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Florence "Shu" Knoll Bassett followed her husband as head of the company
The Wassily Chair by Marcel Breuer
The Tulip chair, designed for Knoll by Eero Saarinen in 1956
Many of the companys products are on permanent display at MOMA in NYC.

Knoll is an American company that produces office furniture systems. Founded in 1938 by Hans Knoll, the company has been recognized as a worldwide design leader. The company sells furniture for the home by design greats such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Harry Bertoia, Frank Gehry, Maya Lin and Eero Saarinen.

After the death of Hans his wife Florence Knoll took over as head of the company. The company is headquotered in New York City and listed at the New York Stock Exchange.

Notable products

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Many of the companys product are included in museum collections. [1]

List of designers

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