However, the renewed interest in mid-century modern design in the late 1990s and 2000s and the profits made by the gallerists led scholars to look more closely at the chair and its provenance ...
The streamlined, minimalist forms of mid-century modern chairs reflect post-WWII ideals ... which was padded and upholstered. Its free, sculptural curves reflected a post-WWII design movement ...
It was subsequently upholstered in textile and leather ... author of the 2022 book Mid-Century Modern Furniture, agrees. "The Egg famously provides an enveloping and secure space within a space ...