Florence Knoll

About Florence Knoll

Birth Day: May 24, 1917
Birth Place: Michigan

Florence Knoll

Florence Knoll was born on May 24, 1917 in Michigan. Furniture designer who created minimalist, modern pieces of furniture and had a passing relationship with the Bauhaus movement. Sometimes known by her nickname, Shu.
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Popular As Florence Knoll
Occupation Architect
Age 103 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born May 24, 1917 (Michigan)
Birthday May 24
Town/City Michigan
Nationality Michigan

🌙 Zodiac

Florence Knoll’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Florence Knoll was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.

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About

Furniture designer who created minimalist, modern pieces of furniture and had a passing relationship with the Bauhaus movement. Sometimes known by her nickname, Shu.

Before Fame

She was a student at Kingswood School and the Cranbrook Academy of Art before studying architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology. She convinced her father, Hans Knoll, to bring interior design into his furniture company in 1943.

Trivia

She designed the Connecticut General Life Insurance building in Bloomfield, Connecticut, as well as the interior for the CBS Building, locating in New York City.

Family Life

She took over her father's furniture company after his death in a 1955 car accident. She married Harry Hood Bassett in 1958.

Associated With

She was a fan of Wassily Kandinsky.

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