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1910 Kirkkonummi (FI)
1961 Ann Arbor, Michigan (US)
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Architect and designer, son of the famous architect Eliel Saarinen, he collaborated with Charles Eames on a revolutionary body-molded plywood-shell chair. He continued researches on this new material and designed among others the famous "Womb" chair in 1946 and "Tulip" chair in 1956 both edited by Knoll. He worked as an architect in his father's studio where he created in a free organic style important works like TWA Kennedy airport's terminal.
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Courtesy
Knoll
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'Womb' Chair
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D E S I G N E R
Eero Saarinen
P R O D U C E R
Knoll, United States
1948
M A T E R I A L
latex foam
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fabric
Steel legs
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