Womb chair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll Floral designed by Luca Nichetto

designed by Luca Nichetto

I want a chair I can sit sideways in or any other way I want

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Womb chair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll Floral designed by Luca NichettoThe womb chair, designed by Finnish architect Eero Saarinen, was a revolutionary approach to seating when it debuted in 1948. The design was a product of a creative brief from Florence Knoll, who "was sick and tired of the one dimensional lounge chairlong and narrow. I want a chair I can sit sideways in or any other way I want." The result, a fiberglass and resign shell constructed with techniques honed by commercial shipbuilders, and covered with