Eco Friendly
Eco Friendly items utilize energy efficient technology or sustainable manufacturing processes to provide a product that saves operating costs while being a more responsible environmental choice.
Eco Friendly products include Compact Fluorescent light bulbs, LED light bulbs, and items that utilize sustainable materials such as bamboo or use post consumer recycled content.
Overview
Design by Florence Knoll, 1954.
By Knoll.
Like so many of her groundbreaking designs that set the industry's gold standard, Florence Knoll's 1954 Lounge Collection has made it into the pantheon of modern classics. Consistent with all of Knoll's designs, the Lounge Collection has a spare, angular profile that reflects the objective perfectionism of modern design in the early 1960's. Crisp tufted cushioning and exposed metal bases are the hallmark of this seating collection. The KnollStudio logo and Florence Knoll's signature are stamped into base of each frame.
The Collection includes a Two-Seater Bench, Three-Seater Bench, Lounge Chair, Settee and Sofa.
Features
Eco Friendly
Specifications
Material(s): Solid hardwood with chrome-plated steel and fabric (content dependent on textile/leather selection)
Models
KNL-2530Y2C KNL-2530Y3C KNL-1205-X-S1 KNL-1205-X-S2 KNL-1205-X-S3
Designer: Florence Knoll
While a student at the Kingswood School on the campus of the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Florence Knoll Bassett (née Schust) became a protegée 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. As a pioneer of the Knoll Planning Unit, she revolutionized interior space planning. Her belief in "total design" — embracing architecture, manufacturing, interior design, textiles, graphics, advertising and presentation — and her application of design principles in solving space problems were radical departures from the standard practice in the 1950s, but were quickly adopted and remain widely used today. For her extraordinary contributions to architecture and design, Florence Knoll was accorded the National Endowment for the Arts' prestigious 2002 National Medal of Arts.
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Knoll. A Commitment to Modern Design, since 1938.
Knoll believes good design is good business. A commitment to modern design has yielded a comprehensive portfolio of furniture products and textiles designed to provide enduring value and help clients shape their workspaces with imagination and vision. Recognized as a design leader worldwide, Knoll products are exhibited in major art museums, with more than 40 pieces in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Knoll is a leader in sustainability policies and practices. A recent initiative with the Chicago Climate Exchange, as part of Knoll's 2006 commitment to the Clinton Global Initiative, addresses the concern for global climate change and targets programs to enhance energy efficiency throughout Knoll facilities. Knoll is headquartered in East Greenville, Pennsylvania with manufacturing sites in North America and Italy.
White Glove Delivery Service
White Glove Delivery Service is available on select Knoll products and applies to most locations in the Continental United States. White Glove service includes inside delivery, unpacking, furniture installation and removing cartons and crates.
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