Knoll Saarinen Oval Carrara Marble Top Pedestal Dining Table 96"
About the Item
- Creator:Eero Saarinen (Designer),Knoll (Manufacturer)
- Design:Saarinen Pedestal TableSaarinen Pedestal Series
- Dimensions:Height: 28.25 in (71.76 cm)Width: 96 in (243.84 cm)Depth: 54 in (137.16 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:2000
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. please contact us for a detailed condition report9600.
- Seller Location:Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU885039284842
Pedestal Table
Finnish-American architect and furniture maker Eero Saarinen (1910–61) declared that he “wanted to clear up the slum of legs” crowded beneath tables. Enter his Pedestal collection, which Knoll launched in 1958. The collection included armchairs, stools and tables of various sizes all balanced on a single supporting leg.
Saarinen got his start in furniture as a student at Michigan’s Cranbrook Academy of Art, where his father, architect Eliel Saarinen, was director. Some of Eero’s earliest work was designing furniture for Kingswood, a Cranbrook school for girls that opened in 1931. The pieces included a table with four gathered legs in order to make room for both people and chairs’ legs.
At Cranbrook Academy, Saarinen met Florence Knoll, who would become a lifelong friend and professional partner, especially when she was leading the Knoll furniture company. He also met fellow designer Charles Eames, and — with support from Ray Eames — they created the molded plywood Organic chair, which placed first in the 1940 Organic Design in Home Furnishings competition organized by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. As with Saarinen’s future practice, the Organic chair was emblematic of a design approach that was informed by a consideration of the human body as well as the possibilities of new machine processes.
Although America’s involvement in World War II disrupted plans to manufacture the Organic chair, Saarinen continued to explore organic shapes in industrial design. His interest in using seamless plastic forms was clear with his Pedestal series, but the technology was not advanced enough for their stability. Instead, the Pedestal table and its accompanying Tulip armchairs and armless chairs comprised cast-aluminum bases. Each table, stool and chair was crafted with a single, tapered cylindrical leg that descends to a base that flares into a circle, giving the illusion of being one piece. Like his Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the series’ pieces appear to float, and although austere in silhouette, they reflect intense attention to engineering.
The Pedestal table was released with several additional options, including marble and wood veneer for its round and oval tops for dining, side and coffee tables. Because of their modest footprint on a room and streamlined design, these tables can harmonize with nearly any interior style. The design’s status as a mid-century modern classic has inspired numerous imitators, but Saarinen’s original Pedestal table — still manufactured by Knoll — maintains the grace and quality that distinguishes it from the rest.
Eero Saarinen
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.
Find vintage Eero Saarinen tables, chairs and other furniture on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 1 day of delivery.
- Karl Springer Jansen Style Dining or Center Table 1980sBy Karl SpringerLocated in Ft Lauderdale, FLKarl Springer Jansen Style Dining or Center Table 1980s Wagon wheel spoked design, sold in USA 1980s through Karl Springer Workshop and retailer Lorin Marsh. Karl Springer Jansen style dining table...Category
Vintage 1980s Modern Dining Room Tables
MaterialsStainless Steel
- Set of 3 Marcel Breuer Laccio Coffee and Side Tables Black Chrome Knoll StudioBy Knoll, Marcel BreuerLocated in Ft Lauderdale, FLSet of 3 Marcel Breuer Laccio Coffee and Side Tables Black Chrome Knoll Studio This exquisite set, comprised of a coffee table and a pair of side tables, showcases Marcel Breuer’s ic...Category
Late 20th Century American Bauhaus Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsSteel
- Florence Knoll Long Sofa w/ Table Chrome Frame, 1960'sBy Florence KnollLocated in Ft Lauderdale, FLFlorence Knoll long sofa w/ table chrome frame, 1960's. Upholstered 2010 in Knoll fabric. Note photos for fabric color, pattern and condition. Purchased 1966, Royal Oak, MI. Walnut t...Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
MaterialsChrome
- Paul McCobb for Calvin Coffee Table in Marble, Brass and Wood, Mid CenturyBy Paul McCobbLocated in Ft Lauderdale, FLPaul McCobb for Calvin Coffee Table in Marble, Brass and Wood, Mid Century Large brass-framed, 5/8" marble-top coffee or cocktail t...Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsMarble, Brass
- Mid Century Pedestal in Chrome Glass and Brass by Maison JansenBy Maison JansenLocated in Ft Lauderdale, FLMid Century Pedestal in Chrome Glass and Brass by Maison Jansen. Three-legged tall pedestal table in polished chrome and glass with hooved feet, f...Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
MaterialsChrome, Brass
- Large Italian Glass Vase or Votive in Gold and Stainless Pedestal by VeArtBy VeArtLocated in Ft Lauderdale, FLLarge Italian Glass Vase or Votive in Gold and Stainless Pedestal by VeArt Large Italian glass vase gold and stainless pedestal by VeArt. Large green / blue pattern Murano glass vase...Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Vases
MaterialsMetal
- Eero Saarinen for Knoll 'Tulip' Dining Table with Carrara Marble TopBy Knoll, Eero SaarinenLocated in Waalwijk, NLEero Saarinen for Knoll International, 'Tulip' dining table, Carrara marble, metal, United States, 1950s/1960s This iconic pedestal table from the Tulip collection is designed by Ee...Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
MaterialsMarble, Metal
- Saarinen for Knoll Pedestal Dining TableBy Eero Saarinen, KnollLocated in New York, NYNice early Saarinen design for Knoll tulip dining table. This example has the 575 Madison Ave Knoll address, it is in very good original condition, showing only light cosmetic wear, ...Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
MaterialsMetal
- Knoll Tulip 96" Dining Table with Carrera Marble by Eero SaarinenBy Eero Saarinen, KnollLocated in North Hollywood, CAThe Tulip Dining Table with Carrara marble in 96" size is a stunning and sophisticated addition to any dining room. Designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, this table boasts a minimalis...Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Ta...
MaterialsCarrara Marble, Aluminum
- Saarinen 42" Pedestal Dining Table for KnollBy Knoll, Eero SaarinenLocated in Brooklyn, NYFor your consideration is this 42" round Saarinen Pedestal Dining table with white aluminum base and light walnut top. The top features cathedral grain veneer and a solid wood bevel...Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
MaterialsAluminum
- Saarinen for Knoll White Marble Oval Tulip Dining TableBy Eero Saarinen, KnollLocated in Palm Springs, CAA stunning marble top 78 inch oval Saarinen Tulip table by Knoll. We purchased 2 1960's era 78 inch table's with only one vintage base. We managed to find a 1990's era Genuine Knoll ...Category
20th Century American Dining Room Tables
MaterialsMarble, Aluminum
- Eero Saarinen Tulip Oval Carrara Arabescato Marble Tulip Table for Knoll, 1967By Eero Saarinen, KnollLocated in Vicenza, ITTulip oval dining table designed by Eero Saarinen in 1957 and manufactured by Knoll in 1967. Composed of a white lacquered pedestal and a tabletop made of ...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Dining Room Tables
MaterialsCarrara Marble