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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Eero Saarinen for Knoll Tulip Table
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover timeless elegance with the iconic tulip table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll. Featuring a pristine white laminate top, this table epitomizes mid-century modern design with sleek...
Metal
Tulip Dining Table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1950s. USA. Original formica top with cast iron base.
Iron
Eero Saarinen 20" Top Tulip Side Table for Knoll ( B )
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A iconic sculptural tulip side table with a bigger sized 20" round top in white Laminate and matching steel base . Retains the manufactures label by Knoll designed by Eero Saarinen ...
Metal
$943Sale Price|45% Off
H 20.08 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
Knoll Tulip Table by Eero Saarinen — Round Top, Mid-Century Modern
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Markington, GB
Eero Saarinen for Knoll — Oval Tulip Table, Circa 1965 Designed in 1958 by Eero Saarinen, the iconic Tulip Table remains one of the most influential pieces in modern design. This ex...
Aluminum
Eero Saarinen Tulip Side Table for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very fine sculptural tulip side table with a bigger sized 20" round top in white Laminate and matching base . Retains the manufactures label by Knoll and designed by Eero Saarinen...
Metal
Dining table Tulip by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International - 1960s
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Uccle, Bruxelles
Magnificent Tulip table designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International in the 1960s. This table features a white laminated wood top resting on a cast aluminum base. The tabletop...
Aluminum
Saarinen Tulip Side Table by Knoll Studio
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Authentic Eero Saarinen's signature white pedestal Tulip Table by Knoll Studio, with laminate top and cast-aluminum base. Signature plate on the underside. **List Price: $1,400/EACH ...
Aluminum
Tulip Dining Table Edited by Knoll Designed By Eero Saarinen
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Ibiza, Spain
The Tulip table, designed by Eero Saarinen in 1958, is an iconic piece that continues to set trends in interior design. It consists of a white-painted metal base and a round white ma...
Marble, Aluminum
Eero Saarinen, for Knoll International. Tulip side table. Circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Eero Saarinen, for Knoll International Round tulip-shaped side table. The base is made of cast aluminum with a white epoxy lacquer finish and bears the Knoll label. The tabletop is ...
Marble, Aluminum
Emo Saarinen Style 47 inch Tulip Dining Table
By Eero Saarinen
Located in East Freetown, MA
Classic Eero Saariinen for Knoll attributed (no labels) tulip table. Sturdy black metal base with white composite wood top.
Wood
