C. 2020s Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Lounge Chair in Blue Fabric
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Womb Lounge Chair, designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll Associates in 1948.
Steel
Circa 1960 American Eero Saarinen Womb Chair & Ottoman
By Knoll
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1960 Eero Saarinen Womb Chair & Ottoman, Knoll, USA. Designed in 1948 at the request of Frances Knoll. This chairs was acquired circa 1960 by Dr. & Mrs. Julius Stratton, Presid...
Steel
Single Blue Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Chair
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Houston, TX
Great pair of Womb chairs. Original condition no rips or tears but could use a cleaning or new upholstery. No Ottomans. Made circa 1980s.
Chrome
Vintage Eero Saarinen Womb Chair & Ottoman
Located in Astoria, NY
A newly upholstered in blue wool felt "Womb" chair and ottoman by Eero Saarinen c. 1950's.
Metal
Eero Saarinen Womb Chair and Ottoman for Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in New York, NY
Eero Saarinen Womb chair and ottoman for Knoll. Chair measures: 37" W x 35.5" H x 26.5" D. Ottoman: 13" H x 25" W x 19" D.
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H 35.5 in W 40 in D 34 in
Early Eero Saarinen Knoll Womb Chair & Ottoman, Blue Upholstery, Black Frame
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Early Eero Saarinen Knoll Womb Chair, Blue Upholstery, Black Wrought Iron Frame.
Wrought Iron
Eero Saarinen Womb Chair and Ottoman for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb chair and Ottoman. Said to be like your Mother's Womb in Comfort!
Metal
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Chair/ New Upholstery
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Eero Saarinen for Knoll newly re-upholstered womb chair in a dark blue fabric. Fabric has a heavy blue thread that is woven in 2 directions.
Metal
Eero Saarinen Womb Chair Knoll International, USA, 1952
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This design Icon, the so called Womb chair, was designed by Eero Saarinen and produced by Knoll International. This womb chair is from the first production in the 1950s and has a bru...
Metal
Eero Saarinen Womb Chair by Knoll in new Cato Fabric
By Knoll
Located in Berlin, DE
Newly upholstered Knoll womb chair in Cato fabric, 1960s production.
Chrome
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Early Womb Chair in new Larsen Upholstery
By Knoll
Located in Dallas, TX
We have restored this 1961 Knoll Womb chair and added new upholstery by Larsen. Fabric is beautiful blue with a nubby pile.
Metal
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H 40 in W 30 in D 1 in
"Great Grey Owl on Womb Chair" large scale contemporary surrealist oil painting
By Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
This large-scale oil painting by contemporary artist Thomas Broadbent features a great grey horned owl perched atop a cobalt-blue Eero Saarinen Womb Chair, a celebrated example of mo...
Canvas, Oil
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H 35.63 in W 38.19 in D 34.65 in
Eero Saarinen for Knoll 'Womb' Chair with Ottoman in Blue Upholstery
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll, 'Womb' chair with ottoman, fabric, metal, United States, 1946/48 This shelled, cushioned lounge chair is designed between 1946 and 1948 by Eero Saarinen. Th...
Metal
Vintage Midcentury Womb Chair and Ottoman by Eero Saarinen
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Oxnard, CA
Here is an absolutely striking Womb chair and ottoman by Eero Saarinen for Knoll. This iconic lounge chair has been expertly reupholstered in premium Knoll "Cato" fabric. The now ubi...
Steel
Rare First Generation Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Chair and Ottoman
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Southampton, NJ
A rare 1st edition example of Eero Saarinen's classic Womb chair with ottoman for Knoll having the signature 1st gen floor glides and hand welded frame. A beautiful set that has been...
Iron
Early 1950s Pair of Eero Saarinen Womb Chairs with Ottoman for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Southampton, NJ
An early pair of original Eero Saarinen Womb chairs with single ottoman reupholstered in striking aqua blue tweed.
Steel
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H 36 in W 40.5 in D 35 in
Late 1950s 2nd Gen Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Chair with Ottoman in Teal
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A vintage womb chair and ottoman designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll.
