womb chairs

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Scope note
Wide, contoured chairs consisting of a molded plastic shell covered with foam rubber padding and wool cloth set on a tubular steel frame; designed by Eero Saarinen and introduced in the mid-1940s; usually accompanied by a matching upholstered footstool.
womb chairs
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024