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Womb™ Chair - Leather
When Florence Knoll challenged Finnish-born architect and designer Eero Saarinen in 1948 to create a chair that she could curl up in, she had found an apt candidate for the task. The Womb Chair's enveloping, lap-like form continues to be one of the most iconic and recognized representations of mid-century Scandinavian organic modernism. In fact, ask most designers and architects what lounge chair design they covet and they'll promptly tell you it's the Womb Chair. Manufactured by Knoll according to the original and exacting specifications of the designer. Made in U.S.A.
Foam applied over a molded fiberglass shell creates a single-piece that perfectly facilitates a relaxed sitting posture.
The slender steel rod base is chrome-plated using a multiple step process, resulting in a flawlessly polished mirror finish.
Leather upholstery options include Spinneybeck® Volo (full-grain, semi-aniline) and Spinneybeck® Riva (full-grain, full-aniline). For color options, see swatches left.
Additional seat and back cushions provide a further degree of comfort.
Womb Ottoman
available, sold separately.
Greenguard certified
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Womb™ Chair - Leather
$4,884.00 - $7,004.00
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Measurements:
H 35.5" W 40" D 34" Seat H 16"
Materials:
Steel rod with polished chrome finish; foam; reinforced fiberglass shell; plywood platform; polyester fiber with foam core; stainless steel and nylon glides.
Volo Leather:
Spinneybeck® Volo semi-aniline leather.
Riva Leather:
Spinneybeck Riva, full-grain, full-aniline leather.
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This is a fully licensed classic.
Eco-Stats:
Greenguard certified
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Eero Saarinen
Although Eero Saarinen made his reputation in the United States following World War II, he had his roots in Europe. Until 1923, he lived in Finland with his mother, textile artist Loja Saarinen, and his father, the renowned architect and town planner, Eliel Saarinen. For Eero, architecture was a discipline like the fine arts, and in particular, sculpture. He called himself a "form giver" and everything he designed had a strong sculptural quality.
Saarinen began his career as a student at Yale University and after travels and studies in Europe returned to the U.S. and taught for a brief period at Cranbrook Academy. Cranbrook had been founded in 1927 by publisher George C. Booth and Eliel Saarinen, the latter of whom became Director in 1932. Two of its graduates were Charles Eames and Florence Knoll Bassett (then Schust). Saarinen and Eames collaborated on...
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