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Vintage Pair of Knoll Saarinen Executive Chairs
By Knoll
Located in Austin, TX
featured in almost all of the Florence Knoll’s interiors, the Sarrinen Executive chair has remained a
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Eero Saarinen Executive Side Chair For Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Executive side chair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll features green print, linen blend upholstery with
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Set of 8 Saarinen Executive chairs by Eero Saarinen – Knoll International
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Brussels, BE
Set of 8 “Saarinen Executive” armchairs with tubular legs. Cognac-colored leather cover. This
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather

Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Chair on Bentwood Legs
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in West Chester, PA
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Chair Model 71 on Bentwood Legs.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Bentwood

Eero Saarinen Executive Armless Chair for Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eero Saarinen executive armless chair for Knoll. Inspired by his Womb chair design, the molded
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Mid-20th Century North American Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wool

Saarinen for Knoll Executive Side/ Dining Chairs
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of 8 Eero Saarinen Side Dining Chairs for Knoll. This set dates to 2009. Red velvet material
Category

Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Saarinen Executive Side Chair with Fiberglass Back by Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This vintage Knoll Associates executive side chair, designed by the renowned Eero Saarinen
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Saarinen Executive Side Chair with Metal Legs for Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Glendale, CA
Saarinen Executive side chair with metal legs for Knoll. Originally designed in 1946, this late
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Chrome

2008 Eero Saarinen for Knoll Armless Executive Side / Dining Chairs
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
chair) Eero Saarinen for Knoll armless executive chair with tubular steel legs. The chairs are fully
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Early 2000s American Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Olive Leather Knoll Saarinen Six Executive Bucket Chairs Set
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Set of six Knoll adjustable height office executive barrel chairs. Beautiful olive genuine leather
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather

Knoll Saarinen Executive Arm Chair in Velvet, Gold Edition
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Wilton, CT
Saarinen for Knoll executive chairs completely restored ground-up with an extra touch of gold. We've
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of 4 Executive Chairs by Eero Saarinen, Knoll International, Germany
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in München, Bavaria
smaller model: 65 x 65 x 78 x 46 cm (Width x Depth x Height x Seat Height) The Executive Chair is an
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Armchairs
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Dallas, TX
We have a set of 12 like new Eero Saarinen executive armchairs. These would be wonderful re
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Armchairs
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Armchairs
H 31.5 in W 25.5 in D 24.5 in
Armless Executive Chair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1983. Upholstered in dark green wool. On vaster, height adjustable and swivels.
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Wool

2021 Eero Saarinen for Knoll Armless Executive Dining Chair Blue Mohair Velvet
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a single 2021 production Eero Saarinen for Knoll armless executive side / dining
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2010s American Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet

Pair Original Bronze Green Early Eero Saarinen 71 Executive Side Chairs Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We are offering a beautiful pair of executive 71 side chairs designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
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Mid-20th Century American Chairs

Materials

Metal

2014 Knoll Studio Eero Saarinen Executive Armless Side Chairs White
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a fantastic set of (sold separately) Eero Saarinen Executive Armless chairs with
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2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Eero Saarinen Knoll Executive Chairs Full Restoration by Greenapple
By Greenapple, Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Lisboa, PT
Collectible Vintage Pair of Executive Chairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll. Eero Saarinen designed
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1990s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Bouclé, Velvet, Oak, Walnut

2018 Eero Saarinen for Knoll Armless Executive Chairs in Star Struck Red Fabric
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
chair) Eero Saarinen for Knoll armless executive chair with tubular steel legs, produced circa 2018. The
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2010s American Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Vintage Boho Saarinen for Knoll Executive Armless Boucle Chair
By Eero Saarinen
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho armless chair. Designed by the MCM icon Saarinen for Knoll and tagged below
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Bouclé, Upholstery, Wood

Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Armchairs in Blue Classic Boucle
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Culver City, CA
Priced Per Chair* One of Knoll's most popular designs for the past 70 years, Eero Saarinen
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Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Armchairs in Custom Tan Tweed
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Culver City, CA
One of Knoll's most popular designs for the past 70 years, Eero Saarinen's executive armchair is
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Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

