FREESTANDING 8-DRAWER CREDENZA IN OAK BY FLORENCE KNOLL FOR KNOLL, 1961
FREESTANDING 8-DRAWER CREDENZA IN OAK BY FLORENCE KNOLL FOR KNOLL, 1961
Stunning and ultra high-end sideboard designed by Florence Knoll Basset in 1961. This is a rare ‘2549M’ version with 8 drawers in total of which 4 pencil drawers and 4 large file cabinets. This configuration is rarely offered and is also the most expensive to buy new because of the high production cost. Finished in beautiful natural oak wood with chromed handles combined with a satin-polished steel base. The backside is also veneered so it can be used as a room divider. Produced by Knoll around 1980 and still in exceptional condition. Comes without key.
When Florence Knoll revolutionized private office design by replacing the typical executive desk with a table desk in 1961, she needed a place for all the filing and storage that had traditionally lived in desk drawers. Her solution, executed in typical Florence Knoll elegance, was the low credenza. “I did it because I needed the piece of furniture for a job and it wasn’t there, so I designed it.” Perfectly proportioned and immaculately detailed, the design embodies Florence Knoll’s adherence to the teachings of her favorite mentor, Mies van der Rohe.
ON HOLD
Location: Warehouse (by appointment)
Designer: Florence Knoll
Producer: Knoll International
Model: 2549M
Country: USA
Period: 1960s
Materials: Oak, Satin-Polished Steel
Condition: Very Good
Width: 191cm
Depth: 48cm
Height: 67cm
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