DALLAS, March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tom Leppert, the Mayor of Dallas, Texas, today announced that March 5th has been declared Knoll Design Day in recognition of the opening of a new LEED certified Knoll showroom in the Dallas Arts District. The proclamation, printed below in full, also acknowledges the commitment Knoll has made in service of the Dallas architecture and design community with modern furnishings and accessories for the workplace and home for the past 50 years. The new Knoll Dallas showroom is located on the ground floor of One Arts Plaza, a new, 24-story mixed-use building that includes residential condominiums, office and retail space, restaurants, art galleries and entertainment venues, aligning it with the Knoll Dallas motto, "Work, Life, World." At nearly 10,000 square feet, it features soaring 18-foot ceilings and will provide enhanced resources to the design community in Dallas, including new product displays for office and residential furnishings, textiles and accessories. In addition, Knoll Dallas is pending LEED-CI Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, an appropriate complement to the ambitious environmental program at Knoll and its modern portfolio of furnishings that inspire, evolve, and endure. All new Knoll showrooms are targeted to achieve LEED certification. Commenting on the proclamation by Mr. Leppert, Beth Goff, Dallas Regional Manager, said: "It's an honor to be recognized by the Mayor for our commitment to design excellence and sustainability. We look forward to sharing our portfolio of modern furnishings with the Dallas design and brokerage community and our corporate, government, healthcare and academic customers." The Knoll Dallas showroom features a range of workplace and residential products from Knoll, KnollStudio, KnollTextiles and Knoll Luxe, including office systems, seating, files and storage, tables and desks, wood casegoods, textiles, and accessories. Spinneybeck leathers will also be available. The design of Knoll Dallas follows a set of principles established by Florence Knoll in the 1940s, when she designed the first Knoll showrooms. Her reductive aesthetic incorporated light, open spaces furnished with elegant woven fabrics, furniture grouped for informal conversation, and brightly colored wall panels. The full proclamation issued by Mayor Leppert reads as follows: WHEREAS, since Knoll's founding in 1938 Knoll has been recognized as a design leader worldwide; Knoll products have been exhibited in museums, such as The Museum of Modern Art in New York. WHEREAS, Knoll utilizes modern design to connect people with their work, lives and their world; their commitment to work with design and corporate communities in Dallas has led to environments that inspire and endure; and WHEREAS, Knoll's five-decade presence in the city of Dallas has been an integral part of the design community by serving government, businesses, healthcare organizations and educational institutions; and WHEREAS, Knoll has recently made the commitment to relocate to One Arts Plaza in the heart of the Arts District. NOW, THEREFORE, I, TOM LEPPERT, mayor of the city of Dallas, and on behalf of the Dallas City Council, do hereby proclaim March 5, 2009 as KNOLL DESIGN DAY in Dallas, Texas, in recognition of the new Knoll LEED certified showroom in the Dallas Arts District. About Knoll Since 1938, Knoll has been recognized internationally for creating workplace and residential furnishings that inspire, evolve and endure. Today, our commitment to modern design, our understanding of the workplace and our dedication to sustainable design has yielded a unique portfolio of products that respond and adapt to changing needs. Knoll is aligned with the U.S. Green Building Council and can help companies, governments, healthcare organizations and educational institutions achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED(R)) workplace certification. Knoll is the contract furniture industry's first member of the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX(R)) and is the founding sponsor of the World Monuments Fund Modernism at Risk program. DATASOURCE: Knoll, Inc. CONTACT: David E. Bright of Knoll, Inc., +1-212-343-4135, Web Site: http://www.knoll.com/

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