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Custom Knoll 9' Executive Credenza Desk in Walnut & Chrome
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Florence Knoll's transformative influence on Mid-Century design is evident in this elegant custom-designed Executive Credenza Desk. As a pioneer in interior design, Knoll founded the renowned "Planning Unit," serving clients like IBM and CBS while reshaping the modern American home and workspace. Her commitment to both function and aesthetics resulted in a now-iconic furniture collection, including sofas, lounge chairs, tables, desks, and credenzas, each embodying her timeless vision of modernism.
We acquired a suite of Knoll pieces from an executive office, with this credenza desk as the crown jewel. This extraordinary piece was a custom commission, designed and built to spec by Knoll. Drawing from Florence Knoll’s signature aesthetic, it features her iconic minimalist chrome pulls, a "floating" wood top, and a preference for exotic wood grain to face the pieces bearing her company’s name. Measuring an impressive 108 inches in length, this monumental desk offers both a generous cabinet and four deep drawers for storage. The pulls and hinges are identical to those found in Knoll’s classic line of credenzas. Instead of metal legs, this desk showcases a sleek chrome toe kick, enhancing the sense of weightlessness for which Knoll designs are renowned.
Custom, one-of-a-kind expressions of authentic Knoll design rarely become available. This credenza desk stands as a phenomenal example of a special build from Knoll’s facility, most likely commissioned by an architectural team alongside the other Knoll pieces from this executive office. A Knoll inspector’s sticker is present inside the structure, and the two built-in locks on the desktop function with the included original key, which bears the classic Knoll “K” logo engraving.
This piece remains in exceptional original condition, showing only minor wear consistent with its age and history. Additionally, we have a matching Executive Cabinet that pairs perfectly with this credenza desk.
- Creator:Knoll (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 28.5 in (72.39 cm)Width: 108 in (274.32 cm)Depth: 26 in (66.04 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
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- Place of Origin:
- Period:1980-1989
- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1980
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor wear consistent with age and history.
- Seller Location:Stamford, CT
- Reference Number:Seller: OR2931stDibs: LU10053243078182
Knoll
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.
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