A schoolmate and great friend of florence schust it was an obvious choice for her to invite eero to design for knoll when she joined the company in.
Eero saarinen executive side chair.
Featured in nearly all florence knoll designed interiors the saarinen executive chair has remained one of our most popular designs for nearly 70 years.
By eero saarinen knoll.
The saarinen executive chair was designed by eero saarinen after multiple collaborations with charles and ray eames on organic home furnishing designs.
Saarinen executive side chair with metal legs for knoll.
Introduced in 1950 the chair transformed the notion of what executive seating could be with its sculptural form and modern finishing.
Located in glendale ca.
The contoured plywood seat is supported by metal or wood legs.
Downloads for saarinen executive armless chair.
The saarinen executive armchair has an overall height of 31 36 25 79 92 cm width of 26 66 cm and depth of 24 75 63 cm.
The design which is now found in dining rooms as often as it is in offices transformed the notion of what executive seating could be with its sculptural form and modern finishing.
The feel remains unchanged as the molded shell flexes slightly with the sitter.
Saarinen s illustrious career was cut short with his untimely death in 1961 at age 51 while having surgery for a brain tumor.
The saarinen executive chair 1946 was originally made of fiberglass but was later updated in polyurethane.
This chair is greenguard indoor air quality certified for its use of low emitting products.
From the late 1940s through the 1950s eero saarinen designed many of the most recognizable knoll pieces including the tulip chairs and pedestal tables the womb chair and the 70 series executive seating collection.
Originally designed in 1946 this late 1990s early 2000s edition is executed in green and white with knoll manufacturer s s.
Eero saarinen born to world famous parents architect and cranbrook academy of art director eliel saarinen and textile artist loja saarinen eero saarinen was surrounded by design his whole life.
Eero saarinen 1950 featured in nearly all florence knoll designed interiors the saarinen executive chair remains one of the most popular knoll designs.
His designs used modern materials in graceful ways helping establish the identity of knoll during our formative years.
His pedestal table tulip chair womb chair and executive seating have all become easily recognizable icons of american modernism.
Eero saarinen 1950 featured in nearly every florence knoll interior the saarinen executive chair remains one of the most popular knoll designs.
Originally introduced in 1950 the chair transformed the notion of what executive seating could be with its fluid sculptural form and modern finishing.