Iron
Vintage Eero Saarinen Womb Chair and Ottoman
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Sarasota, FL
Original fabric early production Womb Chair & Ottoman by Eero Saarinen. Chair- 39.5"W x 36"D x 36" x 16"SH Ottoman-26"W x 19"D x 16"H.
Chrome
Womb Chair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in Original Knoll Fabric, 1970s
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Sylacauga, AL
An original womb chair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in original Knoll blue or green wool, 1970s.
Chrome
Knoll Blue Mini Womb Chair
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Knoll mini womb chair by Eero Saarinen Measures: 27" W x 27" H x 26" D 12925-7.
Suede
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H 39.38 in W 38.19 in
Womb Chair and ottoman by Eero Saarinen Produced by Knoll First Edition, Europe
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Villeurbanne, Rhone Alpes
The womb armchair with its original ottoman by Eero Saarinen Edited by Knoll/Wohnbedarf. This is the first European edition with the original metal structure. Since fiber glass was ...
Metal
$5,000Sale Price|26% Off
H 35.75 in W 39.5 in D 32 in
Early Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Chair and Ottoman Re-upholstered
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderfully redone vintage 1960’s Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb chair and ottoman. It has been reupholstered in a beautiful Knoll fabric designed by Nick Cave called Garden Vert. Fr...
Wool
$1,595 / set
H 32 in W 27 in D 23.5 in
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Executive Armchairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, C1965
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Mid-Century Modern executive armchairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International. Made and sold to IBM during the sixties this pair retains an IBM sticker. Structural...
Steel, Chrome
$18,600 / item
H 35 in W 41 in D 39 in
Forsyth Bespoke Eero Saarinen Womb Chair and Ottoman in California Sheepskin
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
A favourite of the Forsyth design team! We have an incredible collection of vintage chairs and design icons waiting for a new life. Our upcylced womb chairs are some of our most pop...
Sheepskin
Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Style Swivel Chair
By Milo Baughman
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman style swivel chair. This shapely midcentury swivel chair has been recently upholstered in a beautiful steel blue mohair fabric. Comfortable and stunn...
Chrome
1950's Italian Armchair and matching stool
Located in London, Fitzrovia
1950's sculptural Italian Armchair and matching stool. Beautiful colour between very light Teal and turquoise. A bit like a dirty old blue, vintage looking. Pure Scottish woollen bo...
Brass
$3,299 / set
H 31 in W 26 in D 24.5 in
1960's Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Arm Chairs - a Pair
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Burbank, CA
Pair of authentic vintage Midcentury Modern armchairs for sale. These date back to the 1960's, and have been professionally reupholstered in new fabric and foam. They have a fibergla...
Stainless Steel
$4,200
H 36.5 in W 39.25 in D 33 in
Early Production Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Chair / Classic Modern Design
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early Production Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Chair / Classic Mid Century Modern Design,, Chair in "as is" original condition.. Perfect candidate for a re-do.. Can be fully ,professi...
Iron
Eero Saarinen Womb Chair and Ottoman, Knoll, USA, 1950s
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
An early production Eero Saarinen womb chair and ottoman, made by Knoll, USA, 1950s. Newly upholstered in luxurious pure Alpaca fabric (brown / grey) with a structure of fibreglass, ...
Steel
$4,000
H 36.75 in W 40.25 in D 36.25 in
2023 Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Lounge Chair in Purple Fabric
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Womb Lounge Chair, designed by Eero Saarinen for Florence Knoll and Knoll Associates in 1948. This particular example was manufactured by Knoll in the USA in 2023. The piec...
Steel
$8,205
H 37.41 in W 40.56 in D 33.86 in
Luxurious Soft Womb Chair, by Saarinen for Knoll Switzerland Production, 1960s
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Renens, CH
The Womb Chair was designed by Eero Saarinen in 1946 at the request of Florence Knoll, who wanted a chair that would provide complete comfort: “like a basket full of pillows.” Saarin...
Metal
$15,595 / set
H 36 in W 39 in D 35 in
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century Womb Lounge Chairs with Ottomans - Pair
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century Womb Lounge Chairs with Ottomans - Pair Each chair measures: 39 wide x 35 deep x 36 high, with a seat height of 17.5 inches and arm height/chair ...
