Though ostensibly an architect of the International Style, whose mature period coincides with the heyday of the movement, Saarinen's genius lies in his focus on finding unique solutions for each individual commission.
They also exploit the possibilities of modern materials - particularly concrete - and engineering know-how to the fullest extent. Louis Gateway Arch and TWA Terminal, often are very sculptural - a quality likely derived from both his mother's influence and his own brief training in sculpture - and structurally adventurous, defying our expectations of how they must stand up. He enjoyed the concept of exposing the structure of the building with steel. He designed mostly with steel, glass and concrete. Many of his publication proclaimed Saarinen to be the most influential architect of his era.
By the time of his death, Saarinen did not have a distinct architectural style, despite helping to bring modern architecture to mainstream America. The focus of his design practice was on utilizing new construction techniques as well as creating architecture which contained variety and visual effect. Saarinen was considered to be part of the second generation of the modern movement within architecture. Like many contemporary architects, Saarinen was challenged by furniture design, especially the chairs, which presents aesthetical and structural problems that are particularly difficult to solve. The Womb chair displays the Finnish-born designer’s flair for challenging rules, breaking molds and setting new standards for modern design. Its wide range of colors makes it possible to satisfy the various tastes while maintaining the unmistakable design that has made it an absolutely modern style icon. The Womb chair is designed to facilitate a relaxed sitting posture, providing emotional comfort and a sense of security-hence, the name “ Womb.” The seat fits perfectly in both a modern and classic, industrial or minimal style. She wanted it to be shaped like a basket, large enough for lots of pillows, and one she could sink into to read a book. He created a womblike chair using a glass fibre shell upholstered in foam rubber and fabric. The Womb Chair came to be when Eero was asked by Florence Bassett Knoll to create a chair she could curl up in. In 1948, Eero Saarinen designed the “Womb” collection, which was supposed, as the name suggests, to make those seated on it feel as secure and cozy as a fetus in the womb. Womb Chair, designed 1947–1948, Brooklyn Museum In 1940, they both took part in the “Organic design in Home Furnishings” competition mounted by the Museum of Modern Art in New York ( MoMA). While Charles Eames continued to work on molded furniture in plywood, the Finnish architect decided to work on other materials. Experimenting with Charles Eames, he co-developed new furniture forms and the first designs for furniture of molded laminated wood. Here, Eero Saarinen met Charles Eames in the late 1930s. Indeed, he perfected at the Cranbrook Institute of Architecture and Design of which his father was a director.
Son of the architect Eliel Saarinen, he emigrated to the US with his family in 1923. In 1934, he graduated from Yale University and thanks to a Yale scholarship, he traveled to Europe again but he returned to the US in 1936 to work at his father’s architectural practice. Image source: What Are The Most Important Events In His Life?
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