Knoll, who passed away on Friday, was a brilliant architect who popularized modernism in America. Even 60 years later, her work has a contemporary sheen. Florence Knoll Bassett, the brilliant and ...
Florence Knoll Bassett pictured in the 1940s. Courtesy of Paul Makovsky Florence Knoll Bassett— a giant in the world of modern design and architecture— died Friday in her Coral Gables home. She was ...
The campus of Connecticut General Life Insurance Company was designed under the assumption that “a good place to work means attractive recreation space as well as efficient offices.” At Connecticut ...
The Womb, the Wassily, the Barcelona—name any of the 20th century's most iconic chairs and chances are that many, if not most, were produced by a company that started as a husband-and-wife outfit on ...
The look, feel and functionality of the modern American office can be traced back to the work of one woman. Florence Knoll Bassett, whom Architectural Record called the “single most powerful figure in ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The papers of architect and designer Florence Knoll Bassett, measure approximately 2 linear feet dating from 1932 to 2000. Through correspondence, ...
At the April 2018 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW event at Ca’ d’Zan in Sarasota, Florida, a guest named Krista brought in a sculpture had she acquired when she worked on the showroom floor of Knoll Associates in ...
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 uncluttered, ...