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Set of 8, Mid-Century Modern Steel Chrome & Orange Wool Chairs, 1960s
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This is a rare opportunity to purchase an entire set of 8 original vintage Eero Saarinen for Knoll International Executive side chairs, which are part of a very early, original production, 70 years ago. These are completely original, complete with the orange wool Knoll high quality upholstery they were made with in the late 50's!They are all in very good vintage condition-- the fabric just needs updating, thus a perfect opportunity to suit them perfectly to your space. They are sturdy chairs. These iconic chairs are very RARE, especially in a set of Eight!
Additional information:
Materials: Chrome, Wool
Color: Orange
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
Number of Seats: 8
Brand: Knoll International
Designer: Eero Saarinen
Period: 1960s
Dimensions: 22.5 W × 20.5 D × 31.5 H in
Seat Height: 18.75 in
Condition: Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Chair framers are all in good vintage condition, with age-appropriate wear and small imperfections-- the padding needs replacement and the fabric just needs updating, thus a perfect opportunity to suit them perfectly to your space. They are sturdy chairs.
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- Creator:Eero Saarinen (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 31.5 in (80.01 cm)Width: 22.5 in (57.15 cm)Depth: 20.5 in (52.07 cm)Seat Height: 18.75 in (47.63 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 8
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1960s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections. Chair framers are all in good vintage condition, with age-appropriate wear and small imperfections-- the padding needs replacement and the fabric just needs updating.
- Seller Location:Basel, CH
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU7344231707332
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.
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