Womb Settee  

seen alot of chairs in my...
seen alot of chairs in my day but never saw that one
it is cool looking.

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Its a beautiful form I was surprised to read it was the womb chair form halved with plywood inserted...

Nice!
I love my womb chair, such a comfortable place to read. The settee is really well proportioned, which is interesting, if, as AzC says, it is only the chair with plywood extensions!

Womb for twins..
A local dealer has had one in his display window for at least a year. I think the price is $3800. Fabric is blue hopsack. I also have a womb chair/ottoman that I find is only comfortable when using the ottoman. I wonder if the "loveseat" is comfy all on its own?

I'd pay $3800.00
Heck, I'd be thrilled to pay $3800.00 for a womb settee.
I called Knoll and talked a very nice person in the Knoll Studio who said that they get occasional, but consistent calls to reintroduce the Settee. She said that Knoll has tried to figure out how to remake the settee and make it affordable, but they weren't able to do it.
I was thinking at the time, "Since when has Knoll been concerned about keep any of their prices down", but I kept quiet!
By the way, Home Office Designs says on their website that Herman Miller prices are going up again on January. Jeez, every year.....

Do I hear hoofs on the roof ?
While I am a huge fan of the womb chair I must say that the Swan settee is the mini for me.
Those terrific cut outs leave the arms floating as the back curves gracefully from side to side. Oh but Santa, where would I put it?

Is there
such an animal, bustelo ? I'd like to see it. . .
It makes perfect sense to me (if also a little disappointing) that the Womb would be extended with flat material (plywood) -- it's the same principle as extending a sedan into a limo: there's "nothing going on" form-wise between the two sculpted ends. It may be that the design of the shell anticipated this, by being designed with a duo of straight lines at the section (coup) made thru the middle of the chair.
The connecting of fiberglas to plywood does raise questions, however. . .and the phot seems to show slightly lumpy edges at the areas of juncture.
SDR

One for your kid
Looks like Knoll is cashing in on the mod-kid market and now making the womb chair in 3 sizes: baby bear, mama bear and daddy bear. I'm sure it won't be long before they reintroduce the womb settee.

SDR, yes
I'm not sure I'm reading your post correctly, but there is a swan settee as well as the womb settee. We are fortunate to have one of each. I've never seen the shell of the womb settee stripped, so I don't know if it is made entirely of fiberglass or has plywood as well. We are going to reupholster our swan settee very soon and will see it stripped, but I'm pretty certain that it is one shell molded of the same material as the regular swan.
Design-wise, I think the swan settee is a better realized design and the base is different that the regular chair and it feels a bit more considered. The womb settee looks like what it is, a "stretched" womb chair. Though they sit entirely differently, the swan more a formal "sipping tea" kinda' vibe while the womb is a deeper, more kicked-back relaxed feel. My 3 1/2 year old loves to sit in the womb settee with me and have me read to him.

Swan vs. Womb
I love both the Swan and Womb chairs, but I always thought that the Swan Settee was a bit too plain with the lack of cushions, whereas the Womb Settee looks fully realized.
It's just my opinion....at least the bloody Swan Settee is STILL available.
By the way, all the best in the Jollyday season, au-go-go.

Maybe a little genetic engineering could produce...
a Swomb settee?

There are
you go !
As for the Womb settee, the legs might have been thickened a bit to reflect the doubling of potential load -- even if not technically necessary -- and the doubling of size.

I wouldn't want a knockoff....
even if one was available because Knoll understood how to manufacturer the settee with the additional stress. I could imagine that a knockoff company would cut corners on the structure.
But, it's a moot point because I don't think anyone has gone ahead and knocked off this settee.

Quite different
We just got our swan settee back from being reupholstered and it looks very nice. However, I have to say now that we have it an useable state, and as beautiful as the form is, the womb settee has it beat for comfort by a mile. The swan is a nice sculptural piece, but not nearly as inviting for anything more than a brief sit. It works well for us, as we wanted to use it in an entryway where you would not be seated long anyway, but the contrast is striking.
My son has decided that it's "his" sofa because it is "just my size". That's fine with me since we plan to keep it for a very long time. It was one of those rare flea market scores.
SDR, you might find it interesting that I compared the legs of the womb chair to the settee and there is no difference. That may be part of the reason that if you are anything besides petite and sit in the middle, you can see it sag a bit.