Postwar Design Flashcards
Pratt Davis, Chair, steel, rubber tube, cotton cover, 1948.
Frank Lloyd Wright, Armchair, designed for the Price Company tower (Bartlesville, OK), aluminum frame, upholstered seat and back, 1956. Collection of Phillips Petroleum Company.
Interior view, Eames House, Charles Eames, architect, 1949.
Eero Saarinen (1910-1961) and Charles Eames, Armchair, competition winner for Organic Design and Home Furnishings, molded plywood and sponge rubber upholstery, 1941. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art.
Eva Zeisel (1906-2011), designer, Museum Service, Castleton China Co., manufacturer, glazed porcelain, 1946. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art.
Charles and Ray Eames, RAR Rocking Armchair, Herman Miller, manufacturer, fiberglass-reinforced polyester, steel, birch, and rubber shockmounts, designed 1948-50, manufactured, 1950. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art.
Charles and Ray Eames, ESU (Eames Storage Unit), Herman Miller Furniture Company, manufacturer, dimpled birch plywood, zinc-plated steel, perforated metal, plastic laminated plywood, lacquered Masonite, and rubber, designed 1949-50. Collection of the Saint Louis Art Museum.
Harry Bertoia, Diamond Chair, produced by Knoll International, steel with chrome finish, 1952.
Charles and Ray Eames, Eames Wire Chair, manufactured by Herman Miller, chromed metal, 1951.
Eero Saarinen, Armchair Model No. 150 (Tulip Armchair), manufactured by Knoll International, Inc., fiberglass-reinforced polyester shell, cast aluminum base with fused plastic finish, and upholstered cushion, designed 1955-56, manufactured c. 1956-58 [These dates apply for the MoMA piece. Knoll cites date as 1957 and celebrated the chair’s 50th anniversary in 2007 with a special edition]. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art.
Eero Saarinen, Womb Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Knoll International, manufacturers, molded plastic shell, foam rubber, iron rod support, 1948.
