Ladislav Rado white enameled steel modern desk, Vanity, 1955, Knoll and Drake.

Knoll and Drake produced a signature modern line of furniture for a few short years which had enameled square painted tube for its structural elements and was designed by architect Ladislav Rado. One of the founders of Knoll and Drake, a Texas company, was Hans Knoll, founder of Knoll Associates. Unforeseen production costs and Hans Knoll’s untimely death in 1955 combined to end the Knoll + Drake experiment after one year.