Knoll Saarinen Womb Chair
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Knoll saarinen womb chair. When florence knoll challenged eero saarinen to create a chair that she could curl up in she found the right candidate for the task. The womb chair is available in three sizes. Eero saarinen designed the groundbreaking womb chair at florence knoll s request for a chair that was like a basket full of pillows something she could really curl up in this mid century classic supports countless positions and offers a comforting oasis of calm hence the name. Shop browse shop online for knoll classics work from home essentials select muuto designs and knolltextiles fabrics and.
Knoll uses modern design to connect people with their work lives and world browse shop our entire furniture textile collection for your home or office. Eero saarinen s 1948 womb chair made exclusively for knoll displays the finnish born designer s flair for challenging rules breaking molds and setting new standards for modern design. Something i can curl up in. The womb chair is very comfortable to sit in.
The standard and medium size have an accompanying ottoman. The classics saarinen collection. Introduced as the 71 and 72 series the chairs replaced florence knoll s model 43 chairs as the planning unit s go to seating solution. After completing the womb chair saarinen returned his focus to task seating scaling down the concept and form of the womb into arm and armless chairs.
Standard medium and small. From the late 1940s through the 1950s eero saarinen designed many of the most recognizable knoll pieces including the tulip chairs and pedestal tables the womb chair and the 70 series executive seating collection. The womb chair 1946 features enveloping forms that continue as one of the most iconic representations of midcentury organic modernism. It was designed by eero saarinen at the request of architect furniture and interior designer florence knoll who wanted a chair in which she could sit in sideways or any other way i want a chair that would feel like a basket full of pillows.