WOMB CHAIR

tHE WOMB CHAIR WAS CREATED

IN 1946, BUT RELEASED IN 1948. tHE
DESIGNER OF THE CHAIR, EERO
SAARINEN, CONCENTRATED ON THE
OVERALL FORM AND FOCUSED LESS
ON THE CUSHIONING OF THE CHAIR.
PARTNERING WITH FLORENCE KNOLL,
THE MATERIALS WERE BROUGHT
TOGETHER. fIBERGLASS AND RESIN
WERE USED TO CREATE THE CHAIR.
tHE FRAME IS MADE OF CHROME STEEL.
tHE INTENTION OF THE CHAIR WAS TO
PROVIDE COMFORT BY THE FLEXIBILITY
OF THE LARGE SHELL, CREATING A
WOMB-LIKE FEEL.

INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER, EERO

SAARINEN WAS FINNISH-
AMERICAN WHO DESIGNED
THE WOMB CHAIR DURING THE
MID-2OTH CENTURY MODERN
MOVEMENT. DURING THAT TIME
HIS GOAL WAS TO CREATE A
LARGE CHAIR THAT DEFIED ALL
OTHER LOUNGE CHAIRS.
ASHLEY SHULFER & NADINE DRAGAN
IA 210- HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN- EUROPEAN INFLUENCES
SPRING 2019
 WOMB CHAIR

tHE WOMB PEAKED OUR INTEREST DUE

TO IT’S ICONIC NAME. THE SLEEK AND
MODERN STYLE CAUGHT OUR EYE WITH
ITS SIMPLISTIC AND ANGLED FORM OF
THE CHAIR. CREATING THE FEELING OF
COMFORT AND RELAXATION, IT HAS
A VERY DISTINCTIVE LOOK THAT WAS
FEATURED IN MULTIPLE MEDIA OUTLETS.
THOSE MEDIA OUTLETS INCLUDE
COMMERCIALS AND MAGAZINES.
THE WOMB CHAIR HAS CREATED A
MODERN YET COMFY FEEL IN MANY
INDOOR SPACES.

ASHLEY SHULFER & NADINE DRAGAN WORKS CITED:

https://www.kardiel.com/womb-chair-ottoman-cadet-grey-tweed-cashmere-wool/
IA 210- HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN- EUROPEAN INFLUENCES https://www.arturbane.com/products/eero-womb-chair-dark-blue
https://www.manhattanhomedesign.com/blog-post-the-story-behind-the-womb-
SPRING 2019 chair-ottoman/