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Eero Saarinen Tables

Finnish-American modernist icon Eero Saarinen might be best known for his architectural works — the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the TWA Flight Center in New York and Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., for instance — but his vintage tables and other original contributions to mid-century furniture design should not be overlooked.

Legendary furnishings designed by Saarinen like his durable side tables, the Womb chair, the Tulip chair and the Pedestal table are still frequently used in interiors today — and often copied at more affordable prices. Born in Finland, Saarinen immigrated to the United States with his family at age 13. His father, Eliel Saarinen, led the Department of Architecture and Urban Design at the famous Cranbrook Academy of Art outside Detroit, a school that became a hotbed for mid-century modern designers. The younger Saarinen worked and taught at the academy, too, befriending design pioneers such as Charles and Ray Eames, Harry Bertoia and Florence Knoll.

The Pedestal series grew out of Saarinen’s desire “to clear up the slum of legs” beneath tables. His first foray into the concept of a streamlined undercarriage was a table designed for the Kingswood School for girls, Cranbrook’s partner institution, which saw the four legs of a table cinched together to make room for chairs and legs beneath it. This piece of furniture would ultimately lead Saarinen to design a model with a circular top that sat upon a single swooped cast-aluminum column that flared out into a circular base — the Pedestal table, today manufactured by Knoll with tabletops available in a variety of materials. 

On 1stDibs, the collection of vintage Eero Saarinen tables includes Pedestal dining tables, oval coffee tables, Tulip side tables with Verde Alpi marble tabletops and more.

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Vintage Eero Saarinen Model 174W Tulip Dining Table
By Eero Saarinen
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
To accompany his famous Tulip chair design, Eero Saarinen designed the Tulip table. A simple design with timeless beauty. At 54 inches diameter, it can comfortably fit 6 chairs aroun...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables

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Steel

Knoll Side Table eero saarinen
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Napoli, NA
Beautiful eero saarinen coffee table Original Provenance Luxury villa purchased from private
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables

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Marble, Aluminum

Early Oval Saarinen for Knoll Coffee Table. Out of Production 54" Walnut Top.
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Kansas City, MO
Early, out of production fifty four inch wide oval coffee table with white tulip base designed by Eero Saarinen and produced by Knoll, 1960s. The table features a walnut top and pai...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables

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Iron

Early 1960’s Knoll Saarinen Walnut Table
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Lovely early Knoll Saarinen Tulip table with a walnut top. 16 inch diameter. It bears the Knoll 320 Park Avenue label which dates it to the...
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1960s American Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables

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Iron

Eero Saarinen Tulip Dining Table for Knoll International
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A nice 54" sized iconic tulip dining table with a white laminate top and white coated steel base, The table retains the original label by Knoll International with ink stamp dated 197...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables

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Steel

Pair of 1970’s Rosewood Knoll Saarinen Tulip Tables
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful pair of 1970’s Eero Saarinen tulip tables by Knoll. 745 Fifth Avenue label to one indicates 1970’s production. Nicely grained tops that have been refinished. The bases have...
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1970s American Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables

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Iron

Vintage Tulip Coffee Table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vintage coffee table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll with white tulip base and laminate top. This icon of mid-century modern design was acquired from the family of the original owner, w...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables

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Metal

Pair Oval Walnut Tulip Side Tables Eero Saarinen Knoll Mid-Century Cabinmodern
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Nice pair, a decent match, a few years apart, both produced in the 1960s-1970s, both retain labels.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables

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Walnut

Eero Saarinen for Knoll Tulip Side Table
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this all-original tulip side table designed in 1957 by Eero Saarinen for Knoll featuring an elegantly slim aluminum base with original off white finish and ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables

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Aluminum

Eero Saarinen for Knoll Walnut Tulip Side Table
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning walnut side table. 20 in diameter circular wood top finished in walnut. Like new original surface. Retains original early Knoll bow tie label on underside. Cast iron base is...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables

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Metal

Mini Tulip Table, Designed by Eero Saarinen and Edited by Knoll, USA, 1956
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Madrid, ES
A special “TULIP” side table designed by Eero Saarinen (1910-1961) for Knoll. Its characteristic foot is made of white enameled aluminum and a white lacquered wooden base that suppo...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables

