First produced in the 1950s, Florence Knoll was driven by a desire to produce a rational form of design for the home and workplace, with the resulting piece one which is highly geometric in shape.
The much-loved Florence Knoll collection sits at the heart of Knoll’s catalogue, and serves as a wonderful reminder of the sheer amount of thought that goes into every piece of furniture produced by the company. This iteration of the Florence Knoll sofa features a relaxed frame, providing the ultimate in comfort, and is finished in premium Spinneybeck Volo leather in several dynamic colourways.
While a student at the Kingswood School on the campus of the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Florence Knoll Bassett (nee Schust) became a protege of Eero Saarinen. She studied architecture at Cranbrook, the Architectural Association in London and the Armour Institute (Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago). She worked briefly for Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer and Wallace K. Harrison.
In 1946, she became a full business and design partner and married Hans Knoll, after which they formed Knoll Associates. She was at once a champion of world-class architects and designers and an exceptional architect in her own right.
