As a pioneer of the Knoll Planning Unit, Florence Knoll created what she modestly referred to as the "fill-in pieces that no one else wants to do." She refers to her own line of desks as the "meat and potatoes" which had to be provided. "I did it because I needed the piece of furniture for a job and it wasn't there, so I designed it." Like so many of her groundbreaking designs that became the gold standard for the industry, the 1961 executive collection made its way into the pantheon of modern classics.
Florence Knoll's designs are reserved and cool, severe and angular, reflecting the objective perfectionism of the early 1960s.
KnollStudio logo and Florence Knoll's signature are stamped into base of table Awards Design Center Stuttgart Award, 1969-1970 Dimensions Oval Table Desks are 78" W x 47 3/4" D x 28" H or 96" W x 54" D x 28" H Round Table Desk is 54" W x 28" H Laminate tops are 1 " thick; veneer tops are 1.18" thick; marble is " thick Construction Frame and legs are heavy gauge welded steel Post and four-star legs constructed in polished chrome finish Satin finish smooth laminate, wood veneer or marble with bevel-edge Marble coated with transparent polyester to help eliminate use-associated stains Finishes Tops available in a variety of finishes: white laminate, natural oak, pearwood, medium brown mahogony, medium red mahogany or ebonized oak veneer and choice of five marble tops Base comes in either polished chrome or satin chrome Adjustable steel glides are in chrome finish.
