Eero Saarinen Organic Chair
designed in 1940

Eero Saarinen
Organic Chair

• Popular design from 1940
• Great comfort
• High-quality craftsmanship
• Exclusive materials

The Organic Chair was designed in 1940 for the New York Museum of Modern Art's "Organic Design in Home Furnishings" competition. Technically advanced, the impressive seat was not put into series production until after 1950, when technology had matured enough to manufacture larger quantities of the organically shaped seat shells. Eero Saarinen designed the sought-after Organic Chair in conjunction with Charles Eames, combining the creative design vision and talent of two of the most significant designers of the 20th century.

INFURN produces the Organic Chair in hand-formed fibreglass shell upholstered in quality cashmere, classic or premium leather in various colours. There is a choice of three types of solid wood for the legs.

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Considered as one of the masters of American 20th century architecture and design, Eero Saarinen was originally born in Finland before moving to Michigan with his family at the tender age of 13. Influenced heavily by his art teaching Father, Saarinen eventually incurred fame for an inclusive approach and ability to vary his style according to the demands of the project Saarinen’s eclectic forms of Modernist vision can best be interpreted by his first-hand experience of such diverse cultural ideologies, amplified by time spent travelling in North Africa, the studying of sculpture at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris and his graduation from architecture at Yale. Lauded for his furniture design and work with Charles Eames, Saarinen is still celebrated internationally to this day for works that include the remodelling of the Swedish National Theatre in Helsinki and his design of the Washington Dulles International Airport.