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Eero Saarinen for Knoll Tulip Side Table, 1960s
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A vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Tulip occasional table designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll. The round tabletop features a walnut with clear laminate coating that Knoll only produced for a very short time due to high production costs. It allows for beautiful wood grain patterns paired with ease of use and care. The beautiful earth tone off-white or cream pedestal base is cast aluminum. The Tulip table is a classic that can also be used in an office setting.
Eero Saarinen's design for Knoll is truly a timeless classic that can be incorporated into any decor. In his words, "the undercarriage of chairs and tables in a typical interior makes an ugly, confusing, unrestful world. I wanted to clear up the slum of legs. I wanted to make the chair all one thing again." Thus, Saarinen designed each piece in the tulip series of furniture with a single pedestal leg.
Details
- CreatorKnoll (Manufacturer),Eero Saarinen (Designer)
- DesignSaarinen Pedestal TableSaarinen Pedestal Series
- DimensionsHeight: 20.25 in. (51.44 cm)Diameter: 17.69 in. (44.94 cm)
- StyleMid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and TechniquesAluminum,Walnut
- Place of OriginUnited States
- Period20th Century
- Date of Manufacture1960s
- ConditionWear consistent with age and use.
- Seller LocationMiami, FL
- Reference Number1stDibs: LU1958324159132
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About the Design
Pedestal Table
Designed by Eero Saarinen
Finnish-American architect and furniture maker Eero Saarinen (1910–61) declared that he “wanted to clear up the slum of legs” crowded beneath tables. Enter his Pedestal collection, which Knoll launched in 1958. The collection included chairs, stools and tables of various sizes all balanced on a single supporting leg.
Saarinen got his start in furniture as a student at Michigan’s Cranbrook Academy of Art, where his father, architect Eliel Saarinen, was director. Some of Eero’s earliest work was designing furniture for Kingswood, a Cranbrook school for girls that opened in 1931. The pieces included a table with four gathered legs in order to make room for both people and chairs’ legs. At Cranbrook Academy, Saarinen met Florence Knoll, who would become a lifelong friend and professional partner, especially when she was leading the Knoll furniture company. He also met fellow designer Charles Eames, and together they created the molded plywood Organic chair, which placed first in the 1940 Organic Design in Home Furnishings competition organized by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. As with Saarinen’s future practice, the Organic chair was emblematic of a design approach that was informed by a consideration of the human body as well as the possibilities of new machine processes.
Although America’s involvement in World War II disrupted plans to manufacture the Organic chair, Saarinen continued to explore organic shapes in industrial design. His interest in using seamless plastic forms was clear with his Pedestal series, but the technology was not advanced enough for their stability. Instead, the Pedestal table and its accompanying Tulip armchairs were comprised of cast-aluminum bases. Each table, stool and chair was crafted with a single, tapered cylindrical leg that descends to a base that flares into a circle, giving the illusion of being one piece. Like his Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the series’ pieces appear to float, and although austere in silhouette, they reflect intense attention to engineering.
The Pedestal table was released with several additional options, including marble and wood veneer for its round and oval tops for dining, side and coffee tables. Because of their modest footprint on a room and streamlined design, these tables can harmonize with nearly any interior style. The Pedestal table’s status as a modern classic has inspired numerous imitators, but Saarinen’s original — still manufactured by Knoll — maintains the grace and quality that distinguishes it from the rest.
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