This Florence Knoll Credenza was purchased by the first owner in the 1960s! In a beautiful luxurious version with Carrara marble.
Florence was born in 1917, 12 years later she became an orphan.
She was on her own and started studying.
Her skills were soon discovered by none other than Mies van der Rohe and Saarinen.
When she was 19, she already worked with the greatest architects such as Charles Eames, Le Corbusier, Marcel Breuer, etc.
When she was 26, she started working at the then young company of Hans Knoll.
It was Hans Knoll who asked her to design an office for former Secretary Henry L. Stimson.
In 1946, Florence and Hans married and became the driving forces behind Knoll Associates, Inc.
In 1955, her husband Hans Knoll died with his Porsche during a business trip to Cuba.
And at the age of 38, Florence Knoll became the head of Knoll Associates, Inc. She started looking for designers to make unique furniture.
When Florence Knoll revolutionized private office design by replacing the typical executive office with a table, she needed a place for all the filing and storage that had traditionally lived in desk drawers.
Her solution, executed in typical Florence Knoll elegance, was the low credenza. “I did it because I needed the furniture for a job and it wasn't there, so I designed it.” Perfectly proportioned and impeccably detailed, the design embodies Florence Knoll's adherence to the teachings of her favorite mentor, Mies van der Rohe.
Florence Knoll died on January 25, 2019.
She is seen as one of the greatest architects and designers in history.
She turned Knoll into one of the largest furniture companies in the world.
The cabinet is in beautiful vintage condition.
