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Knoll Higher Education Solutions
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Higher Education Solutions

Knoll Takes Great Ideas to Education. Since our founding in 1937, Knoll has helped colleges and universities create academic, residential and administrative facilities that inspire, evolve and endure, helping to balance expanding performance requirements with aesthetic and cultural concerns. Our comprehensive portfolio of furniture, accessories, textiles and leathers contributes to well designed, cost effective, adaptable spaces that help to attract and retain students, faculty and staff. Simple and sustainable, our products are Greenguard Indoor Air Quality Certified® for healthy interior...

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Learning Environments to Meet Academic Goals Whether you are planning new academic spaces or remodeling to accommodate technology, Knoll understands that modern classrooms, well-equipped laboratories and efficient libraries are the core of the academic community. Rooms that Set the Stage Top right: Propeller® tables; Life® chairs Bottom left: Propeller® tables; Chadwick™ chairs Bottom right: MultiGeneration by Knoll™ chair with tablet arm and book basket Facing page: Ricchio Side chairs Higher Education Solutions | 3

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Classrooms that Adapt and Change Clockwise from bottom left: Gigi® Stacking chairs Chadwick™ High Task chairs Propeller® tables and EWC Tech™ chairs Facing page: Sprite stacking chairs; Diamond Lounge chairs; Maya Lin Stones™

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Community Spaces for Informal Interaction Community spaces are important informal learning and social areas. Knoll offers ANSI/BIFMA tested furniture designed to meet the functional requirements of diverse high traffic areas ranging from atriums to cafeterias and breakout spaces to residential lounges and common rooms. Spaces that Attract Users Top right: Saarinen Womb chairs Bottom right: Suzanne Lounge chairs; Maya Lin Stones™ Facing page: Shelton Mindel Lounge seating; Saarinen Womb chair; Florence Knoll coffee tables Higher Education Solutions | 7

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Signature Style for High Visibility Areas Clockwise from bottom left: Pensi tables; Cirene chairs; Jamaica® barstools Florence Knoll sofas and coffee table; Platner Lounge chairs and dining tables; Bertoia barstools; Saarinen Womb chair and side tables Spark™ lounge chairs; Dividends Horizon™ Low X Base tables Facing page: Barcelona® chairs; Saarinen coffee and side tables; Divina™ Lounge chairs

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Effective Administrative Areas Our high-performance products are designed for any mode of work— individual, focused work; shared work centering on the casual exchange of ideas; or team work that depends on the collective wisdom of the group. Open Plan Solutions that Promote Collaboration Top right: Dividends Horizon™ workstations with Open Weave screens and EWC Tech™ chairs Bottom right: AutoStrada™ workstations with Life® chair Facing page: Antenna™ Workspaces linked desks with Generation by Knoll® and MultiGeneration by Knoll™ chairs Higher Education Solutions | 11

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Distinctive Private Offices Clockwise from bottom left: Reff Profiles™ private office with Life® chair and Saarinen Executive side chair AutoStrada™ private office with Saarinen Executive chair and Tubular Brno side chair The Graham Collection® private office with Life® chair and Saarinen Executive side chairs Facing page: Dividends Horizon™ private office with Template™ storage, Generation by Knoll® chair, Moment™ side chair and Sapper™ Monitor Arm

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Enduring Quality for Demanding Environments Knoll continues to lead the way in reimagining furniture for ever-changing, demanding 24/7 environments. We offer a diverse range of finishes, materials and product details which enhance product performance and allow individual client expression. KnollTextiles fabrics and Spinneybeck leathers offer a broad spectrum of high-performance upholstery options appropriate for higher education facilities. Personalization and Performance Right: Chadwick™ High Task chair Facing, clockwise from bottom left: Spark™ lounge chairs: integrally colored, textured,...

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Solutions for Higher Education Knoll provides comprehensive product solutions for a range of higher education applications. Conference Rooms Knoll furniture allows for diverse applications, ranging from conference rooms to private office meeting areas. Above, Propeller® conference table with Chadwick™ chairs. Cafeteria/Break Areas The Knoll collection of dining tables and chairs are both stylish and functional, and suitable for cafeterias, break rooms, and dining areas. Above, Pensi tables and Gigi® chairs. Training Rooms Knoll training tables offer solutions for classrooms, providing the...

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Knoll Education Solutions A Commitment to Sustainable Design Knoll is a leader in policies and practices designed to protect the biosphere, conserve natural resources and reduce waste. Our environmental sustainability programs focus on three principal areas: + Climate change + Third party certification + Environmentally sensitive third-party materials, products and manufacturing processes We are proud of our leadership position on climate change. An important part of this effort centers on our involvement in the nonpartisan Energy and Climate Change Group of the Clinton Global Initiative....

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Higher Education Solutions Design for Learning: Three Recommendations for Higher Education Optimize Flexibility of Classroom Furnishings Optimize Flexibility of Facility and Classroom Spaces One Space, Many Uses: Select multiple-use furnishings for use within classrooms. Provide some heightadjustable tables. Select seating that can support a variety postures and provides flexibility to support a smooth transition between individual and collaborative activities. L earning Happens Everywhere: The facility is one part of a bigger system—the campus—and thus should be designed to support...

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