Through his work as an architect and designer, Eero Saarinen was a prime mover in the introduction of modernism into the American mainstream. Particularly affecting were the organic, curvilinear forms seen in Saarinen’s furniture and his best-known structures: the gull-winged TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy airport in New York (opened 1962), Dulles International Airport in Virginia (1962) and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri (1965).
Saarinen had a peerless modernist pedigree. His father, Eliel Saarinen, was an eminent Finnish architect who in 1932 became the first head of the Cranbrook Academy of Art in suburban Detroit. The school became synonymous with progressive design and decorative arts in the United States, and while studying there the younger Saarinen met and befriended several luminaries of mid-century modernism, among them Harry Bertoia and Charles and Ray Eames.
At Cranbrook, Saarinen also met Florence Schust Knoll, who, as director of her husband Hans Knoll's eponymous furniture company, would put Saarinen’s best designs into production. These include the Grasshopper chair, designed in 1946 and so named because its angled bentwood frame resembles the insect; the Tulip chair (1957), a flower-shaped fiberglass shell mounted on a cast-aluminum pedestal; and the lushly contoured Womb lounge chair and ottoman (1948). In his furniture as in his architecture, the keynotes of Eero Saarinen’s designs are simplicity, strength and grace.
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Knoll Eero Saarinen 72CC Executive Side Chairs (set of 6)
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Pasadena, TX
200+ in stock Saarinen Side Chairs Classic Saarinen side chairs In Knoll upholstery. Tubular metal legs with metal glides.
Chrome
Knoll Eero Saarinen 72CC Executive Side Chairs (set of 4)
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Pasadena, TX
200+ in stock Saarinen Side Chairs Classic Saarinen side chairs In Knoll upholstery. Tubular metal legs with metal glides.
Chrome
Knoll Eero Saarinen 72CC Executive Side Chairs (per item)
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Pasadena, TX
200+ in stock Saarinen Side Chairs Classic Saarinen side chairs In Knoll upholstery. Tubular metal legs with metal glides.
Chrome
Set of Six Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Executive Armchairs for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Pasadena, TX
A set of six Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen executive armchairs for Knoll Saarinen began his career as a student at Yale University and after travels and studies in Europe returne...
Chrome
1 Vintage Eero Saarinen Executive Armchair
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Pasadena, TX
This 1957 award winning design brings style and comfort to any seating arrangement. Bring this brilliant look as an addition to any recreational use or task.
Fabric
Knoll Saarinen Chairs
Located in Pasadena, TX
Designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, this Executive Swivel Task Chair features a sculptural upholstered silhouette in charcoal fabric with wraparound arms and a polished aluminum fiv...
Aluminum
Eero Saarinen Executive Armchairs ~ set of 12
By Eero Saarinen
Located in New York, NY
A set of 12 (tweleve) Eero Saarinen Executive Armchairs. Made in USA, circa 1970. Reupholstered in Kravet fabric approximately 10 years ago. Dimensions: Height (in): 31½ Width (in...
Metal
Eero Saarinen Dining Chairs Model 72 by Knoll 1960s - Set of 10
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Esperance, NY
For sale is this monumental lot of 10 1960s Eero Saarinen Dining Chairs Model 72 by Knoll. The chairs are constructed with a steel base and a fiberglass backrest. The chairs are black.
Steel
Set of 10 Eero Saarinen for Knoll 72C Executive Armless Chairs Chrome Legs *2016
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in St. Louis, MO
Eero Saarinen originally designed this chair in the 1950s MCM period for Knoll, model 72C armless executive chair with tubular steel legs, these have a production date of 2016, This ...
Chrome
Model 72 Dining Chairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, 1960s USA, Set of 4
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in GORINCHEM, NL
The Saarinen Model 72 Dining Chair by Knoll International is a true design icon. Introduced in 1950 by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, it reflects his signature vision of s...
Chrome
Original Set of 4 'Executive' Armchairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, 1960s
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
Great set of 4 ‘Model 71’ armchairs also known as the ‘Executive’ series designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International in 1948. This is an early set from the sixties with the ori...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Armless Chairs, Set of 4
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Stunning authentic Mid-Century Modern set of four Saarinen executive armless chairs by Knoll. One of Knoll most popular designs that achieved comfort through the shape of its shell. ...
Steel, Chrome
