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SAARINEN EXECUTIVE CHAIR WITH SWIVEL BASE

Featured in nearly all Florence Knoll-designed interiors, the Saarinen Executive Chair has remained one of our most popular designs for nearly 70 years. The design transformed the notion of what executive seating could be with its sculptural form and modern finishing.

Designed by Eero Saarinen

The son of architect and Cranbrook Academy of Art director Eliel Saarinen and his wife, textile artist Loja, Eero Saarinen studied fine arts in Paris and architecture at Yale before working on furniture design with Norman Bel Geddes and practicing architecture with his father in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He collaborated on several projects, including a plywood leg splint for the U.S. Army, with his friend, Cranbrook alumnus Charles Eames. He opened his own practice in Ann Arbor in 1950. Among the many buildings for which he is known are Dulles Airport in Washington, D.C., The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri and the TWA Terminal at Kennedy International Airport in New York. He was the recipient of numerous awards and the subject of many exhibitions.


Dimensions

Armless: 22.5″W x 24″D x 31″-36.5″, Seat Height: 14.5″-20″
Arm Chair: 26″W x 25″D x 31″-36.5″H, Seat Height: 16.5″-22″


Materials & Options

  • Available in a selection of Knoll textiles and Spinneybeck leathers
  • 5-star base with casters features 360 degree swivel, tilt with tilt tension, and pneumatic seat height adjustment

Contact Us

Contact Hollace Cluny for more information at 416 968 7894 or send us an inquiry.


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