Florence Knoll Bassett was a pivotal American designer, architect, and entrepreneur, recognized for her contributions in shaping the modernist furniture, corporate interiors, and modern architectural landscapes.

Knoll studied at the Cranbrook Academy of  Art and the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, mentoring alongside Eero Saarinen, Charles & Ray Eames, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and other iconic designers. Her design approach included functionalism, modernism, integration, attention to detail, and collaboration.

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Archetype Forms 1954 Coffee Table: Moyenne Long

The 1954 Coffee Table features a minimalist design with a rectangular surface choice of stone, glass, or wood, supported by square tubular steel legs and rails. It is based on the Florence Knoll archives. It measures 45" long, 22.5" wide, 17" high.

Florence Knoll's Coffee Table design was created to furnish the new interiors of postwar America. It translates architectural lines, gestures, and materials into a functional domestic form, influenced by Mies van der Rohe's principles. This slightly taller version is a balance between low-profile coffee tables and occasional tables, making it practical for holding drinks, books, plants, and decorative items.

Buy the rectangular 1954 Coffee Table: Moyenne Long, originally designed by Florence Knoll, online here in Canada. Match it with other pieces from the Archetype Forms classic Florence Knoll Table Collection.