Florence Knoll Medium Side Table

Design Florence Knoll, 1954
Steel frame, glass, wood veneer, granite or marble top
Made by Knoll

Like so many of her groundbreaking designs that became the gold standard for the industry, the 1961 executive collection, including the coffee and end tables, made their way into the pantheon of modern classics. Florence Knoll’s designs are reserved and cool, severe and angular, reflecting the objective perfectionism of the early 1960s.

While a student on the campus of the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Florence Knoll Bassett became a protegée of Eero Saarinen. She worked briefly for Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer and Wallace K. Harrison. In 1946, she married Hans Knoll, after which they formed Knoll Associates. As a pioneer of the Knoll Planning Unit, she revolutionized interior space planning with her belief in “total design” – embracing all aspects of design principles which were radical departures from the standard practice in the 1950s, but were quickly adopted and remain widely used today. For her extraordinary contributions to architecture and design, Florence Knoll was accorded the National Endowment for the Arts’ prestigious 2002 National Medal of Arts.

These versatile tables are available with your choice of either glass, wood veneer, granite or marble top. Top is 5/8″ thick polished plate glass or coated marble. Base is available in polished or satin chrome. The collection includes coffee or end tables in various sizes.

medium side table: 29.5″ w | 29.5″ d | 19″ h