Womb chair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll Floral Achille Castiglioni and Gino Sarfatti

Achille Castiglioni and Gino Sarfatti

She finds herself drawn to ceramics in recent years

and returns a share of its profits back to its artisans

Chair displays tags from Herman Miller

Womb chair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll Floral Achille Castiglioni and Gino SarfattiThe womb chair, designed by Finnish architect Eero Saarinen, was a revolutionary approach to seating when it debuted in 1948. The design was a product of a creative brief from Florence Knoll, who "was sick and tired of the one dimensional lounge chairlong and narrow. I want a chair I can sit sideways in or any other way I want." The result, a fiberglass and resign shell constructed with techniques honed by commercial shipbuilders, and covered with