Modern always™ Celebrating 75 years of iconic design for home and officeTumblr (3.0; @knollinc)http://knollinc.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/455a511722198e9b0528fc1a76880395/tumblr_molk6xz2qy1qd8u3bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/53284264352http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/53284264352Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:23:00 -0400designknollfurnitureeero saarinensaarinenmodernalwayssalenycnew york cityNew York City<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fc6002e680ec64ea95e0eff659d09d58/tumblr_mojkqohqoJ1qd8u3bo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/business/niels-diffrient-industrial-designer-who-blended-form-and-function-dies-at-84.html?emc=tnt&tntemail0=y&_r=1&">Niels Diffrient</a>, Industrial Designer Who Blended Form and Function</p>http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/53271888211http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/53271888211Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:00:27 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d70b344257ba7b238fbe24904204ad1d/tumblr_mojhi9g7W31qd8u3bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Two Saarinen Womb Chairs create am intimate refuge.</p>http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/53217367014http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/53217367014Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:00:58 -0400designinteriorsknollknoll designsaarineneero saarinen<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e28f6bb4902b20c5d97d17ad20ec440d/tumblr_moe6ba6h791qd8u3bo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Among Knoll’s roster of superstar architects, furniture designers and modern masters, is a set of fathers and sons and grandfathers. In celebration of Father’s day, we’ve mined the archive and reached out to our designers’ families to put together a little <a href="http://www.knoll.com/knollnewsdetail/design-dads">Knoll family album</a>. | Photo by George Cserna</p>http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/52954739581http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/52954739581Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:40:22 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/99491b755e15713e1312e0e666946cf9/tumblr_mockjcRI7F1qd8u3bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/52888421184http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/52888421184Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:52:24 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e083760af8db191fde3fa9683bb6db45/tumblr_mo3lmxZlHs1sumx0go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>President Obama in a Life Chair. This gives a whole new meaning to the term “executive seating.”</p>http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/52713669336http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/52713669336Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:00:37 -0400presidentobamaknollmodernalwaysdesignneocon2013<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f5000565ab1f3f3fd1d559450c43d737/tumblr_mo6uvrkJUv1qd8u3bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Celebrating 75 years of iconic design for the home and office.</p>http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/52639206709http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/52639206709Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:50:15 -04003modernalwaysneocondesignshowroomfurniturechidagorem koolhaasoma<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/knollinc/52387959525/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_52387959525" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="225" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><h5 class="uiStreamMessage userContentWrapper" data-ft='{"type":1,"tn":"K"}'><span class="messageBody" data-ft='{"type":3}'><span class="userContent">While you wait to see new designs at our NeoCon showroom, here’s an interview — with powerhouse NYC designers <a href="http://www.knoll.com/designer/Antenna-Design">Masamichi Udagawa and Sigi Moeslinger</a> — to hold you over.<br/></span></span></h5></p>http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/52387959525http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/52387959525Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:45:31 -0400NYCNeoConDesignKnollModernalwaysindustrial designfurniturechicago<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/02b8e360944b8eab2360a3f9ecd39437/tumblr_mnxiqgbsmk1qd8u3bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/52228449763http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/52228449763Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:49:28 -0400NeoCon 2013NeoConDesignIndustrial DesignFurnitureAnniversarymodernalwaysKnoll<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4725b50c49ee8182cb1d833ac3ae8d65/tumblr_mnvqzlDz5p1qd8u3bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One of our favorite things about the new Knoll New York Showroom is the beautiful<span class="userContent"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KnollTextiles?directed_target_id=0" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=205740295716&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D">KnollTextiles</a> drapery!</span></p>http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/52151507753http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/52151507753Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:52:33 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7bdf272a3c3a9348dc3363594415dd0f/tumblr_mntq1uvI8i1qd8u3bo1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/249e48baac7ec8392a8c37e83c204a07/tumblr_mntq1uvI8i1qd8u3bo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0914e4d939e9d4552dfbedc5cb5d949b/tumblr_mntq1uvI8i1qd8u3bo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>#Knoll75: <a href="http://www.knoll.com/discover-knoll/timeline">In 1949, Knoll introduced two chairs and a desk by Franco Albini</a> — Models 47, 48 and 80, respectively.  Still in production today, the <a href="http://www.knoll.com/product/albini-desk">Albini Desk</a> combines glass, steel and wood with striking clarity and balance.</p> <p>It is a clear demonstration of Albini’s rationalist design philosophy and minimalist aesthetic.