2018 Saarinen Executive Chair with Arms, 71A by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in Oak with Fabric Upholstery Design Objects If it needed to be

If it needed to be perfect

Between then and its closing in 2011

and a seat height of 17 inches

this is a far rarer and more finely crafted version than the uniform-thickness seat straight chair that Knoll produced elsewhere later in the 1940s and perhaps 1950s

The frame shows some light wear and patina from use

2018 Saarinen Executive Chair with Arms, 71A by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in Oak with Fabric Upholstery Design Objects If it needed to beThis is a Saarinen Executive Chair, model 71A, originally designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in 1950. This particular example dates to 2015. It features its original Knoll black fabric upholstery, and has steam bent oak legs that are finished in a walnut brown hue. This chair measures 24. 75 inches long, 26 inches wide, and 31. 5 inches high. The seat height is 18 inches, and the arm height is 25 inches. There are some very small stains on upholstery