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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H 29 in W 78 in D 47.5 in
Eero Saarinen x Knoll "Tulip" Dining Table
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Astoria, NY
Eero Saarinen (Finnish/American, 1910-1961) by Knoll "Tulip" Dining Table, with white base and oak top, Knoll label to underside of top. 29" H x 78" W x 47.5" D. Provenance: From a...
Aluminum
H 28.75 in Dm 54 in
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Tulip Table
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover timeless elegance with the iconic tulip table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll. Featuring a pristine white laminate top, this table epitomizes mid-century modern design with sleek...
Metal
H 28.25 in Dm 42.5 in
2009 Eero Saarinen for Knoll Studio Tulip Pedestal Round Dining Table w/ Oak Top
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Pedestal Dining Table, Model 173O, originally designed in 1956 by Eero Saarinen for Knoll. This particular piece was produced in the USA in 2009. The base is formed of mold...
Aluminum
H 28.25 in Dm 42.5 in
2009 Eero Saarinen for Knoll 42" Round Tulip Dining Table Light Oak Top
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Pedestal Dining Table, Model 173O, originally designed in 1956 by Eero Saarinen for Knoll. This particular piece was produced in the USA in 2009. The base is formed of mold...
Aluminum
H 28.25 in Dm 36 in
Knoll Saarinen Round Tulip Pedestal Dining Foyer Table in Light Oak
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Stamford, CT
This iconic 1957 design by Eero Saarinen is colloquially known as the “Tulip Table,” and more formally as the Saarinen Pedestal Table, born from Saarinen’s desire to declutter dining...
Metal
H 28.35 in Dm 47.25 in
Early Eero Saarinen for Knoll 'Tulip' Dining Table with Marble Top
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Mortsel, BE
Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, 'Tulip' dining table, Carrara marble, metal, United States, 1950s/1960s This distinguished pedestal table from the Tulip collection was concei...
Marble, Metal, Aluminum
H 29.25 in W 78 in D 47.5 in
1960’s Saarinen Oval Marble Top Dining Table, Tulip Pedestal Table, for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
1960's Eero Saarinen Oval Marble Top Dining Table for Knoll. Tulip style base is enameled aluminum.
Marble, Aluminum
H 28.5 in W 47.25 in D 47.25 in
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century Tulip Table
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll mid century Tulip table This dining table measures: 47.25 wide x 47.25 deep x 28.5 inches high, with a chair clearan...
Metal
H 27 in W 42 in D 42 in
Tulip Dining Table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1950s. USA. Original formica top with cast iron base.
Iron
H 15.5 in Dm 36 in
Tulip Round Coffee Table by Saarinen for Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in New York, NY
Tulip coffee table by Saarinen for Knoll. USA, cira 1960 to 1970. Signed with early Knoll red/white label. Features a 36 inch round top in matte white laminate with matte white...
Metal
Knoll Saarinen Black Tulip Base 78" Oval Walnut Top Dining/Conference Table
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a classic Tulip base dining table designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll Furniture. The base is constructed of aluminum powder coated in Black enamel. The top is made of a top g...
Aluminum
60" Marble Top Saarinen Style Tulip Dining Table
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Pasadena, TX
60" marble top Saarinen Style Tulip Table Saarinen style pedestal dining table with heavy aluminum base.
Marble, Aluminum
60" Knoll Saarinen Table with Custom Ice White Ceramic Top
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Pasadena, TX
60" Knoll Saarinen table with custom top Iconic, classic vintage table designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International. Custom ceramic top. In...
Ceramic
Saarinen Style Tulip Table with Laminate Top 48"
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a Tulip Pedestal Base Dining Table, .
Ceramic
Knoll Saarinen Black Marble top table 78”
Located in Pasadena, TX
Zographos Black Marquina Marble Stainless Steel Dining Table Nicos Zographos marble stainless steel dining table 78″ richly veined Italian Nero Marquina marble, with a recently pol...
Marble
Eero Saarinen Pedestal Dining Table for Knoll, 1960s White Laminate
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a Pedestal Dining Table, originally designed in 1956 by Eero Saarinen for Knoll. This particular piece was produced in the USA in the 1960s. The base is formed of cast iron w...
Ceramic
