Black and White Abstract Pillow by Eero Saarinen, 1930s
View Similar Items
Black and White Abstract Pillow by Eero Saarinen, 1930s
About the Item
- Creator:Eero Saarinen (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 19 in (48.26 cm)Width: 19 in (48.26 cm)
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1930s
- Condition:Excellent. See images.
- Seller Location:Hoboken, NJ
- Reference Number:1stDibs: 12050978061176
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.
- Black and White Abstract Pillow, CowhideBy Emily BarbaraLocated in Dural, AUA striking black and white lumbar pillow enhances the contemporary mood of an interior. The slender rectangle pillow is hand-crafted using hair-on cowhide with a screen-printed, trib...Category
2010s Australian Tribal Pillows and Throws
MaterialsCowhide, Sheepskin
$429 / item - Custom Pillow Made from 1930s Church BannerLocated in Seattle, WAOne of a kind down filled pillow made from 1930s banner for church class for new mothers. Black linen backing, great graphics, wonderful coloring.Category
Vintage 1930s American More Furniture and Collectibles
MaterialsFabric, Feathers
- Pillow Cover Made from a 1930s Suzani, UzbekistanLocated in Istanbul, TRPillow Cover Made from a 1930s Suzani, Uzbekistan It does not come with an insert. Linen in the back. Zipper Closure. Dry clean is recommended. The item above was made from a vin...Category
Early 20th Century Uzbek Suzani Pillows and Throws
MaterialsCotton
- Pillow Cover Made from a 1930s Suzani, UzbekistanLocated in Istanbul, TRIt does not come with an insert. Linen in the back. Zipper Closure. Dry clean is recommended. The item above was made from a vintage used suzani therefore it is not. in brand new c...Category
Early 20th Century Uzbek Suzani Pillows and Throws
MaterialsCotton
- Pillow Cover Made from a 1930s Suzani, UzbekistanLocated in Istanbul, TRIt does not come with an insert. Linen in the back. Zipper Closure. Dry clean is recommended. The item above was made from a vintage used suzani therefore it is not. in brand new c...Category
Early 20th Century Uzbek Suzani Pillows and Throws
MaterialsCotton
- Pillow Cover Made from a 1930s Suzani, UzbekistanLocated in Istanbul, TRIt does not come with an insert. Linen in the back. Zipper Closure. Dry clean is recommended. The item above was made from a vintage used suzani therefore it is not. in brand new c...Category
Early 20th Century Uzbek Suzani Pillows and Throws
MaterialsCotton