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Knoll, Inc.

February 01, 2023

Not to be confused with Parker Knoll.

Knoll (previously Knoll Inc., now a subsidiary MillerKnoll, Inc.), is an American company that manufactures office systems, seating, storage systems, tables, desks, textiles, as well as accessories for the home, office, and higher education.[2] The company is the licensed manufacturer of furniture designed by notable architects and designers such as David Adjaye, Harry Bertoia, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Florence Knoll, Frank Gehry, Charles Gwathmey, Maya Lin, Marc Newson, Ini Archibong, Eero Saarinen, and Lella and Massimo Vignelli,[3] under the company's KnollStudio division. Over 40 Knoll designs can be found in the permanent design collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.[4][5]

MillerKnoll, Inc.
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1938; 85 years ago (1938)
FoundersHans and Florence Knoll
HeadquartersEast Greenville, Pennsylvania, United States
Key people
Christopher M. Baldwin
COO and Group President, MillerKnoll[1]
ProductsDesigner furniture
ParentHerman Miller (2021–present)
Websiteknoll.com
millerknoll.com

History

The company was founded in New York City in 1938 by Hans Knoll. Production facilities were moved to Pennsylvania in 1950. After the death of Hans in 1955, his wife Florence Knoll took over as head of the company. The company is headquartered in East Greenville, Pennsylvania and has manufacturing sites in North America (East Greenville, Grand Rapids, Muskegon, and Toronto) and Italy (Foligno and Graffignana).[6]

In 2011, Knoll received the National Design Award for Corporate and Institutional Achievement from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.[7]

The acquisition of Knoll by Herman Miller was announced in April 2021 in a $1.8 billion deal. The merger closed in the third quarter of 2021.[8] The merged company is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market and trades under the symbol: MLKN.

In July 2021, the company rebranded as MillerKnoll.[9][10]

Notable designers

Many noteworthy designers have done work for Knoll, including:[3]

Significant products

 
Womb lounge chair by Eero Saarinen
 
The Tulip chair, designed for Knoll by Eero Saarinen in 1956
 
Many of the company's products are on permanent display at MoMA in NYC.

Many of the company's products are included in museum collections, such as the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.[11]

  • In 1948, Eero Saarinen designed the womb chair[12]
  • In 1956, the company commissioned Eero Saarinen to design the Tulip chair for production.[13]
  • Following production of the tulip chair, the tulip table was designed by Saarinen.
  • In 1953, the company was accorded exclusive manufacturing and sales rights to Ludwig Mies van der Rohe furniture, including the Barcelona chair designed in collaboration with Lilly Reich for the 1929 Barcelona Pavilion.
  • The company holds production rights to the Wassily Chair by Marcel Breuer.
  • In 1947, Knoll acquired exclusive U.S. production rights of the Hardoy chair ("Butterfly chair") by Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy. Cheaper imitations flooded the market. Knoll took legal action in 1950, in the end losing their claim of copyright infringement; the model was dropped in 1951.[14][15]

Architecture preservation

Knoll sponsors exhibitions, scholarships, and other activities related to Modernist architecture and design. In 2006, Knoll and the World Monuments Fund, a New York-based non-profit organization, launched Modernism at Risk, an advocacy and conservation program. Modernism at Risk encourages design solutions for at risk Modernist buildings, provides funding for conservation projects, and raises awareness of the threats to Modernist architecture through exhibitions and lectures.

The World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize is awarded every two years to projects that preserve Modernist architecture.

In 2008, the first Knoll Modernism award was given to Winfried Brenne and Franz Jaschke of the German firm Brenne Gesellschaft von Architekten for the restoration of the former ADGB Trade Union School building on the outskirts of Berlin. The school, built between 1928 and 1930, was a project of the Bauhaus design school. The architects were Hannes Meyer, then director of the Bauhaus, and Hans Wittwer.[16]

The 2010 prize went to Hubert-Jan Henket and Wessel de Jonge, the founders of Docomomo International, for the restoration of Zonnestraal Sanatorium (estate) in Hilversum, The Netherlands.[17] The 2012 prize was given to a consortium of Japanese architects and academics for the restoration of the 1950s Hizuchi Elementary School on Shikoku island, Japan.[18]

