Eero Saarinen Side 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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Creator: Eero Saarinen
Warren Platner Nickel and Glass Side Table for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The polished nickel side table designed by Warren Platner and produced by Knoll is a stunning piece of furniture that is sure to impress. The table's intricate and eye-catching base ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Side Tables
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Steel, Nickel
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Oval Tulip Table in Oak and Black
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful example of an iconic design, this tulip table by Eero Saarinen is just stunning in this combination of a black base with a light oak top. Impressed on the base Knoll, and...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Eero Saarinen Side Tables
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Metal
Knoll Green Verdi Alpi Marble Table Saarinen 1960s Vintage Mid-Century MCM Mod
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful rare marble Knoll pedestal side table. Estate fresh, retains label to bottom of base. Will be shipped with top unscrewed and removed. No chips and no cracks to the marble...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Side Tables
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Marble
Side Table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, 1960s
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Lasne, BE
Side table with marble top and aluminum base designed by Eero Saarinen and produced by Knoll International in the 1960s. Wear due to time and age of the table.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Eero Saarinen for Knoll 20" Pedestal Tulip Group Side Table
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Ferndale, MI
White laminate 20" diameter top on weighted cast base . Knoll label intact on underside of the top . Minor paint flaked on top edge .
The ever iconic Tulip table was designed by Eer...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Side Tables
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Metal
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...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Side Tables
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Metal
Eero Saarinen 22" Oval Tulip Base Side Table with Walnut Top
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Tucson, AZ
This Eero Saarinen Tulip Base side table was designed in 1957 and manufactured in 1978, delivered to a stationary store in Houston Texas based on...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Saarinen Knoll Tulip Table
By Eero Saarinen
Located in New York, NY
Early Knoll Saarinen tulip table, cast iron base, oval laminate top. Minor cosmetic wear, normal and consistent with age.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Iron
Mid Century Modern Eero Saarinen Black Tulip Table w/ Removable Tinted Glass Top
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Eero Saarinen Black Tulip Table with Removable Tinted Glass Top
The Mid Century Modern Eero Saarinen Black Tulip Table with a rem...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Tulip Pedestal Side Table w/ Verdi Alpi Marble Top
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Las Vegas, NV
1st edition Eero Saarinen tulip side pedestal table. RARE early version with an iron base covered in a putty colored enamel and topped with Verdi Alpi green Italian marble.
Knoll lab...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Side Tables
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Marble, Iron
Saarinen Tulip Side Table by Knoll Studio, 1956
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in New York, NY
Authentic Eero Saarinen's signature white pedestal Tulip Table by Knoll Studio, with laminate top and cast-aluminum base, 1956.
Signature plate on the underside.
**List Price: $1,400...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Eero Saarinen Tulip Side Table for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A vintage tulip side table with round Laminate top having a nice soft curved edge . The heavy sculptural cast metal base makes the table very sturdy and in a cream white makes this i...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Figured Walnut Saarinen Tulip Side Table for Knoll International, Early 1960s
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Iconic tulip pedestal table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International. Early edition, likely from the 1960. It consists of a cast aluminum base with original white vinyl wrap. The mak...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Early Knoll Saarinen Tulip Table
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A very early production Knoll Eero Saarinen Tulip table. Marble oval top. Top is 22.375x 15 inches in dimension. Table top is in good condition al...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Tulip Side Table
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960s we offer this Mid-Century Modern tulip side table made in the Knoll factory that was installed in Mexico. The white pedestal base is cast aluminum. The Tulip table is ver...
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Saarinen for Knoll Tulip Side Table 320 Park Ave c 1960's
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Knoll side table, know as a Tulip Table, this classic form is quintessential Saarinen design. The table features an oval white laminate top, on the signature elongated sculptu...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Side Tables
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Metal
Early Eero Saarinen for Knoll Cast Iron Tulip Table with Custom Travertine Top
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Ferndale, MI
Tulip table Designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll. Eero Saarinen vowed to address the "ugly, confusing, unrestful world" he observed underneath chairs and tables - the so-called "slum ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Travertine, 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 Side Tables
Materials
Iron
Vintage Eero Saarinen Knoll Marble Oval Top Tulip Side Table
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Doraville, GA
A vintage Saarinen marble oval top side table, the top is Arabescato marble. This table was manufactured in the 1960's to 1970's by Knoll Associates or Knoll International. The table...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Iron
Eero Saarinen Marble Side Table for Knoll, 1960
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Vienna, AT
Original side table with a marble top by Saarinen for Knoll International, mid century
Early version, marked Knoll International
Elegant side table designed by the architect E...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Eero Saarinen White Carrara Marble Tulip Side Table by Knoll, 1960
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in DE MEERN, NL
Introducing the Knoll side table by Eero Saarinen, a timeless masterpiece of midcentury design. Crafted in 1960, this side table boas...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Iron
Eero Saarinen White Carrara Marble Tulip Side Table by Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous original example of the classic Tulip side table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll. Executed in white Carrara Italian marble. Circa 1960s with original Knoll bowtie label fully int...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Side Tables
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Carrara Marble, Iron
Elliptical Tulip Side Table in marble by Knoll
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elliptical Tulip side table in marble designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll. Signed on base.
