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Saarinen? It looks like one but on Thonet legs.

That open back is Knoll, for sure. The legs, I'm not so sure about. Despite the fact they look great, I'm not sure they're original. (I've only ever seen those chairs on zinc legs.) Going to keep looking...

If that's not Saarinen, then someone needs to be sending royalties somewhere.

forget teh chairs, what is up with the table? it is lovely!

Saarinen ('Executive Chair with Wood Legs') *for* Knoll, even better! Here's a picture of the wooden-legged--though armless--version from the Knoll website:

http://www.knoll.com/products/search/zoomimage.jsp?media_id=4805&srchtype=broad

Hope that narrows your search down a bit...

I agree - forget the chairs - where is that fantastic fan table from?

MMMMMmmmmmmmmmmm

Rasil,

That's the Richard Schultz Petal table you are coveting.

Here's the link:

http://www.richardschultz.com/index.asp

these are definitely the saarinen exec chairs--he made them w/bent plywood legs, which looks so much nicer than the metal. I know b/c i actually have a pair that i might part with....that need to be re-upholstered. the internal shell is fiberglas, which is really cool.

thanks, reef! AT is really great.

i like top of the table a lot, less keen on the metal base (which seems to me a different style than the prettiness of the mahoghany top), and as for not being able to dl the prices unless you register....................

thanks, reef! AT is really great.

i like top of the table a lot, less keen on the metal base (which seems to me a different style than the prettiness of the mahoghany top), and as for not being able to dl the prices unless you register....................

Definitely original. My grandparents have four of these (with the wood legs) in white leather...yummy.

I often see the zinc legged version of these at flee markets for very reasonable prices (less than $40 down here in Texas). I think this chair has been over-looked by the hip mod vintage furniture mavens. Maybe I should start stocking up and selling them off on E-Bay.

Modmom just called for the answers, (thank you very much for the questions) but, as it was pointed out above, they are the wooden leg versions of the saarinen chairs, and then reupholstered in white. And for even more info, austinjohn, these were bought in Denton Texas 12+ years ago when we were in college. So, yes, you can still find them cheap! In Austin, the Addams Extracts building on S. I-35 is the greatest building around.

hi. i called hybrid-home. they are very nice + heplful. sandra, robin + eh are right. these are saarinen chairs made by knoll with wood legs.
they are reupholstered.

someone is selling them right now on craigs!
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/fur/148878671.html

Thanks, all!

I own one of these! Was purchased on ebay last year for $80 and is in serious need of recovering. What I don't know is: what colors/fabric/leather did it originally come in AND did they make a model sans back opening? I wonder if someone has upholstered over it...