Similar companies

References

  1. ^ Knoll Our Experts Retrieved from MillerKnoll on 2022-09-29
  2. ^ "Markets". Knoll, Inc. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  3. ^ a b "Our Designers". Knoll. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  4. ^ "Behance". www.behance.net. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  5. ^ "Knoll Associates, New York, NY | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  6. ^ U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (March 3, 2014). "KNOLL, INC. Commission File No. 001-12907". SEC. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  7. ^ "2011 National Design Awards: Corporate and Institutional Achievement — Knoll". Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2015. On December 1, 2016, Knoll announced the acquisition of the Buffalo, New York-based DatesWeiser Furniture Corporation.
  8. ^ "Furniture Maker Herman Miller to Acquire Knoll in $1.8B Deal". Detroit Business. April 19, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  9. ^ "Herman Miller and Knoll announce new name MillerKnoll". Dezeen. 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  10. ^ "Herman Miller and Knoll Announce New Name: MillerKnoll". www.knoll.com. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  11. ^ Knoll Textiles | People | Collection of Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
  12. ^ Atomic dwelling : anxiety, domesticity, and postwar architecture. Schuldenfrei, Robin. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. 2012. ISBN 9780415676083. OCLC 707965989.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  13. ^ Massey, Anne (2011). Chair. London: Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1780232492. OCLC 863199531.
  14. ^ "MID Archives: Butterfly Chair". Modern In Denver—Colorado's Design Magazine. 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  15. ^ Tribune, Mary Beth Klatt, Special to the. "FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  16. ^ "Architectuul: ADGB trade union school". 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  17. ^ "World Monuments / Knoll Prize for Modernism 2010. Zonnestraal Sanatorium (1928–1931)" (PDF). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  18. ^ "World Monuments / Knoll Prize for Modernism 2012. Hizuchi Elementary School (1956–1958)" (PDF). Retrieved 19 November 2018.

Further reading

  • McAtee, Cammie; Floré, Fredie (2017). "Knolling Paris: from the "new look" to Knoll au Louvre". In Floré, Fredie; McAtee, Cammie (eds.). The Politics of Furniture: Identity, Diplomacy and Persuasion in Post-War Interiors. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781317020479.

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Knoll.
  • Official website
  • Knoll International
  • World Monuments Fund / Knoll Modernism Prize 2008 brochure (pdf)

