Knoll, the furniture design company, is celebrating the 75th anniversary of one of its most famous offerings: The Womb Chair.
The chair was designed by the legendary architect Eero Saarinen at the behest of Florence Knoll in 1948. Said Florence Knoll at the time, “This was at my specific request because I was sick and tired of those chairs that held you in one position”¦ I said, ‘Why not take the bull by the horns and do the big one first?’ That’s what happened”¦ I wanted a chair that was like a basket full of pillows”¦I wanted something I could curl up in.”
To celebrate The Womb Chair”™s 75th anniversary celebrations, Knoll hosted limited-engagement exhibit during last week”™s NYXcDesign event that detailed the chair”™s history from inception to fabrication.
As for its fetal name, Saarinen explained in 1949 that the chair “was designed on the theory that a great number of people have never really felt comfortable and secure since they left the womb.” The Womb chair is still manufactured to its original design and continues to be a top seller for Knoll.
