Ross Franklin Littell was born in Los Angeles, California on July 14, 1924.  After military service, he graduated from Pratt Institute in New York.   He won awards for his furniture designs and worked for both Knoll and Herman Miller in th the 1950's and 60's.  In 1960 he moved to Italy and worked for some of the major furniture manufacturers including DePadova.  He designed textiles to accompany his furniture designs.   He died in Santa Barbara, California on April 17, 2000.