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 decor. A history of modern design is written in pieces such as the elegant Barcelona chair — created by Mies and Lilly Reich — 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 collection of these designs and other vintage Knoll dining chairs, sofas and tables on 1stDibs, this manufacturer''s offerings have become timeless emblems of the progressive spirit and sleek sophistication of the best of modernism.
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Steel
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Aluminium
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Marble, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Metal
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Knoll Furniture
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Scandinavian Modern Knoll Furniture
Maple
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Aluminium, Enamel, Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Leather
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Marble
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Steel, Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Enamel, Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Metal, Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Metal
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Fabric, Maple
Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Stainless Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Leather
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Aluminium
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Stainless Steel
1990s North American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Chrome
2010s American Modern Knoll Furniture
Aluminium
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Wood, Leather, Laminate
Early 2000s European Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Marble
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Modern Knoll Furniture
Chrome
2010s Knoll Furniture
Leather
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Walnut, Fabric
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Bouclé, Maple
1970s Central American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Aluminium
1970s Central American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Aluminium
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Iron
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Aluminium
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Marble, Chrome
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Slate, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Bronze
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Maple
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Steel
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Carrara Marble
1950s Italian Vintage Knoll Furniture
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Chrome, Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Marble, Enamel, Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Leather
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Steel
2010s American Modern Knoll Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Knoll Furniture
Leather
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Leather, Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Steel, Chrome
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Metal
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Chrome
1960s Central American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Aluminium
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knoll Furniture
Aluminium