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1990s Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Style Mid-Century Oval Tulip Tables, a Pair
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Countryside, IL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll style mid-century oval tulip tables - a pair
Each table measures: 23 wide x 15.25 deep x 20 inches high.
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we c...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Metal
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 Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Knoll Saarinen Oval Walnut Tulip Side End Tables Stands Mint!
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Knoll Saarinen oval walnut tulip side end tables stands mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
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 Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
White Saarinen Tulip Side Table for Knoll, Rare Low Profile, Signed
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Rare low form of the iconic tulip pedestal table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International. Good vintage condition. Signed.
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
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 Side Tables
Materials
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 Side Tables
Materials
Steel
Eero Saarinen Side Table Produced by Knoll International
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare tulip side table designed by Eero Saarinen. Produced by Knoll International in America.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century Tulip Side End Tables - Pair
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Countryside, IL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century Tulip Side End Tables - Pair
Each table measures: 20 wide x 20 deep x 20.5 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restor...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
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).
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
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 Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Walnut Tulip Side Table
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
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 Side Tables
Materials
Metal
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 Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Rare 1960s Saarinen Oval Walnut Table with Early Knoll Label
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Glendale, CA
Rare 1960s Saarinen Oval Walnut Table with Early Knoll Label. Executed in beautifully grained walnut and enameled metal with original manufacturer's label ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Metal
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 Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Oval Tulip Side Tables
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iconic tulip occasional tables, designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll. A playful version in the Pedestal table series, the oval top adds a touch o...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Steel
Vintage Knoll Walnut Tulip Side Table by Eero Saarinen
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
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 Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Knoll Tulip Oval Side Table by Eero Saarinen, circa 1979
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
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 Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Early Eero Saarinen for Knoll Oval Tulip Side Table
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Early Eero Saarinen for Knoll oval tulip side table. Retains early Knoll label.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Side Table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, 1960s
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Lasne, BE
Side table with marble top and aluminum base designed by Eero Saarinen and produced by Knoll International in the 1960s. Wear due to time and age of the table.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Eero Saarinen Oval Marble Tulip Side Table by Knoll 1970s
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Aachen, NW
Fine and very nice oval tulip side table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International.
The marble has an amazing structure and this example comes in...
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1970s Italian Vintage Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Eero Saarinen Marble Tulip Side Table by Knoll 1970s
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Aachen, NW
Fine and very nice tulip side table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International.
The marble has an amazing structure and this example comes in a very good condition.
The marble hasn´t ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Eero Saarinen Tulip Side Table for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
One of Saarinen’s most enduring designs, part of the Pedestal Collection and designed in 1957, this side table features a forest green enameled heavy molded cast aluminum base with a...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Side Table "Tulip" by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, 1960's.
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Brussels , BE
Vintage Side Table model "Tulip" Designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll Internationnal, beautiful homogeneous patina. Designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, USA 1957.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
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...
Category
1970s American Vintage Eero Saarinen Side Tables
Materials
Iron
Eero Saarinen side tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Eero Saarinen side tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Eero Saarinen side tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original side tables by Eero Saarinen were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider side tables by Brown Saltman, Drexel, and John Keal. Prices for Eero Saarinen side tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $894 and can go as high as $6,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,897.
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- Where is Eero Saarinen from?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Eero 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?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 29, 2024Eero 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.
Find a selection of vintage Eero Saarinen furniture on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertMarch 29, 2024No, 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).
Find vintage Eero Saarinen furniture on 1stDibs. - Who is Eero Saarinen’s father?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 29, 2024Eero 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.
Find a selection of Eero Saarinen furniture on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertMarch 29, 2024To 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.
Find vintage Eero Saarinen furniture on 1stDibs. - What did Eero Saarinen design?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 29, 2024Eero 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.
Shop a collection of vintage Eero Saarinen furniture on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024Eero 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 ExpertApril 5, 2022An 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, 2022Eero 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, 2022Eero 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 ExpertMarch 22, 2022Eero 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, 2024The 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, 2024Eero 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.
Find vintage Eero Saarinen furniture for sale on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Whether 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, 2024Eero 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 ExpertFebruary 13, 2024The 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 ExpertApril 5, 2022Eero 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, 2022Historians 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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