Charles Eames & Eero Saarinen, 1940
Description
Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen created the Organic Chair in 1940 as part of their entry for 'Organic Design in Home Furnishings', a competition organised by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The small reading chair offers superb comfort, thanks to its comfortably upholstered, biomorphically shaped seat shell.
Details
Material Description:
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Material: Hopsak
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Seat shell: laminated.
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Upholstery: polyurethane foam with fabric cover.
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Glides: fitted with plastic glides for carpet, felt glides for hard floors additionally included.
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Origin of wood: oak (Quercus robur) and ash (Fraxinus excelsior) from Western Europe and/or Poland.
Dimension:
W725 x H935 mm
Designer
Charles Eames & Eero Saarinen, 1940
Eero Saarinen together with Charles Eames developed the first designs for furniture made from moulded plywood. 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.
