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Top 5 Green Couches: Florence Knoll

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In 2006 Knoll joined a global consortium on energy, adopted a scientific, metrics-based approach to sustainable product design, and took a leadership position in establishing universal, verifiable, sustainability standards for our industry.

And so we get a more sustainable Florence Knoll Lounge Seating. Designed back in 1954 by architect Florence Knoll, this piece remains a modern classic. But now, the sofa carries a seal from GREENGUARD Environmental Institute because it contains minimal levels of indoor pollutants and carcinogenic chemicals like formaldehyde that are often found in fabrics, coatings, and glues.



 
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