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In memoriam: Florence Knoll Bassett The ‘eye of Knoll’ 1917-2019 

Florence Knoll Bassett, who died this past Friday at age 101 in Florida, is best remembered for defining the modern office, but changing the way we work represents only a fraction of her wide-ranging contributions to design.

Her remarkable legacy will undoubtedly extend far beyond the century that her designs came to define.

Florence Knoll Bassett with a Painting by Jack Youngerman in Coconut Grove, Florida in December 2003 ( photography by Todd Eberle)

Drawings by Florence Knoll, 

Florence Knoll Sofa, 1954,

Knoll’s San Francisco showroom in 1954, designed by Florence Knoll,

Armchair, designed 1945, for the Rockefeller Family Offices, Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York, completed 1946,  

Rare enameled steel sofa and two-drawer walnut end cabinet. Early edition produced by the Coene Belgium 1950s,

Model 31 Easy Chairs for Knoll International, 1950s,