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85 years ago 1938 FoundersHans and Florence KnollHeadquartersEast Greenville Pennsylvania United StatesKey peopleChristopher M BaldwinCOO and Group President MillerKnoll 1 ProductsDesigner furnitureParentHerman Miller 2021 present Websiteknoll wbr com millerknoll wbr com The Wassily Chair by Marcel Breuer Barcelona Chair and Ottoman by Lilly Reich and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Contents 1 History 2 Notable designers 3 Significant products 4 Architecture preservation 5 Similar companies 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksHistory EditThe company was founded in New York City in 1938 by Hans Knoll Production facilities were moved to Pennsylvania in 1950 After the death of Hans in 1955 his wife Florence Knoll took over as head of the company The company is headquartered in East Greenville Pennsylvania and has manufacturing sites in North America East Greenville Grand Rapids Muskegon and Toronto and Italy Foligno and Graffignana 6 In 2011 Knoll received the National Design Award for Corporate and Institutional Achievement from the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum 7 The acquisition of Knoll by Herman Miller was announced in April 2021 in a 1 8 billion deal The merger closed in the third quarter of 2021 8 The merged company is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market and trades under the symbol MLKN In July 2021 the company rebranded as MillerKnoll 9 10 Notable designers EditMany noteworthy designers have done work for Knoll including 3 David Adjaye Asymptote Ini Archibong Anni Albers Franco Albini Don Albinson Davis Allen Emilio Ambasz Raul de Armas Sergio Asti Gae Aulenti Jhane Barnes Hans Bellmann Harry Bertoia Ayse Birsel Cini Boeri Irma Boom Marcel Breuer Don Chadwick Maria Cornejo Niels Diffrient Peter Eisenman Gianfranco Frattini Frank Gehry Rudi Gernreich Alexander Girard Charles Gwathmey Eszter Haraszty Trix and Robert Haussmann Sheila Hicks Evelyn Hill Pierre Jeanneret Florence Knoll Hans Knoll Maya Lin Piero Lissoni Ross Lovegrove Evan MacDonald citation needed Vico Magistretti Carl Magnusson Angelo Mangiarotti Roberto Matta Herbert Matter Michael McCoy Richard Meier Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Abbott Miller George Nakashima Marc Newson Isamu Noguchi Jonathan Olivares Barber Osgerby Charles Pfister citation needed Warren Platner Charles Pollock Proenza Schouler Ralph Rapson Jens Risom Rodarte Eero Saarinen Richard Sapper Tobia Scarpa Ruth Adler Schnee Richard Schultz Robert Siegel Ettore Sottsass Stephen Sprouse Marianne Strengell Ilmari Tapiovaara Robert Venturi Lella and Massimo Vignelli Hans WegnerSignificant products Edit Womb lounge chair by Eero Saarinen The Tulip chair designed for Knoll by Eero Saarinen in 1956 Many of the company s products are on permanent display at MoMA in NYC Many of the company s products are included in museum collections such as the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum 11 In 1948 Eero Saarinen designed the womb chair 12 In 1956 the company commissioned Eero Saarinen to design the Tulip chair for production 13 Following production of the tulip chair the tulip table was designed by Saarinen In 1953 the company was accorded exclusive manufacturing and sales rights to Ludwig Mies van der Rohe furniture including the Barcelona chair designed in collaboration with Lilly Reich for the 1929 Barcelona Pavilion 1 The company holds production rights to the Wassily Chair by Marcel Breuer In 1947 Knoll acquired exclusive U S production rights of the Hardoy chair Butterfly chair by Jorge Ferrari Hardoy Cheaper imitations flooded the market Knoll took legal action in 1950 in the end losing their claim of copyright infringement the model was dropped in 1951 14 15 Architecture preservation EditKnoll sponsors exhibitions scholarships and other activities related to Modernist architecture and design In 2006 Knoll and the World Monuments Fund a New York based non profit organization launched Modernism at Risk an advocacy and conservation program Modernism at Risk encourages design solutions for at risk Modernist buildings provides funding for conservation projects and raises awareness of the threats to Modernist architecture through exhibitions and lectures The World Monuments Fund Knoll Modernism Prize is awarded every two years to projects that preserve Modernist architecture In 2008 the first Knoll Modernism award was given to Winfried Brenne and Franz Jaschke of the German firm Brenne Gesellschaft von Architekten for the restoration of the former ADGB Trade Union School building on the outskirts of Berlin The school built between 1928 and 1930 was a project of the Bauhaus design school The architects were Hannes Meyer then director of the Bauhaus and Hans Wittwer 16 The 2010 prize went to Hubert Jan Henket and Wessel de Jonge the founders of Docomomo International for the restoration of Zonnestraal Sanatorium estate in Hilversum The Netherlands 17 The 2012 prize was given to a consortium of Japanese architects and academics for the restoration of the 1950s Hizuchi Elementary School on Shikoku island Japan 18 Similar companies EditGlobal Furniture Group Haworth Herman Miller Steelcase Vitra furniture References Edit Knoll Our Experts Retrieved from MillerKnoll on 2022 09 29 Markets Knoll Inc Retrieved 2022 11 30 a b Our Designers Knoll Retrieved 2022 11 01 Behance www behance net Retrieved 2020 04 21 Knoll Associates New York NY MoMA The Museum of Modern Art Retrieved 2022 09 28 U S Securities and Exchange Commission March 3 2014 KNOLL INC Commission File No 001 12907 SEC U S Securities and Exchange Commission Retrieved June 3 2014 2011 National Design Awards Corporate and Institutional Achievement Knoll Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum 9 December 2011 Retrieved 20 March 2015 On December 1 2016 Knoll announced the acquisition of the Buffalo New York based DatesWeiser Furniture Corporation Furniture Maker Herman Miller to Acquire Knoll in 1 8B Deal Detroit Business April 19 2021 Retrieved June 16 2021 Herman Miller and Knoll announce new name MillerKnoll Dezeen 2021 08 05 Retrieved 2022 09 15 Herman Miller and Knoll Announce New Name MillerKnoll www knoll com Retrieved 2022 09 15 Knoll Textiles People Collection of Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum Atomic dwelling anxiety domesticity and postwar architecture Schuldenfrei Robin Abingdon Oxon Routledge 2012 ISBN 9780415676083 OCLC 707965989 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint others link Massey Anne 2011 Chair London Reaktion Books ISBN 978 1780232492 OCLC 863199531 MID Archives Butterfly Chair Modern In Denver Colorado s Design Magazine 2018 08 21 Retrieved 2021 09 10 Tribune Mary Beth Klatt Special to the FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY chicagotribune com Retrieved 2021 09 10 Architectuul ADGB trade union school 2013 Retrieved 11 November 2016 World Monuments Knoll Prize for Modernism 2010 Zonnestraal Sanatorium 1928 1931 PDF Retrieved 6 June 2017 World Monuments Knoll Prize for Modernism 2012 Hizuchi Elementary School 1956 1958 PDF Retrieved 19 November 2018 Further reading EditMcAtee Cammie Flore Fredie 2017 Knolling Paris from the new look to Knoll au Louvre In Flore Fredie McAtee Cammie eds The Politics of Furniture Identity Diplomacy and Persuasion in Post War Interiors Taylor amp Francis ISBN 9781317020479 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Knoll Official website Knoll International World Monuments Fund Knoll Modernism Prize 2008 brochure pdf Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Knoll Inc amp oldid 1124745352, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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