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Florence Knoll Sofa Represents Properly Mid-Century Main Features

Posted by Gabriela Martinez on Dec 17th 2020

Have you ever wondered what makes a mid-century modern look? Perhaps the colors used, textures, furniture? Well, they are all and more, today we are going to focus on one of the best representations of mid-century modern pieces; the Florence Knoll sofa.

But before describing it further, we would like to first fully understand the characteristics related to this now very famous design style. Let's start with a brief summary of how mcm was born.

How does the mid-century style start?

In fact, it began in the years before World War II, roughly from the mid-1940s to the late 1960s. It is no secret to anyone that both world wars caused a lot of damage in multiple fields; including the economy and even affected the rise of a new population. This booming population was one of the key points of the birth of this style since there were many young people needing furniture to furnish their houses, suburbs grew with a whole different style than the one before the world war, this style was full of new building techniques optimistic outlook, and the constant desire to be different from the past century, this desire resulted in more windows, more family-oriented gathering spaces, and last but not least important; more functional and efficient. The quick success of the mcm style came anchored to the advances in technology and science because its advances came with new materials, textures, effects, and forms to these homes.

Why is the Florence Knoll sofa a perfect representation of mid-century modern style?

This amazing model has first introduced in 1956 y the authentic Florence Knoll, she was an American designer who for many people still represents the faithful proof of what feminism is about, why? Because thanks to her gifs and talent she was capable to handle the massive company Knoll, next to her husband. She was capable to break standards and introduce optimal designs mostly for office workers. So, with the background we just showed you, you will expect a delightful piece, I am right? And yes, that’s what a Florence Knoll sofa is, a sophisticated piece completely upholstered with aniline leather.

The Florence Knoll sofa is a representation of this style because it has an astonishing aesthetic, visually welcoming and the height is according to standards in order to fit the necessities of the most demanding users. Regarding the upholstery, its finishes are formed with flexible aniline, natural oils, and waxes to create that natural shine that makes the leather so attractive.

This piece, besides being functional and simple it also has steel legs where its interior is made of solid wood resulting in strength and stability. In addition to this, the cushions of this particular sofa are filled with dense foam offering amazing comfort for those people who like to spend hours relaxing there.

What do you think about the Florence Knoll sofa so far? Comment below.

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