Eames Saarinen Chair
Vintage mid century modern herman miller eames dsr chair elephant hide grey circ.
Eames saarinen chair. The organic chair was born out of this attempt. 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. Originally designed in 1946 by euro saarinen the womb chair has become an icon in furniture from the same era as eames and other notable architects and artists. The third design that defined and created the very term eames chair needs little introduction it is the 1956 eames lounge chair and matching ottoman.
Eames and saarinen considered it a failure as the tooling for molding a chair from a single piece of wood had not yet been invented. Knoll handkerchief side chairs in gray by massimo lella vignelli a pair. Eames and saarinen s goal was to mold a single piece of plywood into a 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.
With its sculptural shapes the design was ahead of the times. For the organic design in home furnishings competition held by the museum of modern art charles eames and eero saarinen created an entire series of versions of the organic chair each intended for a different sitting position. Charles eames eero saarinen 1940 the organic chair a small and comfortable reading chair was developed in several versions for the 1940 organic design in home furnishings competition organised by the museum of modern art in new york. In 1940 they submitted the organic chair as a joint entry to the organic design in home furnishings competition held by the museum of modern art in new york.
Knoll mcm vintage set 5 saarinen white tulip dining chairs. Saarinen s revolutionary pedestal collection debuted in 1958 in addition to his achievements in furniture eero saarinen was a leader of the second generation modernists. The chair won first prize but its form was unable to be successfully mass produced. Inspired by florence knoll s request for a chair that would feel like a basket full of pillows that she could curl up in you can do the same in the beautiful reproduction.
Eames and saarinen were awarded first place in seating as well as first place for their case goods. The design was a real step away from what had come before as it was no longer constrained by the need for being of value and for mass production at low cost. It was here that eero saarinen met charles eames. The designs were ahead of their time but never went into production owing to a lack of technology.
Charles eames and eero saarinen developed the organic chair in 1941.