-Century Modern Oval Dining Table by Florence Knoll, 1960s
By Florence Knoll
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Oval Dining Table by Florence Knoll, 1960s.
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1960s American Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Wood
Large Florence Knoll Boat Shaped Conference Table in Walnut with Metal Frame
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Florence Knoll for Florence Knoll International, large dining table, walnut, metal, United States, 1963.
Large dining or conference table with boat shaped top in walnut. The table has six cylindrical metal legs. The top of this table shows the beautiful grain of the luxurious walnut. Nicely contrast of the natural and elegant top with modern and clean base. Due to its tapered shape, everyone at the table will be able to look each other in the eye. A perfect table for any dinner or meeting.
Florence Knoll (1917) was trained as an architect and had a sense of style from a very young age. During her school time at Cranbrook, Eliel Saarinen (then the headmaster) and his family included her in their family. In 1936 she met Alvar Aalto and was trained by Marcel Breuer, Walter Gropius and (as if the long list of eminent designers is not long enough) Mies van der Rohe. This meant that although she was barely out of her teens, she was educated by the best of the European modernists. When she arrived in New York she worked on interior projects (being the only female) which is how she came to know Hans Knoll. When Florence joined Knoll, the planning unit started. Florence also made sure that the designs where more 'American Modernist' instead of Scandinavian, When Hans Knoll died she...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Metal
Florence Knoll Mid-Century Modern Oval Marble Top Chrome Dining Conference Table
By Florence Knoll
Located in Dayton, OH
"An iconic Florence Knoll dining / conference table or desk. Features a beautiful oval Marquina marble top over a chrome plated steel tripod base, circa 1960s.
Florence Marguerite Knoll Bassett (May 24, 1917 – January 25...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Marble, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Oval Dining Table or Desk by Florence Knoll in Carrara Marble
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An elegant executive table designed by Florence Knoll and produced by Knoll. It features a beautiful polished white & gray Carrara marble top and a chrome-plated star base. This was ...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Marble, Chrome
Florence Knoll Dining Table from 1960s
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Neuss, NW
Rare extendable dining table from the 1960s by Florence Knoll for Knoll Associates. Frame in black lacquered squared steel with veneered top in teak.
Table bottom edge 74 cm
Width ...
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1960s German Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Steel
Vintage Oak Dining Table or Desk by Florence Knoll
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing vintage oak dining table / desk designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll International in the United States, circa 1960s. The design of th...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Stainless Steel, Chrome
Clean Lined Florence Knoll Walnut Dining Table
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean lined walnut dining table, designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll, American, circa 1950s. Signed with early Knoll label underneath. It has been cleaned and Danish oiled. It measu...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Wood, Walnut
Florence Knoll Walnut & Chrome Model 580 Dining Conference Table for Knoll, 1960
By Florence Knoll
Located in Deland, FL
Knoll International dining / conference table designed by Florence Knoll, walnut, chrome, table model 580, produced from 1958-1976.
Large dining table with boat shaped top const...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Walnut
Florence Knoll Dining Table with Cherry Wood Beveled Edge Top
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Florence Knoll dining table with Cherry Wood beveled edge top, features comb figured veneer with bird peck accents on a four-star chrome base legs solid...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Chrome
Florence Knoll Dining Table or Desk in Grigio Marquina Satin Finish
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Florence Knoll dining table or desk in grigio marquina satin finish
78" long 48" wide and 29" high. Chrome plated steel base.
Versatile mini...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Marble, Steel
Florence Knoll Rosewood Dining Table or Desk
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Florence Knoll rosewood dining table or desk, highly figured rosewood veneer top with beveled edge detail. Solid steel brushed chr...
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1960s American Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Steel
Knoll Dining Table or Desk
By Florence Knoll
Located in New Haven, CT
This Table was originally designed by Florence Knoll in 1961.
The top is veneered in book matched oak and hand painted by Alexander Westerhoff i...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Wood, Oak
Rare Early Florence Knoll Rosewood Dinning Table
By Florence Knoll
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Dated 1973, We offer this Rare Early Florence Knoll Rosewood Dinning Table, designed to furnish the new interiors of postwar America, this table is a scaled-down translation of the l...
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1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Steel
Restored Vintage Florence Knoll Oval Top Rosewood Dining or Conference Table
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in St. Louis, MO
Restored Mid-Century Modern vintage Florence Knoll oval top dining table / conference or desk in rare book matched rosewood veneer on chrome star...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Chrome
Florence Knoll Oval Dining Table
By Florence Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Chrome
Mid Century Rosewood Conference Dining Table by Florence Knoll
By Knoll, Forma Brazil, Florence Knoll
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage dining or conference table in Brazilian rosewood designed by Florence Knoll. This piece features a boat shaped tabletop supported by a rectangular steel base finished in poli...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Steel, Chrome
Florence Knoll "T" Angle Mahogany Table
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Stockton, NJ
A Florence Knoll "T" angle square table with iron frame and mahogany top. The newly finished top is treated to be used indoor or outside.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Iron
Florence Knoll Oak and Re-Chromed Steel Base Dining or Conference Table
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Florence Knoll-designed oak dining table. This table features a 7' foot long top and a newly re-chromed steel base. This table was also sold as a conference table.
The top was recently refinished along with the base being re-plated in chrome.
This appears to be an original Knoll table...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Steel, Chrome
Early Vintage Florence Knoll Dining Table or Desk
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Early vintage Florence Knoll dining table.
Model 301
Literature: Knoll Furniture 1938-1960, Rouland and Rouland, pg 105
Comes with 1 (18") leaf.
Measures: 60" wide without le...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Wood
Florence Knoll T-Angle Dining Table for Knoll Associates
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Saint Paul, MN
The T Angle dining table by Florence Knoll for Knoll Associates is a sleek and modern addition to any dining room. With its unique frame, it adds v...
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Iron
Original Florence Knoll Marble Oval Dining Table or Desk for Knoll International
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Echt, NL
Largest version of the Florence Knoll 2480 dining table or desk in very good condition.
Designed in 1961 for Knoll International.
The frame and legs a...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
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Carrara Marble, Chrome
Florence Knoll dining room tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Florence Knoll dining room tables 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 dining room tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original dining room tables 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 dining room tables by Milo Baughman, Edward Wormley, and Dunbar. Prices for Florence Knoll dining room tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,800 and can go as high as $13,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $7,000.
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Questions About Florence Knoll Dining Room Tables
- 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.
- 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, 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
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