| Many famous designers influenced what type of living | | | | Florence Knoll |
| room furniture we would set in today. Some of the | | | | This well-known designer was educated under Mies |
| most famous people who created new lines of home | | | | Van De Rohe and Eliel Saarinen. After she began to |
| interior items after the 20th century include the | | | | create her own line of sofas she seemed to become |
| architects listed below. | | | | famous practically overnight. In the 1950s some of |
| Charles Le Corbusier | | | | her finest work was displayed at the Museum of |
| This man in is considered one of the pioneers of | | | | Modern Art. |
| modern architecture. When it comes to living room | | | | In addition to sofas, she also created several |
| furniture sofas, this man could be thought of as a | | | | variations of popular arm chairs and glass coffee |
| genius. | | | | tables. Many of these designs are still produced today |
| Since the last 1920s, he has influenced the mass | | | | and placed in homes all around the world. |
| production of a very popular living room furniture | | | | Charles Eames |
| design that accommodates most needs. An | | | | Everyone knows about the famous Charles Eames |
| assortment sofas and corresponding arm chairs first | | | | Lounge Chair and Ottoman. This has long been a |
| designed by him are still sold today, and for very | | | | comfortable living room favorite. This man worked |
| good reason. | | | | under some of the most influential people of his time |
| This man has helped create a new trend of timeless | | | | and seemed to learn very fast. |
| elegance that is far different than the types of home | | | | He was recognized as a person who had an eye and |
| décor that was used previously. He designed | | | | mind for what he did. Not many other architects |
| for a company called Thonet during the 1930s. | | | | could match him. One of his major influences was Eilel |
| George Nelson | | | | Saarinen, who was the same person who taught |
| This man is probably most known for his famous | | | | Florence Knoll. |
| clocks, such as the Eye Clock, Star Clock, or | | | | Ludwig Mies van der Rohe |
| Mulitcoloured ball Clock. He produced endless | | | | The Great Depression was not about to get this |
| variations of these as well as other designer | | | | famous living room furniture designer and architect |
| timepieces while he worked for Herman Miller in the | | | | down. This period in history probably was actually the |
| 1940s onward. | | | | highlight of his career. |
| Aside from clocks, he also is known for his fun | | | | In 1929, e had fashioned the Barcelona Chair just |
| Marshmallow Sofa, which first came out in 1956. His | | | | then for the King and Queen of Spain, and this item |
| colleagues and influences of his time included Charles | | | | is often sold today with a corresponding stool. He |
| and Ray Eames, Eliot Noyes, and Ludwig Mies van | | | | museum status worldwide and has also created a |
| der Rohe. | | | | very popular coffee table still used today. |