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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Original Eero Saarinen for Knoll International Tulip Side Table Walnut Top
By Eero Saarinen
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic, round walnut top Eero Saarinen for Knoll International tulip side table. Measures 16 D and 20.5' H. Timeless and ever copied design, that seems as modern as when it first ...
Steel
Original Eero Saarinen for Knoll International Tulip Side Table Walnut Top
By Eero Saarinen
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic, round walnut top Eero Saarinen for Knoll International tulip side table. Measures 20" D and 20.5' H. Timeless and ever copied design, that seems as modern as when it first...
Steel
H 20 in W 22 in D 15 in
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...
Aluminum
H 20.5 in W 22.5 in D 15.25 in
Vintage Tulip Side Table with Oval Walnut Top by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage tulip side table with a stunning oval top in walnut designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll. Designer: Eero Saarinen Manufacturer: Knoll Origin: USA Year: 1950s Style: Mid C...
Walnut
H 20.48 in Dm 16.54 in
Saarinen Tulip Side Table Figured Walnut for Knoll International, Early 1960s
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
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...
Aluminum
H 20 in W 22.54 in D 15 in
Early Eero Saarinen/Knoll Tulip Oval End Table in walnut
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Buffalo, NY
Original Saarinen end table with hard to find oval top in walnut. Retains its original finish/patina as well as its original early Knoll label.. Custom off white, beige tulip base..
Aluminum
H 20.5 in Dm 20 in
1971 Eero Saarinen for Knoll Tulip Pedestal Side Table 20" in Walnut
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Pedestal Tulip Side Table, initially designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in 1956. This particular example was produced by Knoll in the USA in 1971. The base is formed of mo...
Iron
H 20.25 in Dm 20 in
Knoll Saarinen Side Table with Walnut Top
By Eero Saarinen
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Classic Eero Saarinen for Knoll occasional table with walnut top. Excellent original condition, base has a cream color, original tag intact.
Steel
H 20.5 in Dm 16 in
Early 1960’s Knoll Saarinen Walnut Table
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
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...
Iron
H 19.3 in W 14.97 in D 22.45 in
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Rare Oval Tulip Side Table
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960s we offer this Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen for Knoll Rare Oval Tulip Side Table made in the Knoll factory that was installed in Mexico. The white pedestal base is cas...
Aluminum
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Round Tulip Table with Quartz Vetro Bianco Top
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Quartz Vetro Bianco Tulip Side Table with Black Base. Two of these tables are available! Very nice shape! Tops present as new with bases show slight wear! ...
Aluminum
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Oval Teak Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Oval Teak Coffee Table! Presents as new! Very clean, dated 2019 to underside. Ideal size and scale! Ready to go!
Aluminum
George Nelson for Herman Miller Pedestal/ Side Table
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
George Nelson for Herman Miller Pedestal Table. Aluminum Base with a formica top and maple edge. Classic, useful design! Very clean example!
Metal
Scandinavian Modern Teak End Table by Ganddal Mobelfabrikk, Norway, 1960's
By Ganddal Mobelfabrik, Peter Hvidt, Hvidt & Mølgaard, Finn Juhl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Scandinavian Modern Teak End Table by Ganddal Mobelfabrikk, Norway, 1960's Nice two tier teak table in good condition (refinished by others) with hard wood legs, lower rails and e...
Teak
Solid Bar Chrome Square Occasional / End Table in the style of Florence Knoll
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Occasional / End Table in the style of Florence Knoll Solid Bar Chrome Base Square Marble Top Adjustable Feet "some water rings on the top" "base is soild and quite heavy"
Marble, Chrome
Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgaard Teak and Cane Side Table
By Hvidt & Mølgaard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Hvidt and Molgaard Solid Teak end Table with Cane bottom shelf. Top newly refinished and ready to go! Great scale and size! Elegant simple Danish Design made of solid wood!
Cane, Teak
