Eero Saarinen Tulip Table And Chairs
With the pedestal collection eero saarinen vowed to eliminate the slum of legs found under chairs and tables with four legs.
Eero saarinen tulip table and chairs. From the late 1940s through the 1950s eero saarinen designed many of the most recognizable knoll pieces including the tulip chairs and pedestal tables the womb chair and the 70 series executive seating collection. It was designed primarily as a chair to match the complementary dining table. The collection is a defining accomplishment of modern design and a timeless addition to your home a true classic. The chair is considered a classic of industrial design.
Eero saarinen for knoll round tulip dining table and set of four chairs table tulip designed by eero saarinen for knoll international dinning table by eero saarinen for knoll international 1965 eero saarinen 54 round white tulip dining table by knoll. Whether it be a single or group of chairs laminate or marble table or even a full blown dining set the little tulip shop has pleasure in presenting this most wonderful of dining interior choices. Tulip table replicas tulip style chairs eero saarinen we offer an extensive selection of saarinen tulip table replicas for your kitchen or dining room some influenced by the original look and others with more modern modifications. The bases of saarinen tables like the coordinating tulip chairs are made of cast aluminum finished in black white or platinum.
Born to world famous parents architect and cranbrook academy of art director eliel saarinen and textile artist loja saarinen eero saarinen was surrounded by design his whole life. He worked first with hundreds of drawings which were followed by scale models. The tulip chair like all other saarinen chairs was taken into production by the knoll furniture company founded by hans knoll who married saarinen family friend florence schust knoll. Eero saarinen 1957 with the pedestal collection eero saarinen resolved the ugly confusing unrestful world underneath tables and chairs.
His designs used modern materials in graceful ways helping establish the identity of knoll during our formative years. A schoolmate and great friend of florence schust it was an obvious choice for her to invite eero to design for knoll when she joined the company in the 1940s. The little tulip shop is dedicated to the 1955 mid century tulip table chair designs of eero saarinen. The chair has the smooth lines of modernism and was experimental with materials for its time.
A genuine saarinen table would never have a base made of plastic wood or any other material.