Saarinen Executive Office Chair

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Saarinen Executive Chair for Knoll

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Saarinen Executive Chair for Knoll

Located in Hanover, MA

Classic Executive Chair designed by Saarinen for Knoll with four star wood base on chrome casters and original upholstery. Chair goes up, down, tilts back and swivels.

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Vintage 1970s American Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Metal, Chrome, Steel

Saarinen Executive Armchair Swivel in Original Red Ochre by Knoll

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H 25 in W 24 in D 21 in

Saarinen Executive Armchair Swivel in Original Red Ochre by Knoll

By Knoll, Eero Saarinen

Located in Grand Cayman, KY

Iconic executive armchair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll. This example features original red ochre fabric, which has a sumptuous deep pile. Also, an uncluttered 5-star swivel base with b...

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

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Metal

Eero Saarinen Executive Swivel Armchairs for Knoll, Multiple Available

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H 32.68 in W 25.99 in D 25.6 in

Eero Saarinen Executive Swivel Armchairs for Knoll, Multiple Available

By Knoll, Eero Saarinen

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Comfortable and stylish Saarinen executive swivel arm chairs on casters. Original black leather in very good / excellent condition. The chairs are signed with manufacturer's label. ...

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Metal

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H 31 in W 26 in D 24.75 in

Ten Saarinen Executive Chairs for Knoll

By Knoll, Eero Saarinen

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

For your consideration are ten Executive chairs in saddle brown leather. All with adjustable pneumatic height and tilt positions. This Iconic design has been a favorite in both the h...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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$2,855 / item

H 16.93 in W 16.93 in D 16.93 in

Ensamble Pouf in Escondido Laredo 35

By Caterina Moretti

Located in Zapopan, Jalisco

The word "ensamble" means a set and comes from the French "ensemble," referring to one with another, together. From their own individuality, Peca (Guadalajara, 2007) and Studio84 (M...

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2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools

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Wood, Upholstery

H 4.73 in W 6.3 in D 3.55 in

Brass Scape Wall Light by Stem Design

Located in Geneve, CH

Brass Scape Wall Light by Stem Design Dimensions: D 9 x W 16 x H 12 cm. Materials: Cast brass. Finish: Tumbled and burnished. Weight: 3 kg. Finished and assembled by hand in India....

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2010s Indian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Gianni Moscatelli Dining Chair for Formanova, 1968

$1,950 / item

H 28.35 in W 24.41 in D 21.66 in

Gianni Moscatelli Dining Chair for Formanova, 1968

By Formanova, Gianni Moscatelli

Located in Lonigo, Veneto

Gianni Moscatelli dining chair for Formanova, faux-fur and iron, Italy, 1968. Designed by Gianni Moscatelli for Formanova in 1968, these dining chairs are offered in a faithful cont...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Iron

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Saarinen Executive Office Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the saarinen executive office chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, fabric and animal skin, every saarinen executive office chair was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a saarinen executive office chair — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each saarinen executive office chair bearing Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern or Modern hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Saarinen Executive Office Chair?

Prices for a saarinen executive office chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $750 and can go as high as $15,840, while the average can fetch as much as $1,833.

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.

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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.