We couldn’t agree more with the selection of emerald as Pantone’s 2013 Color of the Year. After all, we’ve got a jewel of our own in the Knoll Risom Lounge Chair, a classic, if there ever was one—and looking particularly fetching here in brilliant green. One of the first designs commissioned — Continue reading
It’s worth noting that Eero Saarinen did not, in fact, invent the pedestal table; but those of us who remain awed by the purity of the Knoll Saarinen Dining Table might be forgiven for thinking otherwise. To understand exactly how revolutionary a design Saarinen’s table was, one needs only to do a — Continue reading
2Modern just unveiled a new Pinterest board, and we’re putting some of our favorite Knoll furniture designs on a pedestal. Our Knoll Classics sale has inspired us to revisit the many ways in which people choose to live with Knoll tables, Knoll dining seating, and Knoll lounge seating—and the results, you’ll see, are predictably dazzling. Whether chosen for — Continue reading
Amongst the many things we know about the great architects and designers who managed to make names like Womb and Wassily a part of our collective design consciousness is that they were very serious about reshaping—quite literally—old notions about what constitutes good furniture design. The enduring presence of Mid-Century Modern furniture in — Continue reading
The exquisitely refined Nakashima Straight Chair is amongst the many classic pieces of Knoll Dining Seating available from 2Modern at a 15% discount next week, and we were further reminded of George Nakashima’s enduring legacy by a recent newspaper editorial. A Solid, Comforting Family Member is an elegy by the writer Jane Margolies for a George — Continue reading
You know a classic when you see one. You recognize what makes a design iconic without needing to be told why. Innovation and excellence need no introduction—and may be summed up in a single word: Knoll. The lofty standards of excellence set half a century ago continue to be the hallmark of — Continue reading
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