Knoll Saarinen Womb Relax Chair
Designed by Eero Saarinen, the Knoll Womb Relax Chair is a reinterpretation of the original 1946 design. With a new relaxed look and feel, this lounge chair facilitates a relaxed posture. It is available in a wide range of fabrics to suit your interior style.
This version replaced the original Womb Chair (since discontinued) - making it a more relaxed and comfortable version.
- Designer : Eero Saarinen
- Year of Design : 1946/2024
- Material : Polyurethane foam over metal structure, elastic belts. Metal legs
- Cushions : Down filled with polyurethane core
- H: 92cm; W: 105cm; D; 94cm.
- Seat height : 43.5cm
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Description
The Knoll Saarinen Womb Relax Chair is reinterpretation of the original 1946 design by Eero Saarinen, designed at Florence Knoll's request for "a chair that was like a basket full of pillows, something I could really curl up in.". This new interpretation of the original chair offers the sitter a reimagined look and feel, with down/feather or dacron filling to create a softer look to this contemporary classic. Manufactured by Knoll this groundbreaking chair was designed to facilitate a relaxed sitting posture providing emotional comfort and a sense of security - hence the name "Womb".
The Womb Relax Chair is available in a broad spectrum of colours from various Knoll fabrics. In addition, you can select either polished chrome or black painted legs to give the Womb Chair it's own unique identity. To complete the lounge look there is also a Knoll Saarinen Relax Ottoman available.
As with Knoll originals the Knoll logo is stamped into the structure of the chair, certifying its authenticity.
Please note - This version replaced the original Knoll Womb Chair (since discontinued) - making it a more relaxed and comfortable version for today's market.
See other Eero Saarinen designs.
See the Knoll collection.
| Brand | Knoll Studio |
|---|---|
| Designer | Eero Saarinen |
| Year of Design | 946/2024 |
| Dimensions | H: 92cm; W: 105cm; D; 94cm. Seat height : 43.5cm |
Eero Saarinen
Eero Saarinen (1910–1961) was a Finnish-American architect and industrial designer known for his innovative, sculptural approach to modernism. Born in Finland and raised in the United States, Saarinen studied architecture at Yale University and later taught at Cranbrook Academy of Art, where his father Eliel Saarinen was director.
Saarinen is widely recognised for landmark architectural works like the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport, and buildings for General Motors and MIT. However, he also played a pivotal role in furniture design, particularly through his collaborations with Knoll Studio.
Working closely with Florence Knoll, Saarinen created some of the most iconic pieces in modern furniture. His most famous contributions include the Tulip Chair and Pedestal Table Collection, designed to eliminate the "slum of legs" found in traditional furniture. These sleek, futuristic pieces exemplified his desire for form to follow both function and beauty, and remain bestsellers in the Knoll catalogue today.
Saarinen’s work for Knoll marked a significant moment in mid-century design, merging architectural vision with industrial design in ways that continue to influence interiors and furniture aesthetics worldwide.
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