Conference chair with wheels by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International - 1950

Conference chair with wheels designed by eero saarinen for knoll international (signature visible in the hollow of each wheel). Rotatable metal foot with 4 branches clad in wood with plastic castors mounted on ball bearings at the ends. Seat and back padded with polyurethane foam and coated with black leatherette "in its juice". Very good structural condition, the chair can be used as is. Note: concerning the foot: the rotation system is a little hard (a little seized?), an adjustment of the castors is to be expected (the chair is a little wobbly), the wood cladding has some imperfections. Regarding the seat and the backrest: the coating shows some traces of wear and some tears. Seat height=47 cm.