Florence Knoll

Florence Knoll

Born to a baker, and orphaned at age twelve, Florence Schust grew up Saginaw, Michigan. Schust demonstrated an early interest in architecture and was enrolled at the Kingswood School for Girls, adjacent to the Cranbrook Academy of Art.

Marcel Breuer

Marcel Breuer

A champion of the modern movement and protégé of Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer is equally celebrated for his achievements in architecture and furniture. Breuer was a student and subsequently a master carpenter at the Bauhaus in the early 1920s. His entire body of work, both architecture and furniture, embodies the driving Bauhaus objective to reconcile art and industry. While at the Bauhaus, Breuer revolutionized the modern interior with his tubular-steel furniture collection — inspired by bicycle construction and fabricated using the techniques of local plumbers.

Eero Saarinen

Eero Saarinen

Born to world famous architect and Cranbrook Academy of Art director Eliel Saarinen and textile artist Loja Saarinen, Eero Saarinen was surrounded by design his entire life. 

Eero, who was known for being obsessed with revision, took a sculptural approach to furniture design, building hundreds of models and full scale mock-ups to achieve the perfect curve, find the right line, and derive the most pleasing proportions. His designs, which employed modern materials in graceful, organic shapes, helped establish the reputation and identity of Knoll during its formative years.

Warren Platner

Warren Platner

Warren Platner studied at Cornell University, graduating in 1941 with a degree in architecture. He went on to work with legendary architects Raymond Loewy, Eero Saarinen, and I. M. Pei before opening his own architecture practice. Platner made notable architectural contributions throughout his career, including the Georg Jensen Design Center and the Windows on the World restaurant in the World Trade Center, both in New York City.

Geiger

Beautiful solutions for statement-making spaces.

At Geiger, why we do things and how we do them are inexorably one. We start with the highest quality materials, then shape and finish them with precision and care to create products that elevate the experiences of people wherever they use them: from the private office to the open plan, and from the boardroom to the home office.

Harry Bertoia

Harry Bertoia

Harry Bertoia was a complete and gifted artist. Knoll historian Brian Lutz once said “Bertoia’s paintings were better than his sculptures. And his sculptures were better than his furniture. And his furniture was absolutely brilliant.”

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

As a rising figure of the modernist movement, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was selected to design the German Pavilion for the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona.

Knoll

Modern design to create places people love to be.

Knoll uses modern design to connect people to their work, their lives, their world. Since 1938, Knoll has been recognized internationally for creating workplace and residential furnishings that inspire, evolve, and endure. The history of Knoll is rich in important references: the birth of the Modern Movement and its protagonists; the idea of innovation combined to tradition; the capacity to create highly versatile pieces not only able to meet personal tastes, but timeless in design. 

Mathieu Gustafsson

Mathieu Gustafsson

Mathieu is a trained furniture designer with a background in cabinet-making and graphic design. A combination which has given him both dexterous fingers and an eye for details. As a designer, Mathieu is inspired by finding innovativesolutions with a historical connection and working out how to make a good idea even better. Not least through close attention to detail and the design of products that strike a balance between concept, functionality and contemporary requirements.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the iconic Eames Shell Chair. To celebrate this momentous achievement, we look back at the long history this iconic Charles and Ray Eames design.

In 1950, Herman Miller introduced an innovative new chair with a unique shape: a shell. The world had never seen anything like it.

Designed by Charles and Ray Eames, the Eames Shell Chair was the first to be made with fiberglass technology. This year, we’re celebrating 75 years of

Muuto draws from the Scandinavian design tradition characterised by enduring aesthetics, functionality, and craftsmanship. By expanding this heritage with forward-looking materials, techniques and bold creative thinking, their ambition is to deliver new perspectives on Scandinavian design. From simple lines to sculptural forms, Muuto's sofa collection brings ideas of modern Scandinavian design into any space through modern expressions and deep comfort. Until 8th November 2025, take advantage of 20% off on all Muuto sofas, including the Outline, In Situ, Rest, Connect Modular & Connect Modular Soft, and Oslo sofas (excludes Outline Highback Sofa).