Knoll CEO Andrew Cogan's Office Featured in The New York Times

The October 16 business section of The New York Times included a feature on Knoll CEO Andrew Cogan's corner office at Knoll in New York, dubbed "A Meeting Place Filled With Noted Designers." From prototype furniture to personal mementos, Cogan's private office contains an assortment of intriguing objects that collectively illustrates the recent history of the company.

Books by Knoll designers are strewn across a coffee table designed by Rem Koolhaas and OMA, one of only two ever produced. A maquette of a throne prototyped by architect David Adjaye sits in a corner, while an aged meeting table designed by Robert Venturi takes up one half of the room. 

Surrounded on two sides by windows and diaphanous red curtains, the office exudes a warm and inviting aura. "The red curtains, which are by Dorothy Cosonas, our design director, were contentious when we renovated this space," Cogan explained to The New York Times. "Our landlord felt they looked like construction netting and would send a negative message about the building, so we put film over the windows to darken the look. When we close the curtains at night, the upper three floors ooze a beautiful red color. People tell us, “Hey, I walked by your building.” They see the red and think we own it."