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Set of 6 Early Swivel 'Tulip' Chairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, 1960s
$9,200per set

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Iconic set of 6 Tulip chairs designed by Eero Saarinen and produced by Knoll in the early 1960s. These chairs are early editions with swivel function.
Aluminum base with a fiberglass shell, both covered in white rislan. New foam and reupholstered in high quality fabric, 100% wool.
All swivel mechanisms are restored with the use of original parts.
Details
- CreatorEero Saarinen (Designer)
- DesignTulip Armless ChairSaarinen Pedestal Series
- DimensionsHeight: 31.89 in. (81 cm)Width: 19.49 in. (49.5 cm)Depth: 22.05 in. (56 cm)Seat Height: 19.3 in. (49 cm)
- Sold AsSet of 6
- StyleMid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques
- Place of Origin
- Period
- Date of Manufacture1960
- ConditionReplacements made: Swivel mechanisms restored. Reupholstered. Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller LocationSITTARD, NL
- Reference Number1stDibs: LU6660228347532
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- ShippingCustoms Duties & Taxes May Apply.Ships From: SITTARD, Netherlands
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About the Design
Tulip Armless Chair
Designed by Eero Saarinen
With his iconic Tulip collection, architect and designer Eero Saarinen (1910–61) vowed to “clear up the slum of legs,” as he described the visual clutter resulting from traditional furniture frames in a 1956 TIME magazine cover story. Central to this endeavor is the Pedestal table, whose round top on a slender, graceful pedestal would become a near ubiquitous — and oft-imitated — form. The Tulip armchair and the Tulip armless chair continue this streamlining in Saarinen’s modern, space-age aesthetic. With its simplified silhouette and fiberglass body, the armless chair is at once elegant and industrial, a feat that Saarinen continually mastered in works ranging from furniture to architecture (think the St. Louis Arch and the TWA Terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport, which has reopened as a hotel). The designer originally tried to cast the entire seat in fiberglass, pushing the envelope of modern furniture production, but, to ensure stability, he eventually settled on a cast-aluminum base and fiberglass seat. In 1957, the chair was put into production through Knoll — Saarinen knew pioneering American designer Florence Knoll from his days at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, where he taught and took on design projects for the school. It has remained one of the legendary firm’s most popular seats ever since. Given its sculptural shape, the Tulip armless chair can be paired with a Saarinen table for a wholly modern dining set — as it appears throughout the TWA Hotel — or hold its own as a side or accent chair, a popular touch by top residential designers today. The Velcro-attached seat cushion is available in over a dozen upholstery options, though the thoroughly space-age cherry red is undoubtedly the most famous.
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