No Compromise

The Work of Florence Knoll

Ana Araujo

• Publisher: PA Press
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781616899936
• eBook ISBN: 9781648960246
• Topic: Art
• Subtopic: Art Theory & Criticism

Florence Knoll (1917–2019) was a leading force of modern design. She worked from 1945 to 1965 at Knoll Associates, first as business partner with her husband Hans Knoll, later as president after his death, and, finally, as design director. Her commissions became hallmarks of the modern era, including the Barcelona Chair by Mies van der Rohe, the Diamond Chair by Harry Bertoia, and the Platner Collection by Warren Platner. She created classics like the Parallel Bar Collection, still in production today.Knoll invented the visual language of the modern office through her groundbreaking interiors and the creation of the acclaimed "Knoll look, " which remains a standard for interior design today. She reinvigorated the International Style through humanizing textiles, lighting, and accessories. Although Knoll's motto was "no compromise, ever, " as a woman in a white, upper-middle-class, male-dominated environment, she often had to make accommodations to gain respect from her colleagues, clients, and collaborators. No Compromise looks at Knoll's extraordinary career in close-up, from her student days to her professional accomplishments.

INDEX

Aalto, Aino Marsio, 45n23

Aalto, Alvar, 80, 101, 139, 139, 141

Abramovitz, Max, 104

Adam, Peter, 183

Albers, Anni, 81, 156, 159, 162, 164

Albini, Franco, 44n16, 153

Alcoa (Aluminum Company of America), 28, 112, 114–15

American Institute of Architects, 21

American Institute of Interior Design, 21

American Society of Interior Designers, 21

Anchor Plastics Company, 157

Anselevicius, Evelyn Hill, 14, 159, 161

Antimott Furniture Series, 98–99

“Antique building ornament detail,” 181

Architects Gold Medal for Industrial Design, 21

Architectural Association (AA), 80, 111, 112

Architectural Forum, 24–25, 102, 110

Architectural Record, 30

Armour Institute of Chicago, 34, 81

Art Metal, 127

Artek, 28, 44n16, 101

Arts and Crafts movement, 57–58, 134n3

Arup, Ove, 80

Baermann, Walter, 106

Barcelona Chair, 22, 145, 146, 147

Barcelona Pavilion, 190–91, 192–93, 195n32

Bardi, Lina Bo, 8, 45n23, 182, 184, 194n26, 195n29

Bassett, Harry Hood, 30, 44n4, 172

Bassett Suite Waiting room, 132

Baudelaire, Charles, 63

Bauhaus, 98, 102, 156, 188

Bayer, Herbert, 104

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Contents
• Introduction
• Florence Knoll Before Knoll Associates
• The Knolls and the Knoll Look
• The Knoll Enterprise
• The Other Florence Knoll
• Afterword
• Index
• Copyright