Metal
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century Womb Chair with Ottoman
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century Womb Chair with Ottoman The chair measures: 39.25 wide x 35 deep x 35.5 high, with a seat height of 17 inches and arm height/chair clearance of 2...
Metal
$16,800 / set
H 36 in W 40 in D 30 in
Forsyth Bespoke Eero Saarinen Womb Chair and Ottoman in Dedar Boucle
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Lead Time: Please allow 10 to 12 weeks to restore a vintage Womb Chair and Ottoman in Dedar Boucle. "Eero Saarinen designed the groundbreaking Womb chair at Florence Knoll's reque...
Chrome
$8,500 / set
H 36 in W 39 in D 32 in
1966 Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Chair w/newer Ottoman Reupholstered
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful early vintage Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Chair. The chair dates from 1966. We had it upholstered and it is stamped with the date on the shell of 1966. We have had the c...
Wool
$12,249 / set
H 35.44 in W 38.19 in D 35.44 in
Rare Early Eero Saarinen Womb Chair and Ottoman, Knoll, USA, 1950s
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A rare early production Eero Saarinen womb chairsand ottoman, made by Knoll, USA, 1950s. Fibreglass, black enameled steel frames and first edition feet / glides. Newly upholstered i...
Steel
$11,168 / set
H 35.44 in W 40.16 in D 33.86 in
Womb Chair and Ottoman by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, 2000s
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Renens, CH
Indulge in comfort with the Womb Chair, designed by Eero Saarinen and produced by Knoll. This iconic chair showcases Saarinen’s visionary design, and Knoll’s commitment to exceptiona...
Metal
A Stunning Mid Century Design Walnut and Chrome Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning Mid Century design richly patinated walnut and chrome desk of exceptional quality, finely carved and with a fabulous curvilear clean design. The well figured moulded and ...
Chrome
$3,960Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 31.25 in W 35 in D 34 in
Eero Saarinen Womb Chair & Ottoman Medium in Alexander Girard Quatrefoil Fabric
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Seattle, WA
One of the most iconic chair designs of the 20th century, Eero Saarinen designed this lounge chair for Florence Knoll at the request of “a chair that was like a basket full of pillow...
Fabric, Fiberglass
$5,950 / set
H 28 in W 158 in D 37 in
1970s Milo Baughman in Jack Lenor Larsen Blue Brown Lattice Velvet Sectional
By Jack Lenor Larsen
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Extremely rare two pieces sectional by Milo Baughman upholstered in Jack Lenor Larsen fabric.. This beautiful cotton velvet cut lattice sectional is statement piece which is also com...
Velvet, Wood
Classic Mid Century Plycraft Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Charles and Ray Eames, Plycraft
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Plycraft Mr. style lounge chair and ottoman, executed in bent plywood, vinyl faux leather, chrome and steel. The chair swivels and tilts on its center pole support, which is ...
Upholstery, Plywood
$3,250
H 24 in W 28.5 in D 28.5 in
Expertly Restored - Milo Baughman Sculpted Walnut Lounge Chair for Thayer Coggin
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Walnut Wood, New Tweed Fabric, New High-Density Foam, New Pirelli Webbing ________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is ...
Fabric, Foam, Wood, Walnut
Vintage Carved Wood Tramp Art Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exuding remarkable folk art character and historic craftsmanship, this vintage carved wood box is a celebrated example of authentic Tramp Art. Hand-crafted from richly grained natura...
Wood
$560
H 8.27 in W 16.93 in D 12.21 in
Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn. Bed tray with botanical motif. Mid-20th C.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Josef Frank (1885–1967) for Svenskt Tenn Bed tray with botanical motif. Rectangular bed tray with wooden frame and metal legs. The tray decorated with Josef Frank’s characteristic b...
Metal
$3,500
H 39.5 in W 66.6 in D 16.5 in
Harris Rubin McGavin Walnut Steel Tall Demilune Console Sideboard Entry Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Harris Rubin McGavin console / hall / entry / side table or sideboard. Made of walnut featuring modern demilune / bowfront form with tall tapered steel base and x stretcher. Dimen...
