Florence Knoll Model 31 Lounge Chair
Summary
The Florence Knoll Model 31 Lounge Chair from Knoll is a modern classic that is as inviting as it is stylish. Its tubular steel frame and thoughtfully scaled and pitched cushions offer a light visual footprint. A great choice for lounges or hospitality settings, this Knoll lounge chair is available in a wide range of fabrics and finishes to suit your space.
Dimensions
Model 31 Lounge Chair
Height: 23.25″
Width: 26.75″
Depth: 29.25″
Seat Height: 17″
Product story
With her architect’s eye and keen sense of proportion, Florence Knoll knew that furniture could make daily life a well-designed pleasure. She humbly referred to her contributions to the Knoll furniture catalog as its “meat and potatoes,” but she applied smart style to ergonomic principles so deftly that many decades since its inception, her Model 31 speaks in a contemporary voice.
Florence Knoll’s experience leading the Knoll Planning Unit led to a holistic understanding of interiors and special attention to scale and proportion in her furniture designs. She understood the importance of comfort and pursued it with the same exacting perfectionism that gave all her designs their trademark precision and style.
The Florence Knoll Model 31 and Model 33 were reissued in late 2023, nearly seventy years since their original debut.
Florence Knoll
After demonstrating an early interest in architecture, Florence Schust was enrolled at the Kingswood School for Girls, adjacent to the Cranbrook Academy of Art. There she met Eilel Saarinen, and went on to study under some of the greatest 20th century architects, including Gropius, Breuer, and Mies van der Rohe.
With Florence’s design skills and her husband Hans’ business acumen and salesmanship, the pair grew Knoll into an international arbiter of style and design. In creating the revolutionary Knoll Planning Unit, Florence Knoll defined the standard for the modern corporate interiors of post-war America.
