Knoll

First introduced in 1948, Florence Knoll’s Model 75 stacking stool was an instantly popular addition to what was then still a small catalog of furnishings from Knoll Associates. Florence based the compact design on earlier studies using steel rods at the Cranbrook Academy of Art.

The design remained in production until 1966 and was only briefly reproduced in 1981 for the Innovative Furniture in America exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York. The Model 75 stool is now reintroduced as the Hairpin™ Stacking Table, which is made of a painted steel base and a laminate top, and can stack up to five tables. The table is an affordable piece of timeless design that adds an eclectic, whimsical element to any space.

Florence Knoll

After demonstrating an early interest in architecture, Florence Schust was enrolled at the Kingswood School for Girls, adjacent to the Cranbrook Academy of Art. There she met Eilel Saarinen, and went on to study under some of the greatest 20th century architects, including Gropius, Breuer, and Mies van der Rohe.

With Florence’s design skills and her husband Hans’ business acumen and salesmanship, the pair grew Knoll into an international arbiter of style and design. In creating the revolutionary Knoll Planning Unit, Florence Knoll defined the standard for the modern corporate interiors of post-war America.

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Construction and Details

Tables can be stacked up to 5 high
Top is MDF sandwiched between laminate layers with laminate edge
Base is bent cold-rolled steel with powder coat paint finish
Base attaches to top with stainless steel screws
Three nylon bumpers underneath the top prevent scratches when tables are stacked