Knoll invented the visual language of the modern office through her groundbreaking interiors and the creation of the acclaimed "Knoll look," which remains a standard for interior design today. She reinvigorated the International Style through humanizing textiles, lighting, and accessories. Although Knoll's motto was "no compromise, ever," as a woman in a white, upper-middle-class, male-dominated environment, she often had to make accommodations to gain respect from her colleagues, clients, and collaborators. No Compromise looks at Knoll's extraordinary career in close-up, from her student days to her professional accomplishments.
Ana Araujo is an architect, teacher, and researcher, whose mission is to amplify the role of women and the presence of a feminine sensibility in the creative fields. She has published and exhibited her work internationally. She currently leads a design studio at the Architectural Association in London.
"Ana Araujo’s No Compromise: The Work of Florence Knoll is the first monograph of Knoll’s work, which changed interior architecture, not to mention the furniture business, at a time when both fields were heavily dominated by men....“No Compromise” is the first attempt to grapple with her complicated legacy."
–The Wall Street Journal
