
Coffee Table
Florence KnollWW-1954-M000972
Catalogue
- Year
- 1954
- Dimensions
- 17 x 27 1/8 x 27 1/8" (43.2 x 68.9 x 68.9 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Florence Knoll
Artist

Florence Knoll
Florence Knoll was an American furniture designer and architect who shaped postwar modernism through pioneering work in modular seating systems and office planning. Her designs for Knoll International, which she cofounded in 1946, introduced mass-produced furniture that integrated functionalist principles with domestic scale and material refinement. Working across upholstery, plywood, and steel, Knoll developed comprehensive interior systems that redefined corporate and residential spaces during the 1950s and 1960s. Her approach treated furniture design as part of a larger architectural and spatial vision, establishing standards for mid-century modern production that remain influential.
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- Florence Knoll
- Year
- 1954
- Dimensions
- 17 x 27 1/8 x 27 1/8" (43.2 x 68.9 x 68.9 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1954-M000972
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Reference
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- Status
- verified
