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What is the history of Eero Saarinen's Womb chair?
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The history of Eero Saarinen's Womb Chair dates back to the late 1940s. It was then that designer and entrepreneur Florence Knoll challenged her friend, Eero Saarinen, to create the most comfortable chair ever made. To succeed at the task, Saarinen sought to evoke what he imagined was the comfortable, secure feeling of being in the womb and set out to design the now iconic chair. Production of the Womb chair began in 1948, and it didn't take long for the seat to become a cultural phenomenon. In the decade following its release, it appeared in a Coca-Cola commercial, a New Yorker magazine cartoon and a Norman Rockwell painting on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post. Today, Knoll offers the seat in 15 upholstery options, and when Saarinen's famous TWA terminal reopened as a hotel in 2019, Womb chairs were featured prominently in the guest rooms. Explore a collection of Eero Saarinen Womb chairs on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024
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Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Eero Saarinen vintage Womb Chair and Ottoman for Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Houston, TX
Eero Saarinen
Knoll International
USA 1946
upholstery, painted steel
chair: 35 h × 41 w × 35 d inches
Vintage Eero Saarinen womb chair and ottoman for Knoll...
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