Eero Saarinen Dinner Plates

Finnish, 1910-1961

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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Creator: Eero Saarinen

Mid-Century Saarinen Turned Wood Plates and Charger

$1,200 / set

Mid-Century Saarinen Turned Wood Plates and Charger

By Eero Saarinen

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

Nice grouping of five Saarinen plates. Turned birch plywood. Made in Finland by Keuruu. Smaller plates 11.75" Larger plate 17.75''.

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1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Dinner Plates

Materials

Wood, Plywood

Mid-Century Majolica Yellow Oyster Plate Vallauris

$280

H 1 in Dm 9.6 in

Mid-Century Majolica Yellow Oyster Plate Vallauris

By Vallauris

Located in Austin, TX

Mid-Century Ceramic Yellow Oyster Plate Vallauris

Category

1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Majolica Aqua Oyster Plate Vallauris

$280

H 9.5 in Dm 9.5 in

Mid-Century Majolica Aqua Oyster Plate Vallauris

By Vallauris

Located in Austin, TX

Mid-Century Ceramic Aqua Oyster Plate Vallauris circa 1950. 9 colors available. pink,navy blue,yellow,orange,green,purple,black,aqua,red.

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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Materia Set of 6 Round Aquamarine Charger Plates

$260 / item

H 1.19 in W 14.97 in D 14.97 in

Materia Set of 6 Round Aquamarine Charger Plates

Located in Milan, IT

The perfect imperfections of raw matter ("materia" in Italian) inspired the delicately irregular design of the six charger plates making up this vibrant ceramic...

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2010s Italian Eero Saarinen Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Charger Plate Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware

$247 / item

H 0.79 in Dm 12.21 in

Contemporary Charger Plate Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware

By Coralla Maiuri

Located in Roma, RM

Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Blue Marble charger plate has an original golden crackled rim emphasizing the blue yellow and green decor...

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2010s Italian Modern Eero Saarinen Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Charger Plate Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware

$217Sale Price / item|20% Off

H 0.79 in Dm 12.21 in

Contemporary Charger Plate Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware

By Coralla Maiuri

Located in Roma, RM

Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Apollo Bianco charger leads us into a magic world. Shades of blue lapis lazuli evoke the magic of oriental novellas. A fairytale ...

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2010s Italian Modern Eero Saarinen Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-Century Majolica Red Oyster Plate Vallauris

$280

H 9.5 in Dm 9.5 in

Mid-Century Majolica Red Oyster Plate Vallauris

By Vallauris

Located in Austin, TX

Mid-Century Ceramic Red Oyster Plate Vallauris circa 1950. 9 colors available. pink,navy blue,yellow,orange,green,purple,black,aqua,red.

Category

1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Majolica Pink Oyster Plate Vallauris

$280

H 9.5 in Dm 9.5 in

Mid-Century Majolica Pink Oyster Plate Vallauris

By Vallauris

Located in Austin, TX

Mid-Century Ceramic Pink Oyster Plate Vallauris circa 1950. 9 colors available. pink,navy blue,yellow,orange,green,purple,black,aqua,red.

Category

1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Beautiful Square Plates Van Well Six Charger Plates

$71 / set

H 10.63 in Dm 10.63 in

Beautiful Square Plates Van Well Six Charger Plates

Located in Bastogne, BE

Set of German porcelain deep dinner plates in an elegant square shape and suitable charger plates hand-painted in blue glaze, and floral pattern. From famous company Van Well. Th...

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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Charger Plate Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware

$217Sale Price / item|20% Off

H 0.79 in Dm 12.21 in

Contemporary Charger Plate Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware

By Coralla Maiuri

Located in Roma, RM

Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Dafne Rim Charger has a narrow pink and blue dotted rim surrounding a broad, delicate golden decor of stylized flowers; subtle l...

Category

2010s Italian Modern Eero Saarinen Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-Century Majolica Black Oyster Plate Vallauris

$280

H 9.5 in Dm 9.5 in

Mid-Century Majolica Black Oyster Plate Vallauris

By Vallauris

Located in Austin, TX

Mid-Century Ceramic Black Mat Oyster Plate Vallauris circa 1950. 9 colors available. pink,navy blue,yellow,orange,green,purple,black,aqua,red.

