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Child's Womb Chair
Child's Womb Chair
One of the most iconic and comfortable chairs of the modern furniture movement, the womb chair was born from Florence Knoll's request for Eero Saarinen to create her a chair that she could really "curl up in." What could be better for napping than a 75% scaled down kid-sized version?!
Designer: Eero Saarinen, 1948
Manufacturer: Knoll
Dimensions: 31"w | 28"d | 27.25"h | 14.5" seat height | 17"arm height
Construction: Seat shell is made of molded fiberglass. Base is tubular steel with polished chrome. Sustainably designed, GREENGUARD indoor air quality certified.
Upholstery is customizable in a wide range of Knoll Textiles and Spinneybeck Leathers.
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Founded in 1938, Knoll uses modern design to connect people to their work, their lives, their world. Throughout its history, by embracing the creative genius at the Bauhaus School and the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Knoll has been recognized for creating residential and workplace furnishings that inspire, evolve, and endure. Today, Knoll’s commitment to modern design and dedication to sustainability have yielded a unique portfolio of products that continue to respond and adapt to changing needs.
Knoll has always remained true to the Bauhaus design philosophy that modern furniture should complement architectural space, not compete with it. At Knoll, modern design has been the guiding principle, and a passion shared by customers and design professionals worldwide.
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. It came as no surprise that Eero was helping his father design furniture and fixtures for the Cranbrook campus by the time he was in his teens.
In 1929 Eero left for Paris where he studied sculpture before enrolling in the Yale architecture program the following year. In 1934, he returned to Michigan to teach at Cranbrook, work on furniture designs, and practice architecture with his father.
Saarinen met Florence Knoll (né Schust) at Cranbrook, who at that time was a promising young protégé of Eliel Saarinen. Florence spent all of her free time with the Saarinen family, including summer vacations to Finland. When Florence joined Knoll in the 1940s, it was an obvious choice for her to invite Eero to design for the company.
Over the next 15 years Saarinen designed many of the most recognizable Knoll pieces, including the Tulip chairs and tables, the Womb chair, and the 70 series seating collection. Eero, who was known for being obsessed with revision, took a sculptural approach to furniture design, building hundreds of models and full scale mock-ups to achieve the perfect curve, find the right line, and derive the most pleasing proportions. His designs, which employed modern materials in graceful, organic shapes, helped establish the reputation and identity of Knoll during its formative years.
Among his outstanding architectural projects are the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the TWA Terminal at Kennedy International Airport, CBS headquarters in New York, and Dulles Airport in Washington, DC.
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We want you to love your purchase. We will work with you to make it right if you receive an item that is damaged or defective and reported as such upon delivery.
Most furniture, lighting, and rugs that we offer are either made-to-order, or non-stocked and ordered specifically for you, and therefore NOT RETURNABLE unless damaged or defective and reported as such at the time of delivery.
Made-to-order and non-stocked items include all furniture, lighting, rugs, and accessories shipped directly from our manufacturers, which encompasses a majority of orders.
Please be sure to measure carefully, thoughtfully consider your purchase, and contact us for any assistance you need prior to placing your order.
You may return in-stock, small-parcel items for store credit or refund with your original receipt when returned in original (new and unused) condition within 14 days of store purchase or delivery.
Return Policy
We want you to love your purchase. We will work with you to make it right if you receive an item that is damaged or defective and reported as such upon delivery.
Most furniture, lighting, and rugs that we offer are either made-to-order, or non-stocked and ordered specifically for you, and therefore NOT RETURNABLE unless damaged or defective and reported as such at the time of delivery.
Made-to-order and non-stocked items include all furniture, lighting, rugs, and accessories shipped directly from our manufacturers, which encompasses a majority of orders.
Please be sure to measure carefully, thoughtfully consider your purchase, and contact us for any assistance you need prior to placing your order.
You may return in-stock, small-parcel items for store credit or refund with your original receipt when returned in original (new and unused) condition within 14 days of store purchase or delivery.
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