Eero Saarinen’s design career was both wildly iconic yet sadly short-lived. His work in furniture design and architecture was centuries ahead of its time and quite possibly only achievable by Saarinen himself. His furniture work aided his design process for architecture and vice a versa, he understood the human form and how people interact with design in the world. These iconic Saarinen Executive Chairs remain one of his most notable designs, instantly recognizable and widely used to this day.

The Saarinen Executive Chair is perhaps the most versatile chair known from the Mid-Century Modern design movement. Saarinen’s mastery of swooping curves invite users to sit and be embraced by a level of comfort only he could achieve. The iconic opening of the chair’s back allows for a slight “give” as one sits. This chair is in every way a Saarinen sculpture; beautiful at every angle.

The Object Refinery team greatly appreciates this particular version of the Saarinen Executive Chair, especially because of its unique vintage edition stainless steel swivel base, which is not as commonly seen. Over the years, Knoll has made significant changes to their swivel base designs, and it seems that their current design issued for this chair draws inspiration from this vintage model. We believe the stainless 4-star base, featuring tilt, swivel, and manual height adjustments, is their most pleasing design. Despite minor signs of wear due to its age and history, the base has been professionally restored to almost its original luster. Additionally, we chose an original KnollTextiles gray weave for the upholstery, which contains warm sterling silver and ivory hues, harmonizing beautifully with the chair's shiny stainless steel base.

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Creator
Eero Saarinen for Knoll, 1950

Materials
KnollTextiles Gray Weave & Stainless Steel

Dimensions
22.5"W x 20.5"D x 32"H (height adjustable)

Condition
Excellent. Minor wear consistent with age and history

Shipping
Domestic & International Delivery Available (request a quote)