Womb Chair, Model No. 70
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Eero Saarinen (American, born Finland, 1910–1961). Womb Chair, Model No. 70, Designed 1946, Manufactured ca. 1959. Chrome-plated steel, fiberglass, latex foam, original upholstery, 36 x 40 x 34 in. (91.4 x 101.6 x 86.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sandra Sheppard Rodgers, Gail Sheppard Moloney, Lynn Sheppard Manger, John W. Sheppard, Jr. from the Estate of their mother, Rose Jackson Sheppard Milbank, by exchange, 2001.37.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Designer
Manufacturer
Title
Womb Chair, Model No. 70
Date
Designed 1946, Manufactured ca. 1959
Geography
Place manufactured: New York, New York, United States
Medium
Chrome-plated steel, fiberglass, latex foam, original upholstery
Classification
Dimensions
36 x 40 x 34 in. (91.4 x 101.6 x 86.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Sandra Sheppard Rodgers, Gail Sheppard Moloney, Lynn Sheppard Manger, John W. Sheppard, Jr. from the Estate of their mother, Rose Jackson Sheppard Milbank, by exchange
Accession Number
2001.37.1
Frequent Art Questions
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This chair was designed by Eero Saarinen in 1946 for Knoll. It is called the "Womb Chair (Model No.70)", for the comforting way that it encloses the sitter. Mid-century designers were interested in organic furniture forms that responded the natural curves of the human body. Saarinen said of the chair, “People sit differently today than in the Victorian era. They want to sit lower and they like to slouch.”
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