Category

1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Early 20th Century Portuguese Majolica Palissy Charger Plate

$3,787

H 3 in Dm 12 in

Early 20th Century Portuguese Majolica Palissy Charger Plate

By Bernard Palissy

Located in Dublin 8, IE

Portuguese Majolica Palissy charger plate in the manner of French potter Bernard Palissy with a detailed naturalistic design in high relief featuring a snake, lizards, tortoise, frog, and butterfly...

Category

Early 20th Century Portuguese Eero Saarinen Dinner Plates

Materials

Pottery

Wooden charger plate serving tray of walnut wood from the SoShiro Pok collection

$703 / item

H 0.99 in Dm 15.36 in

Wooden charger plate serving tray of walnut wood from the SoShiro Pok collection

By SoShiro

Located in London, GB

This SoShiro Pok collection piece is a perfectly round wooden charger plate or table centrepiece carved from one solid piece of walnut wood and embedded...

Category

2010s Kenyan International Style Eero Saarinen Dinner Plates

Materials

Hardwood, Walnut, Beads

Eero Saarinen dinner plates for sale on 1stDibs.

Eero Saarinen dinner plates are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Eero Saarinen dinner plates, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original dinner plates by Eero Saarinen were created in the mid-century modern style in finland during the 1960s. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider dinner plates by and Arabia of Finland. Prices for Eero Saarinen dinner plates can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,200 and can go as high as $1,200, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,200.

Questions About Eero Saarinen Dinner Plates

Where is Eero Saarinen from?
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1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
Eero Saarinen was originally from Finland. He was born in Kirkkonummi in 1910. In 1923, his family moved to Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The architect and designer lived in the U.S. for much of the remainder of his life. He died in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1991. Shop a selection of Eero Saarinen furniture on 1stDibs.
Who is Eero Saarinen?
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1stDibs ExpertMarch 29, 2024
Eero Saarinen was a Finnish-American architect and designer and 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, Dulles International Airport in Virginia and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri.

Saarinen’s designs for Knoll, such as the Womb chair, Tulip chair and Pedestal table, are acclaimed all over the world.

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How do I pronounce Eero Saarinen?
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1stDibs ExpertMarch 29, 2024
To pronounce Eero Saarinen, say "EH-row SAH-ruh-nuhn." The architect and designer was born in Kirkkonummi, Finland, in 1910 but was raised in Michigan in the United States. Saarinen is known for his sculptural architecture projects as well as the innovative modernist furniture he designed for Knoll.

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What is Eero Saarinen famous for?
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1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024
Eero Saarinen is famous for his work as a designer and architect. He was a prime mover in the introduction of modernism into the American mainstream. Saarinen designed the TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, Dulles International Airport in Virginia, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and many other structures. As a furniture designer, he is best known for his Grasshopper chair, Tulip chair and Womb lounge chair and ottoman. Find a collection of Eero Saarinen furniture on 1stDibs.
What did Eero Saarinen design?
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1stDibs ExpertMarch 29, 2024
Eero Saarinen designed many pieces of furniture as well as acclaimed buildings and monuments during his lifetime. Saarinen created the TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy airport, the Gateway Arch in Missouri, and Dulles International Airport in Virginia. Some of Saarinen’s most famous furniture designs include the Pedestal table, the Womb chair and the Tulip chair.

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Who is Eero Saarinen’s father?
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1stDibs ExpertMarch 29, 2024
Eero Saarinen's father was Eliel Saarinen, a well-known Finnish-American architect. In 1923, he moved Eero and the rest of his family from their native Finland to Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where he and his wife Loja taught at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. Eliel was named president at Cranbook in 1932.

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Is Eero Saarinen a postmodernist?
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1stDibs ExpertMarch 29, 2024
No, Eero Saarinen was not a postmodernist. The work of the Finnish-American architect and furniture designer is primarily associated with modernism. His best known designs for seating and tables, created during the 1940s and 1950s, were manufactured by Knoll, a furniture brand and a chief influence in the rise of modern design in the United States.

Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s (Saarinen died in 1961).