</p>http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/52077976951http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/52077976951Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:00:52 -0400modernalwaysknoll75knollmid centuryvintagedesigninteriorsfurniturehome office<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/11d46f5d6f694e595d21a74124391234/tumblr_mnfqnymuqZ1r9xcmto1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ae3841576dc26c393a495335ff3d8c46/tumblr_mnfqnymuqZ1r9xcmto2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://rudygodinez.tumblr.com/post/51441342161/mies-van-der-rohe-and-herbert-greenwald">rudygodinez</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p class="p1"><strong>Mies van der Rohe and Herbert Greenwald, 1956</strong></p> <p class="p1">Realtor Herbert Greenwald and architect Mies van der Rohe consider a model of a Mies building, 1956. (<span>Greenwald gave Mies his first Chicago apartments commission, and later, devoted himself to promoting Mies projects.)<br/></span></p> </blockquote>http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/51906042957http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/51906042957Sat, 01 Jun 2013 16:00:39 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fe934c52f1487e4321cbe5b246a51f23/tumblr_mnmh4czgDy1qcp4u9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mies’ Barcelona Chair and Couch look flawless in this space.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://erick-gama.tumblr.com/post/51735368886/great-space-and-some-mies-pieces">erick-gama</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Great space! And some Mies pieces! </p> </blockquote>http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/51876323857http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/51876323857Sat, 01 Jun 2013 08:00:27 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b6696f52b5c668fb3605bc352e244887/tumblr_mnng8jM67y1s6b7two1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cdd8f0b2876eaa1ba55708ef434833ee/tumblr_mnng8jM67y1s6b7two2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/53324e368771d229a224247d734e4596/tumblr_mnng8jM67y1s6b7two3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/87ddfe5e96b460546b06f9ee1cb1c6c2/tumblr_mnng8jM67y1s6b7two4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>This is fabulous! </p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mostlymies.tumblr.com/post/51787374034">mostlymies</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Steel & glass in Plano - scenes from the Farnsworth House’s construction. (1946-51)</p> </blockquote>http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/51823578482http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/51823578482Fri, 31 May 2013 16:00:55 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ce07d25a4fe2079232b8c19a698c9353/tumblr_mno5tdLgKi1qd8u3bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“In a square, one-room office on West 23rd Street, two rarely seen faces wield untold influence over the daily lives of millions of New Yorkers. They are Masamichi Udagawa and Sigi Moeslinger, and if you ride the subways, chances are that their work influences the quality of this most intimate human encounter.” </p> <p>- <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/05/06/nyregion/the-powers-of-new-york.html#/#rising"><em>The New York Times</em></a>, May 5, 2012</p>http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/51807848683http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/51807848683Fri, 31 May 2013 11:32:00 -0400designmodernofficeworknew york cityantenna designnew york timesdesigners<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1f606dbf19f2d6b25ef1cb021c713301/tumblr_mnmfie0Q6v1qd8u3bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Knoll Home Design Shop in New York City.</p>http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/51733423025http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/51733423025Thu, 30 May 2013 13:06:14 -0400New York TimesNew York CityDesigninteriorsinterior designknollmodernalways<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/09dbed4569634e0feb2c3a54c98c4ff9/tumblr_mnins2DMdo1qd8u3bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The newest #modernalways ad appeared in the Wall Street Journal over the weekend.  </p>http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/51580215369http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/51580215369Tue, 28 May 2013 16:00:47 -0400Richard Schultzdesignknollmagazinewall street journal<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a136390a3635e4836671a5735fc95d37/tumblr_mnb4sp5QL11qd8u3bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#Knoll75: In 2011, <em>Knoll</em><em> Textiles, 1945 – 2010 </em>opened at the Bard Graduate Center in New York City.  The exhibit celebrated the individuals and ideas that helped shape <a href="http://www.knoll.com/shop/by-brand/knolltextiles">KnollTextiles</a> from its founding until 2010.</p>http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/51468070827http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/51468070827Mon, 27 May 2013 08:00:24 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fde29798eb40e99bf5030a7f0923da36/tumblr_mn9iu3BDyl1qd8u3bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.museumofdesign.org/current-exhibitions/">“Eero Saarinen: A Reputation for Innovation,”</a> at the <a href="http://www.museumofdesign.org/">Museum of Design Atlanta</a> through June 30, celebrates <a href="http://www.knoll.com/shop/by-designer/eero-saarinen">Saarinen</a>’s brilliant career and the corporate, educational, cultural, public and private buildings he designed.  </p> <p>Shown here: The TWA Terminal at New York’s JFK Airport</p>http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/51414595646http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/51414595646Sun, 26 May 2013 16:00:31 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2aeaffcc904d582733e1f8b5e1e920b5/tumblr_mmjr7gpMtZ1s6b7two1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/04d95e5c0bb03738a8c6a5b01a9b0f82/tumblr_mmjr7gpMtZ1s6b7two2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mostlymies.tumblr.com/post/50030533533">mostlymies</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Knoll catalogue circa 1964 - with Barcelona chair & table (1929) & MR chairs (1927).</p> </blockquote>http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/51384276766http://knollinc.tumblr.com/post/51384276766Sun, 26 May 2013 08:00:43 -0400