My Favorite Furniture Manufacturer

Knoll is recognized by the architectural and design community as one of the top furniture manufacturers.  In addition, Knoll produces high-end office systems, commercial grade textiles, lighting fixtures and office accessories. Knoll Studio, a division of Knoll, is a collection of sophisticated, classic, and sometimes playful, modern furniture that is very well designed and durable.  Many of the pieces have won Museum of Modern Art Awards.  Some of my favorite pieces include these designed by architects: the Saarinen Womb Chair and Ottoman; Mies van der Rohe's Flat Bar Brno Chair and his Barcelona Chair; and my most favorite of all, the Robert Venturi Sofa (now a museum piece).  I really like Venturi's sense of humor and classicism.  Knoll says it this way, "Venturi has been a major influence on architectural thinking and design due to both his buildings and writings. His work style has been called a “freer idiosyncratic late modernism.” He has an attraction to complexity and richness and places stress upon symbolism and decoration because he feels it allows a designer to produce variety in his work."  I'd really love to show you the furniture pieces but I have to learn how to save the images for upload.  Maybe next post.