Featured Designer
Richard Schultz
Richard Schultz has long been an integral part of the Knoll story. After studying mechanical engineering and design at Iowa State University and the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Schultz joined Knoll in 1951. His graceful Petal Table, introduced in 1960, received the design award from Industrial Design magazine. After Florence Knoll moved to a seaside home in Florida, she started sending the design team rusty pieces of furniture, asking them to develop something that could perform in the salty climate. Schultz responded with the aluminum Leisure Collection in 1966. Now called the 1966 Collection, it remains the standard in modern outdoor furniture.