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What is the concept of Eero Saarinen's work?
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1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024
The concept of Eero Saarinen's work was to convey expressive statements through buildings and furniture. The keynotes of his modern designs were simplicity, strength and grace. The organic, curvilinear forms seen in Saarinen's furniture and his best-known structures, like the gull-winged TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, Dulles International Airport in Virginia and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, went on to influence generations of architects and designers. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Eero Saarinen furniture.
Why did Eero Saarinen move to Hamden?
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1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
Eero Saarinen moved the design firm started by his father from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, to Hamden, Connecticut, in1961, but no authoritative sources state why. Most likely, he had a desire to be closer to the campus of Yale University. Saarinen graduated from the post-secondary institution in 1934 and designed buildings on the campus. Find a range of Eero Saarinen furniture on 1stDibs.
Why was Eero Saarinen a modern architect?
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1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2024
Eero Saarinen is considered a modern architect for a number of reasons. An innovative merging of the International Style and the influence of Frank Lloyd Wright can be found in his acclaimed building projects and monuments. He worked with steel and concrete, just as his modernist peers had, and the neo-futuristic forms that characterize his architecture are those commonly associated with modernism.

Through his work as an architect and designer, 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, Dulles International Airport in Virginia and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri.

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.

Like all modernist designers of the mid-century era, Saarinen was interested in the new technology and new and venturesome applications for materials that became widely available for the production of domestic goods in the postwar era. Thanks to Florence Knoll, a pioneering designer in her own right, his famous designs for seating and tables, created during the 1940s and 1950s, were manufactured by Knoll, which was a prominent influence in the rise of modern design in the United States.

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How tall is an Eero Saarinen table?
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1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
An Eero Saarinen table is 28.25” high. It comes in a variety of widths, with a 42” round table seating 4 to 5 people. You can shop a selection of Eero Saarinen designs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
What materials did Eero Saarinen use?
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1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
Eero Saarinen is a Finnish-American architect and industrial designer that worked with a variety of mediums, including steel, glass and concrete. Eero Saarinen is also credited with the creation of some notable styles of furniture, including the Tulip chair. Browse a variety of Eero Saarinen designed furniture on 1stDibs.
What material did Eero Saarinen use?
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1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
Eero Saarinen used a variety of materials in his furniture designs. Some of his designs feature hardwood frames, but he didn't work in wood exclusively. His Tulip chair consists of a fiberglass seat mounted on a cast aluminum base. You'll find a range of Eero Saarinen furniture on 1stDibs.
What is the history of Eero Saarinen's Womb chair?
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1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024
The history of Eero Saarinen's Womb Chair dates back to the late 1940s. It was then that designer and entrepreneur Florence Knoll challenged her friend, Eero Saarinen, to create the most comfortable chair ever made. To succeed at the task, Saarinen sought to evoke what he imagined was the comfortable, secure feeling of being in the womb and set out to design the now iconic chair. Production of the Womb chair began in 1948, and it didn't take long for the seat to become a cultural phenomenon. In the decade following its release, it appeared in a Coca-Cola commercial, a New Yorker magazine cartoon and a Norman Rockwell painting on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post. Today, Knoll offers the seat in 15 upholstery options, and when Saarinen's famous TWA terminal reopened as a hotel in 2019, Womb chairs were featured prominently in the guest rooms. Explore a collection of Eero Saarinen Womb chairs on 1stDibs.
Can you change Eero Saarinen chair legs?
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1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
Whether you can replace Eero Saarinen chair legs depends on the chair. You can most easily swap out the legs on pieces that feature wooden dowels like the Lilac Organic. You will likely find it more difficult to replace legs on chairs that include metal bases like the Executive arm chair or pedestals like the Tulip. You'll find a collection of Eero Saarinen chairs on 1stDibs.
What did Eero Saarinen believe was the architect's role?
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1stDibs ExpertFebruary 7, 2024
Eero Saarinen believed that the architect's role was to create structures that enhance daily life and inspire people to consider new possibilities. He thought that buildings should suit their intended purpose well and provide comfortable accommodations while at the same time being aesthetically appealing. Some of his best-known structures include the gull-winged TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, Dulles International Airport in Virginia and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri. On 1stDibs, explore a variety of Eero Saarinen furniture.
What materials did Eero Saarinen use for his pedestal chairs?
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1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
Eero Saarinen’s famed pedestal chairs, although streamlined in appearance, are crafted with a variety of materials from aluminum and molded fiberglass to the plastic-bonded finish. You can shop a selection of Eero Saarinen pieces from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
What style is Eero Saarinen’s St. Louis Gateway Arch?
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1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
Historians classify Eero Saarinen's St. Louis Gateway Arch as modern architecture. This is due largely to the simple curving shape of the arch and its perfect symmetry. In addition, the arch reflects Neo-futurism, a forward-looking movement that frequently incorporated steel, concrete and glass. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Eero Saarinen furniture designs.