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In creating the revolutionary Knoll Planning Unit, Florence Knoll defined the standard for the modern corporate interiors of post-war America. Drawing on her background in architecture, she introduced modern notions of efficiency, space planning, and comprehensive design to office planning.
Florence Marguerite Knoll Bassett ( née Schust; May 24, 1917 – January 25, 2019) was an American architect, interior designer, furniture designer, and entrepreneur who has been credited with revolutionizing office design and bringing modernist design to office interiors.
Jun 3, 2024 · Florence Knoll (born May 24, 1917, Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.—died January 25, 2019, Coral Gables, Florida) was an American architect, designer, and businesswoman known for revolutionizing the design of the modern workplace. She gave corporate offices an uncluttered, modern look, using sleek furniture, handsome textiles, and welcoming arrangements.
Jan 28, 2019 · Learn more about modern design pioneer Florence Knoll, and how her early friendships at Cranbrook Academy became the foundation for her aesthetic vision, and the network she would draw upon ...
In creating the revolutionary Knoll Planning Unit, Florence Knoll defined the standard for the modern corporate interiors of post-war America. Drawing on her background in architecture, she introduced modern notions of efficiency, space planning, and comprehensive design to office planning.
Feb 15, 2019 · The Modern Furniture Maven: Appreciating Florence Knoll. The design force behind the furniture giant brought life to the modernist utopia that midcentury corporate America represented. By Aaron Betsky. Courtesy Todd Eberle Florence Knoll Bassett. If there is such a thing as a modernist vernacular, Florence Knoll created it.
May 22, 2017 · In the male-dominated world of post-war modern—and, let’s face it, contemporary—design, Florence Knoll Bassett, who turns 100 on May 24th, has been a leading woman in the industry for decades.
Jan 25, 2019 · Florence Knoll Bassett, a pioneering designer and entrepreneur who created the modern look and feel of America’s postwar corporate office with sleek furniture, artistic textiles and an...
Jan 28, 2019 · Pioneering architect, designer, and businesswoman Florence Knoll Bassett, who died this past Friday at age 101 in Florida, is best remembered for defining the modern office, but changing the...
In creating the revolutionary Knoll Planning Unit, Florence Knoll defined the standard for the modern corporate interiors of post-war America. Drawing on her background in architecture, she introduced modern notions of efficiency, space planning, and comprehensive design to office planning.
