Florence Knoll Bench 3 Seater, Black Genuine Leather CF605-3

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Product Description:

1. Designed in 1954 as what Florence Knoll modestly referred to as one of the “fill-in pieces that no one else wants to do”, the Florence Knoll Bench now stands as a defining example of modern design.
2. Available in a range of leather and fabrics.
3. Leather upholstery has matching buttons.
4. Available as a two- or three-seat bench, it has a chrome frame.
5. Florence Knoll Bench 3 Seater, Black Genuine Leather constructed from 2 cushions.
6. Inner frame is solid wood.
7. High Polished #304 full length external stainless steel base frame ensures no chipping or rusting.
8. 100% Genuine Top Grain Premium Soft Aniline Leather, Piping and Buttons.
9. Multi density foam cushion wrapped in silk layer provide comfort and cushion structure memory
10. Cushions CA117 fire retardant compliant.
11. Complete with floor protection pad caps on legs.
12. Available in two seater version.
13. The Florence Knoll Bench 3 Seater will look attractive in the home, office, gallery, conservatory, lounge, kitchen and anywhere you need beauty and function.

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Designer:

Florence Knoll

Florence Knoll is the founder, along with her husband Hans, of Knoll furniture and manufacturing. Her designs were and are the gold standard for interior design in this country. She loved to design and build the little and plain things, what she called the "meat and potatoes" of a home, and make them more than what they appeared, and more than what most designers could imagine. Her chairs, tables and credenzas all fit this mold, and her inimitable stamp is forever imprinted on the trade of furniture making and design.

Born as Florence Schust, she studied under Mies van der Rohe and Eliel Saarinen (the father of Eero Saarinen). In 1943, Florence teamed with Hans Knoll and helped expand Knoll's presence in the interior design market. In 1946 she married Hans, and together they founded Knoll Associates. 

Born to a baker, and orphaned at age twelve, Florence Schust grew up Saginaw, Michigan. Schust demonstrated an early interest in architecture and was enrolled at the Kingswood School for Girls, adjacent to the Cranbrook Academy of Art.

While at Kingswood, Florence befriended Eilel Saarinen, whom she would later study under at Cranbrook. Warmly embraced by the Saarinen family, Florence seeded in Michigan the foundations of her incredible design education and pioneering career. Florence went on to study under some of the greatest 20th century architects, including Gropius, Breuer, and Mies. In 1941 Florence moved to New York where she met Hans Knoll who was establishing his furniture company. With Florence’s design skills and Hans’ business acumen and salesmanship, the pair, who married in 1946, grew the nascent company into an international arbiter of style and design. In creating the revolutionary Knoll Planning Unit, Florence Knoll defined the standard for the modern corporate interiors of post-war America.

After the tragic death of Hans Knoll in 1955, Florence Knoll led the company as president through uncertain times. In 1960 she resigned the presidency to focus on directing design and development and, in 1965 after pioneering an industry and defining the landscape and aesthetic of the corporate office, Florence Knoll Basset (she remarried in 1957) retired from the company. Her contributions to Knoll, and to the rise of modernism in America, are immeasurable.