Saarinen Executive Chairs with Wood Legs by Knoll, Set of 6
View Similar Items
Saarinen Executive Chairs with Wood Legs by Knoll, Set of 6
About the Item
- Creator:Eero Saarinen (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 31.25 in (79.38 cm)Width: 19 in (48.26 cm)Depth: 18 in (45.72 cm)Seat Height: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 6
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1950s
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Santa Monica, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: 14012183141082
Eero Saarinen
Through his work as an architect and designer, Eero Saarinen was a prime mover in the introduction of modernism into the American mainstream. Particularly affecting were the organic, curvilinear forms seen in Saarinen’s furniture and his best-known structures: the gull-winged TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy airport in New York (opened 1962), Dulles International Airport in Virginia (1962) and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri (1965).
Saarinen had a peerless modernist pedigree. His father, Eliel Saarinen, was an eminent Finnish architect who in 1932 became the first head of the Cranbrook Academy of Art in suburban Detroit. The school became synonymous with progressive design and decorative arts in the United States, and while studying there the younger Saarinen met and befriended several luminaries of mid-century modernism, among them Harry Bertoia and Charles and Ray Eames.
At Cranbrook, Saarinen also met Florence Schust Knoll, who, as director of her husband Hans Knoll's eponymous furniture company, would put Saarinen’s best designs into production. These include the Grasshopper chair, designed in 1946 and so named because its angled bentwood frame resembles the insect; the Tulip chair (1957), a flower-shaped fiberglass shell mounted on a cast-aluminum pedestal; and the lushly contoured Womb lounge chair and ottoman (1948). In his furniture as in his architecture, the keynotes of Eero Saarinen’s designs are simplicity, strength and grace.
Find vintage Eero Saarinen tables, chairs and other furniture on 1stDibs.
- Saarinen for Knoll Executive Arm Chairs in Navy Velvet, Chrome Tubular LegsBy Eero SaarinenLocated in Wilton, CTMontage has been restoring Saarinen Executive chairs for years in every fabric one can imagine, right in our very own workroom. We’ve restored these chairs using a stunning Italian V...Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
MaterialsChrome
- Pair of Eero Saarinen Knoll Executive Chairs Full Restoration by GreenappleBy Greenapple, Eero Saarinen, KnollLocated in Lisboa, PTCollectible Vintage Pair of Executive Chairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll. Eero Saarinen designed furniture as a means to problem-solve. Each of his works had a distinct vocabulary o...Category
1990s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
MaterialsLeather, Fabric, Bouclé, Velvet, Oak, Walnut
- Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Armless Chairs, Set of 4By Knoll, Eero SaarinenLocated in Secaucus, NJStunning authentic Mid-Century Modern set of four Saarinen executive armless chairs by Knoll. One of Knoll most popular designs that achieved comfort through the shape of its shell. ...Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
MaterialsSteel, Chrome
- Set of 8 Saarinen Executive chairs by Eero Saarinen – Knoll InternationalBy Eero Saarinen, KnollLocated in Brussels, BESet of 8 “Saarinen Executive” armchairs with tubular legs. Cognac-colored leather cover. This armchair with ample shapes offers excellent comfort. Featured in many interiors, Eero Saarinen’s chair...Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
MaterialsLeather
- Pair of Eero Saarinen Knoll Executive Armchairs Full Restoration by GreenappleBy Greenapple, Eero Saarinen, KnollLocated in Lisboa, PTCollectible Vintage Pair of Executive Armchairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll. Eero Saarinen designed furniture as a means to problem-solve. Each of his works had a distinct vocabular...Category
1990s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
MaterialsOak, Walnut, Leather, Fabric, Bouclé, Velvet
- Eero Saarinen Knoll 2020 Executive Side Chair w/ Wood Legs & Ivory LeatherBy Eero Saarinen, KnollLocated in Philadelphia, PAListed for sale is a single (two are available for sale) 2020 production Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive side chair with ivory leather and ebonized walnut wooden legs. This appears...Category
2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
MaterialsLeather, Wood