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Marble, Aluminum

1960s Sculptural Knoll Side Tulip Table Saarinen off White and Oak Wood
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Tulip side table designed by Saarinen for Knoll. Made in the USA, the 1960s. Off white base with round oak top. 20.75 tall x 16 di...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables

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Steel

1960s Eero Saarinen Oval Walnut Coffee Table for Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 1960s Saarinen coffee table manufactured by Knoll. Beautiful walnut top with satin lacquered base in antique white.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables

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Iron

Saarinen for Knoll Mid-Century Modern Oak Tulip Pedestal Side Table
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Classic tulip side table designed by Eero Saarinen and manufactured by Knoll. This table has a 20 inch diameter oak top, a white pedestal base, and was made in 1978. Knoll label unde...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables

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Aluminum

Side Table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, 1960s
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Lasne, BE
Side table stamped Knoll International. Wear due to time and age of the table (see photo).
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables

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Aluminum

Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen for Knoll Tulip Coffee Table with Walnut Top
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This table as acquired from the original owner who had purchased new in 1971. It features a powder coated aluminum base with a walnut top. Manufacturer label.
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1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables

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Aluminum, Iron

Knoll Side Table
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in New Haven, CT
A Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen for Knoll Tulip side table. It retains the early Knoll label. The base has been repainted the top is a charcoal black.  
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables

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Walnut

1950s Oval Walnut Tulip Side Table Madison Avenue Eero Saarinen Knoll Elliptical
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Early 1950s 'Madison Avenue' production Knoll side table. Nice active walnut grain. Please note: There are two (set) screws in base, right at underside of wooden tabletop, not sure w...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables

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Walnut

Vintage Knoll Walnut Tulip Side Table by Eero Saarinen
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage tulip side table with walnut top by Eero Saarinen for Knolll. Retains full earliest iteration bowtie label. In near perfect condition.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables

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Walnut

1960s CabinModern Oval Walnut Tulip Side Table Eero Saarinen Knoll Elliptical
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful clean condition, Park Ave label, 1960s production.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables

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Walnut

Knoll Tulip Oval Side Table by Eero Saarinen, circa 1979
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Milford, NH
This tulip side table was first introduced by designer Eero Saarinen in 1956. Saarinen sought the essential idea and reduced it to the most effective structural solution within an ov...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Eero Saarinen Tables

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Aluminum

Early Saarinen Knoll International Tulip Coffee Table Oval Arabescato Marble Top
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Originally designed by Eero Saarinen, this table was manufactured in the 1960s by Knoll International for resale in the heart of New York City. Being an early model, this specificati...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables

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Marble, Enamel, Iron

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Eero Saarinen tables for sale on 1stDibs

Eero Saarinen tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive objects are frequently made of metal and designed with extraordinary care. In our collection of Eero Saarinen tables, there are many options to choose from, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. 104 vintage editions of these items are in stock, while there is also 1 modern edition to choose from. Many of the original tables by Eero Saarinen were created in North America during the 20th century in the Mid-Century Modern style. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider tables by Adrian Pearsall, Mastercraft and Herman Miller. The prices for Eero Saarinen tables can vary depending on size, time period and other attributes. The price for these items starts at $838 and tops out at $24,000, while pieces like these can sell for $3,200 on average.
Questions About Eero Saarinen Tables
  • 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    With a cast iron or aluminum alloy base, rest assured, the tulip table is indeed sturdy. With its centrally-placed leg, the style of the table was designed to be functional and structurally solid. You’ll find a variety of tulip tables from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024
    A tulip table is a dining table or occasional table of a certain shape. It’s typically characterized by a slender stem-like pedestal base and a round tabletop. Its name is drawn from the name given to chairs that are part of a collection that Finnish-American designer and architect Eero Saarinen created for iconic mid-century furniture manufacturer Knoll during the 1950s.

    The tables in Saarinen’s acclaimed series were called Pedestal tables, while the chairs were called Tulip chairs, armless or not, owing to their flower bulb-like shape. Today, design lovers everywhere frequently refer to Saarinen's Pedestal tables as tulip tables, and any table that looks like a Pedestal table is generally referred to as a tulip table, whether or not Saarinen had anything to do with it.

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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.
  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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.
  • 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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  • 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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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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