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Knoll had supplied about 80 percent of the cash flow generated by General Felt's three holdings in , but by Knoll was losing money. Swid wanted to settle down and focus on improving existing operations while Cogan was eager to do more deals.
The two had a falling out and Cogan kicked out Swid. Despite Cogan's blunders, Knoll claimed some gains during the mids. In addition, Knoll introduced its successful KnollStudio collection in That line, which was designed for executive offices and residences, integrated classic icons of modern furniture by renowned designers like Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Harry Bertoia, and Eero Saarinen. New product introductions and increased production capacity allowed Knoll to take advantage of surging office furniture markets during the late s.
The industry became increasingly consolidated and competitive during that period, however, and the company was ill-prepared to deal with the inevitable slowdown. The office furniture market finally did crash beginning in the late s and during the early s. New office construction levels plummeted throughout the nation. At the same time, cost-conscious companies began looking for ways to reduce costs, including those related to furnishings.
With sales dropping, General Felt began looking for a buyer for Knoll. The consolidation boosted Knoll's status from fourth to third largest contract office furniture manufacturer in the United States behind Steelcase and Herman Miller. Given the industry downturn, the operations of Knoll Group were bloated. To whip the new company into shape and to combat proliferating competition, Westinghouse initiated a reorganization of all of Knoll's operations.
The effort was designed to cut costs, improve efficiency, and conform to evolving market demands for cost-efficient office systems. Sardi, immediately began laying off workers and shifting production. Two Pennsylvania manufacturing facilities were shuttered and about 20 percent of Knoll's work force was eliminated between and That brought the total number of employees to about 4,, roughly 1, of whom worked at the East Greenville facility.
Lagging furniture markets in effect canceled Westinghouse's efforts to streamline its furniture operations. Frustrated and seeking a narrower definition of its own operations, parent company Westinghouse decided early in to sell off Knoll Group.
However, Westinghouse had trouble finding a willing buyer and by late was still trying to dump the division. Sardi took early retirement late in and was replaced by year-old Burton B.
Under Staniar's leadership, Knoll continued to pursue two goals reflective of the new office furniture environment: developing products aimed at the value segment of the market and intensifying effort to reach the small business and individual consumer. To that end, Knoll revamped its offerings during the early s and converted its contract showrooms into more visible, consumer-oriented sales centers.
It also introduced several new products geared for ergonomically conscious buyers and for disabled users. It also beefed up offerings in its core office environments furniture lines with, for example, more convenient and comfortable desks and storage units. Knoll continued to lose money in , although its losses were considerably less than those suffered in Westinghouse was also on the rebound and had even decided, early in , not to sell Knoll Group.
Significant new products being marketed in and included the Gehry Collection, which was composed of bentwood tables and chairs, and the propeller Table, a line of innovative conference and training tables designed with modern electronic technology in mind.
In mid Knoll Group was employing about 4, people worldwide and supporting approximately locations. Knoll's main goal, as it had been since Hans Knoll founded the company in , was to be a leader in the production and sale of innovative, functional, affordable office furnishings.
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