1960s Eero Saarinen Knoll International Black Fabric Executive Arm Dining Chair
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is an Executive Armchair with tubular legs designed by Eero Saarinen and produced
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

1999 Knoll Saarinen Armless Executive Side / Dining Chair in Green Fabric
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Saarinen Executive Armless Side Chair, Model 72C, designed in 1950 by Eero Saarinen and
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1990s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Eero Saarinen for Knoll 'Executive' Dining Chair in Ocher Yellow Upholstery
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, dining chair model 72, plywood, fabric, United States
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Executive Armchair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Excellent condition Eero Saarinen Executive Armchair manufactured by Knoll. Upholstery is clean and
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Knoll Eero Saarinen Executive Tubular Leg Chair in Cowtan & Tout Velvet
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Miami, FL
Knoll Eero Saarinen executive tubular leg chair in Cowtan & Tout velvet Offered for sale is a
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Eero Saarinen for Knoll / De Coene "executive" lounge chair, 1958 U.S.A.
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll lounge chair with new petrol green velvet upholstery. The chair is not
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

2003 Knoll Saarinen Armless Executive Side Chair in Bordeaux Fabric, Model 72C
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Saarinen Executive Armless Side Chair, Model 72C, designed in 1950 by Eero Saarinen and
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Early 2000s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Saarinen Dining Chairs for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural set of four "Executive" model dining chairs, designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Saarinen Dining Chairs for Knoll
Saarinen Dining Chairs for Knoll
H 31 in W 21.5 in D 18 in
Eero Saarinen Knoll 2020 Executive Side Chair w/ Wood Legs & Ivory Leather
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Executive side chair with ivory leather and ebonized walnut wooden legs. This appears to be Knoll's Volo
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2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

4 pieces of Eero Saarinen/Knoll International fantastic executive chair Mod.72
By Knoll, Nordiska Kompaniet, Eero Saarinen
Located in Djurhamn, SE
chairs you will own. The Finnish-American architect and furniture designer Eero Saarinen assumed that
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

2010s Knoll Saarinen Executive Arm Chair in Red Fabric with Tubular Steel Legs
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Saarinen Executive Arm Chair, Model 71A, designed in 1948 by Eero Saarinen and produced
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2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Knoll Red Executive Armless Chairs - Set of 12
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Stunning authentic mid-century modern set of twelve Saarinen executive armless chairs by Knoll. One
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Ch...

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen for Knoll Red Executive Armless Chairs - a Pair
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Stunning authentic mid-century modern pair of Saarinen executive armless chairs by Knoll. One of
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Ch...

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Armless Chairs - Set of 8
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Stunning authentic mid-century modern set of eight Saarinen executive armless chairs by Knoll. One
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Ch...

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Armless Chairs - Set of 12
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Stunning authentic mid-century modern set of twelve Saarinen executive armless chairs by Knoll. One
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Ch...

Materials

Steel, Chrome

2000s Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Side Chair in Blue Fabric, Model 72
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Saarinen Armless Executive Chair, model 72, designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
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Early 2000s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Plastic, Foam, Plywood

1963 Pair of Eero Saarinen for Knoll Red Vinyl Armless Executive Dining Chairs
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a pair of armless executive dining / side chairs, designed by Eero Saarinen and
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Armless Chairs, Set of 4
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Stunning authentic Mid-Century Modern set of four Saarinen executive armless chairs by Knoll. One
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

1974 Eero Saarinen for Knoll Rolling Executive Office Chairs Original Red Fabric
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Saarinen rolling executive office chair with arms. These are gorgeous and original examples, which are
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

1974 Eero Saarinen for Knoll Rolling Executive Office Chairs Original Tan Fabric
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Saarinen rolling executive armless office chair. These are gorgeous and original examples, which are dated
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

1974 Eero Saarinen for Knoll Rolling Executive Office Chair Original Blue Fabric
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a single (each chair is sold separately, though two are available) Eero Saarinen
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

