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January 25, 2019 (101 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
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Florence Knoll
Florence Marguerite Knoll Bassett was an American architect, interior designer, furniture designer, and entrepreneur who has been credited with revolutionizing office design and bringing modernist design to office interiors. Knoll and her husband, Hans Knoll, built Knoll Associates into a leader in the fields of furniture and interior design. She worked to professionalize the field of interior design, fighting against gendered stereotypes of the decorator. She is known for her open office designs, populated with modernist furniture and organized rationally for the needs of office workers. Her modernist aesthetic was known for clean lines and clear geometries that were humanized with textures, organic shapes, and colour.
BornFlorence Schust, May 24, 1917
DiedJanuary 25, 2019
EducationCranbrook Academy of Art, Columbia University, Architectural Association School of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology
OccupationDesigner
OrganizationKnoll, Inc.
Known forModernizing interior design for offices and workplaces
StyleModernism
Spouse(s)Hans Knoll, 1946-1955, Harry Hood Bassett, 1958-1991

About Florence Knoll

Architect Florence Knoll was born on May 24, 1917 in Michigan, United States (She dies at the age of 101, on January 25, 2019).

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Florence Knoll before becoming famous

Florence Knoll was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1917 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Serpent (蛇).

She attended Kingswood School and the Cranbrook Academy of Art before going to the Illinois Institute of Technology to study architecture. In 1943, she persuaded her father, Hans Knoll, to incorporate interior design into their furniture company.

Achievement of Florence Knoll

She designed the interior of the CBS Building in New York City, as well as the Connecticut General Life Insurance building in Bloomfield, Connecticut.

Florence Knoll's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

After her father died in a vehicle accident in 1955, she took over his furniture business. In 1958, she married Harry Hood Bassett.

Florence Knoll Collabed with

Painter Wassily Kandinsky was one of her favorite artists.

Wassily Kandinsky (1866 - 1944) (Painter)
Wassily Kandinsky (1866 - 1944)

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Florence Knoll Income & Net worth

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Florence Knoll Height and Weight

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