Steel
Mid Century Modern Style Round Dining Table
By Bramble
Located in Westwood, NJ
Crafted from solid mahogany and finished in a rich dark walnut stain, this table balances timeless craftsmanship with standout design. The centerpiece is its pedestal base—a rippling...
Wood
De Sede ‘DS-22’ Modular Sofa in Caramel Leather
By De Sede
Located in Waalwijk, NL
De Sede, ‘DS-22’ Modular sofa, leather, Switzerland, 1980s This high quality sectional sofa designed by De Sede in the 1980s contains three corner element and two regular elements. ...
Leather
Vladimir Kagan "Zoe" Sofa, 2000s
By American Leather, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Coronado, CA
A stunning and sophisticated serpentine sofa by Vladimir Kagan for American Leather circa 2000s. This piece has been masterfully reupholstered: the front back and the bottom band fea...
Fabric
XC-TurnTable Stainless Steel Coffee Table with Integrated Turntable
By Slash Objects
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The XC-TurnTable by Arielle Assouline-Lichten for Slash Objects reimagines the coffee table as a functional listening station. Crafted from a monolithic block of mirror-polished stai...
Stainless Steel
$4,750
H 30.71 in W 78.35 in D 19.69 in
Rare Studio BBPR for Olivetti ‘Spazio’ Sideboard in Green Coated Steel
By Olivetti, Studio BBPR
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' sideboard, coated steel, plastic, vinyl, Italy, design 1959/60, production 1960s In 1954, Olivetti, the Italian office equipment manufacturer, hi...
Steel
$3,800 / set
H 23 in W 9.5 in D 5.5 in
Pair of Art Deco Style Pink Textured Murano Glass and Brass Wall Sconces, Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Art Deco Style Pink Textured Murano Glass and Brass Wall Sconces, Italy In stock and ready to ship from our Miami gallery, these Art Deco style pink Murano glass wall sconces...
Brass
Rare Gunnel Nyman for Boman Secretaire in Pyramid Mahogany
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gunnel Anita Gustafsson-Nyman for Oy Boman Ab, secretaire, pyramid mahogany, Finland, ca. 1937 The Finnish artist Gunnel Anita Gustafsson-Nyman (1909–1948) is best known for her gl...
Brass
$8,888
H 66.93 in W 60.24 in D 19.69 in
Børge Mogensen Danish Modern Large Wall Shelving System in Oak & Teakwood, 1956
By Erhard Rasmussen, Børge Mogensen
Located in Odense, DK
Important large wall shelving system in oak and teakwood designed by Børge Mogensen in 1956. This rare and early edition was made at cabinetmaker Erhard Rasmussen before the producti...
Oak, Teak
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
While this specific seating is known to all for its comfort and familiar form, the history of how your favorite antique or vintage lounge chair came to be is slightly more ambiguous.
Although there are rare armchairs dating back as far as the 17th century, some believe that the origins of the first official “lounge chair” are tied to Hungarian modernist designer-architect Marcel Breuer. Sure, Breuer wasn’t exactly reinventing the wheel when he introduced the Wassily lounge chair in 1925, but his seat was indeed revolutionary for its integration of bent tubular steel.
Officially, a lounge chair is simply defined as a “comfortable armchair,” which allows for the shape and material of the furnishings to be extremely diverse. Whether or not chaise longues make the cut for this category is a matter of frequent debate.
The Eames lounge chair, on the other hand, has come to define somewhat of a universal perception of what a lounge chair can be. Introduced in 1956, the Eames lounger (and its partner in cozy, the ottoman) quickly became staples in television shows, prestigious office buildings and sumptuous living rooms. Venerable American mid-century modern designers Charles and Ray Eames intended for it to be the peak of luxury, which they knew meant taking furniture to the next level of style and comfort. Their chair inspired many modern interpretations of the lounge — as well as numerous copies.
On 1stDibs, find a broad range of unique lounge chairs that includes everything from antique Victorian-era seating to vintage mid-century modern lounge chairs by craftspersons such as Hans Wegner to contemporary choices from today’s innovative designers.