1960s Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Armchair in Tan Fabric
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a 1960s production executive armchair with metal legs designed by Eero Saarinen and
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Saarinen Executive Armchairs Knoll Mid-Century Modern
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
renowned designer Eero Saarinen for Knoll. These iconic chairs feature a classic 4-leg chromed tube steel
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Vintage 1960s American Organic Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of Eero Saarinen Knoll Executive Armchairs Full Restoration by Greenapple
By Greenapple, Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Lisboa, PT
furniture manufacturer Knoll. The Saarinen Executive chair was featured in nearly all of Florence Knoll
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1990s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Oak, Walnut, Leather, Fabric, Bouclé, Velvet

Restored Set of (8) Saarinen for Knoll Executive Armchairs with Wood Legs
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Set of eight vintage Saarinen for Knoll executive chairs. These chairs come in variety of
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Maple

Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen for Knoll Red Executive Armless Chairs Set of 6
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Stunning authentic mid-century modern set of six Saarinen executive armless chairs by Knoll. One of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Ch...

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Eero Saarinen Knoll Executive Dining Chair/Armchairs with Tubular Legs, Set of 4
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Set of four Mid-Century Modern executive dining chair set featuring 2 side chairs and 2 armchairs
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen for Knoll Red Executive Armless Chairs Set of 4
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Stunning authentic mid-century modern set of four Saarinen executive armless chairs by Knoll. One
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Set of Four Eero Saarinen Series 71 Executive Armchairs for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Dronten, NL
Featured in nearly all Florence Knoll-designed interiors, the Saarinen Executive Chair has remained
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen for Knoll New Executive Swivel Desk Arm Chair
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Stunning authentic mid-century modern Saarinen executive arm chair features a height-adjustable
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs ...

Materials

Aluminum

Saarinen for Knoll Executive Arm Chairs in Navy Velvet, Chrome Tubular Legs
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Wilton, CT
Montage has been restoring Saarinen Executive chairs for years in every fabric one can imagine
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Eero Saarinen Executive Armchair
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Dallas, TX
We have up to ten available in this upholstery which is a Knoll textile with Bergamo piping. Or you
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Eero Saarinen Executive Armchair
Eero Saarinen Executive Armchair
H 31.5 in W 26 in D 24.75 in
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Executive Armchairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, C1965
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Mid-Century Modern executive armchairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Saarinen Executive Arm Chairs in Pavo Blue Velvet, Gold Edition, Pair
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Wilton, CT
We’ve restored this set of 2 Eero Saarinen for Knoll executive chairs using a 100% Cotton Italian
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Midcentury Grey Wool Upholstered Eero Saarinen Knoll Armchair, One Chair
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Basel, BS
. Eero Saarinen Executive Chairs made by Knoll Associates. Originally designed in 1950. Featured in
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wool, Wood

Early Eero Saarinen Series 71 Executive Armchairs for Knoll in Black Leather
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Dronten, NL
Featured in nearly all florence Knoll-designed interiors, the saarinen executive chair has remained
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Armchair on Chrome Legs
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in St. Louis, MO
Classic Eero Saarinen for Knoll, executive armchair in original but soiled Knoll Fabric, on chrome
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Eero Saarinen for Knoll 2020 Executive Armchair with Ivory Leather & Wood Legs
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a single 2020 production Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive arm chair with ivory
Category

2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

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Knoll Saarinen Executive Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal knoll saarinen executive chair for your home. Each knoll saarinen executive chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, metal and upholstery. If you’re shopping for a knoll saarinen executive chair, we have 158 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect knoll saarinen executive chair — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A knoll saarinen executive chair made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular.

How Much is a Knoll Saarinen Executive Chair?

The average selling price for a knoll saarinen executive chair at 1stDibs is $1,905, while they’re typically $280 on the low end and $15,995 for the highest priced.

Eero Saarinen for sale on 1stDibs

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.

A Close Look at Mid-Century Modern Furniture

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 legendary 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.

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.

Finding the Right Seating for You

With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.

Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.

Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.