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I wanted to clear up the slum of legs… I wanted to make the chair all one thing again.
Eero Saarinen
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Eero Saarinen
Age: 51 †
Born: 1910
Born: January 1
Died: 1961
Died: September 1
Architect
Designer
Kyrkslätt
Thing
Make
Slum
Slums
Chair
Chairs
Legs
Clear
Wanted
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