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Armchair and footstool designed by Earo Saarinen for M Knoll International

Object No. 88/652

This armchair and footstool called 'Womb', made of a plastic shell with chromium-plated tubular steel, latex foam and wool fabric, was designed in the USA by Eero Saarinen in 1945. It has been manufactured by M. Knoll International in America since 1948 and this example dates from 1987. Eero Saarinen declared that "people sit differently today . . . They want to sit lower and they like to slouch".

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Summary

Object Statement

Armchair and footstool, red 'Womb', designed by Eero Saarinen, United States of America, 1945, made by M. Knoll International, United States of America, 1987

Physical Description

Armchair and footstool, 'Womb', designed by Eero Saarinen, USA, 1945, made by M. Knoll International, USA, 1987

DIMENSIONS

Height

920 mm

Width

1060 mm

Depth

940 mm

SOURCE

Credit Line

Purchased 1988

Acquisition Date

23 August 1988

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