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... > Industrial design > Furnishings and Equipment > Furnishings by form or function > Furnishing > Seating furniture > Seats (furniture) > Individual seating furniture with backrest > Chair > Chairs by form > Grasshopper Chair

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Grasshopper Chair  

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  • The Grasshopper Chair name comes from its curved bentwood arms and legs that reminds a grasshopper’s hind legs. His designer was Eero Saarinen. The seat was meant for relaxing and leaning back to read or decompress after a long day’s work. The bent laminated wood frame was a material that had been used for aviation during WWII , once the war was over, it was adapted for furniture manufacturing. It has a laminated birch frame with fabric upholstery.

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