Pasadena, TX
Details
- Dimensions
- 25.5ʺW × 25.5ʺD × 31.5ʺH
- Number of Seats
- 6
- Seat Height
- 18.0 in
- Designer
- Eero Saarinen
- Period
- 2000 - 2009
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Chrome
- Fabric
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Design Modified, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Gray
- Condition Notes
- Age appropriate wear Age appropriate wear less
- Description
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A set of six Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen executive armchairs for Knoll
Saarinen began his career as a student at … more A set of six Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen executive armchairs for Knoll
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. Cranbrook was founded by publisher George C. Booth and Eliel Saarinen in 1927 and Saarinen became Director in 1932. Two of its graduates were Charles Eames and Florence Schust Knoll. Saarinen and Eames collaborated on various projects, culminating in a range of furniture that won first prize at an exhibition held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1940 entitled, "Organic Design in Home Furnishings." After 1946, however Eames went to work for Herman Miller; Saarinen became associated with Knoll Associates. A number of Saarinen's chairs for Knoll were to become landmarks in the history of 20th century design
A set of six vintage Eero Saarinen executive armchairs for Knoll
This chair was first introduced in 1957 and won the Federal Award for
Industrial Design in 1969.
Upholstered in an original Knoll fabric with solid seats and a patterned back.
Chrome legs. less
Pasadena, TX
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