Mid 20th Century Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Chair with Ottoman - 2 Pieces For Sale

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Mid 20th Century Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Chair with Ottoman - 2 Pieces

Name: Mid 20th Century Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Chair with Ottoman - 2 Pieces
Brand: Knoll
Price: 7200 USD
Availability: InStock

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Ferndale, MI

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Shortly after Florence Knoll joined her husband, Hans in the running of Knoll , she presented the Finnish-born designer Eero … more Shortly after Florence Knoll joined her husband, Hans in the running of Knoll , she presented the Finnish-born designer Eero Saarinen with a request: to create for her the world’s most comfortable chair, something, Saarinen recalls, that felt like “a basket full of pillows.” Saarinen went primal and organic coming off the MoMA design competition with Charles Eames . What, the designer figured, better signifies the very essence of comfort than the womb ? "It was designed on the theory that a great number of people have never really felt comfortable and secure since they left the womb,” the designer said of his chair, which began production in 1948 ottoman to follow in 1950 . The Womb chair, is genius in its simplicity. Comprised of few materials, the chair consists of a fabric covered foam over molded fiberglass shell set on a base of wrought iron . The skeletal look of the frame keeps the chair from appearing bulky despite the seat’s oversized form . It is the modernist replacement of an overstuffed wing type chair . "There seemed to be a need for a large and really comfortable chair to take the place of the old overstuffed chair,” Saarinen once said of his concept. Indeed, despite being indisputably comfortable, the Womb doesn’t require an abundance of padding and tufting — instead, its comfort owes to a perfectly shaped shell of fiberglass.
This chair is a mid fifties production . Recently restored by a Knoll approved shop with fresh foam and covered in Knolls "A" grade Cato textile . Recent Knoll label applied with original Knoll label retained as well . Set on a recently powder coated black frame with fresh foot glides. less

Dimensions: 39ʺW × 33ʺD × 35.5ʺH

Styles: Mid-Century Modern

Number of Seats: 1

Seat Height: 16.0 in

Brand: Knoll

Designer: Eero Saarinen

Period: Mid 20th Century

Country of Origin: United States

Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned

Materials: Fabric; Fiberglass

Condition: Good Condition, Restored, Some Imperfections

Color: Red

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Condition Notes: Excellent Reupholstered. Refinished. Bases have been powder coated . Shell has been covered in fresh foam and Knoll red Cato … moreExcellent Reupholstered. Refinished. Bases have been powder coated . Shell has been covered in fresh foam and Knoll red Cato textile . less

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