Eero Saarinen Furniture
Louis gateway arch along with many other well known structures also received accolades for his modernist furniture designs made by knoll.
Eero saarinen furniture. Saarinen also designed the popular pedestal tulip table and chair and the womb chair. August 20 1910 september 1 1961 was a finnish american architect and industrial designer noted for his wide ranging array of designs for buildings and monuments. His best known works are the gateway arch and the twa terminal at jfk airport.
Eero saarinen finnish born american architect who was a leader in exploration and experiment in american architectural design during the 1950s. Saarinen is best known for designing the washington dulles international airport outside washington d c the twa flight. It came as no surprise that eero was helping his father design furniture and fixtures for the cranbrook campus by the time he.
A schoolmate and great friend of florence schust it was an obvious choice for her to invite eero to design for knoll when she joined the company in. 32ʺw 17ʺd 29ʺh hudson ny accent chairs lounge chairs pair of white saarinen style tulip swivel chairs with red cushions. With popularity comes imitation.
Through his work as an architect and designer eero saarinen was a prime mover in the introduction of modernism into the american mainstream. Born to world famous parents architect and cranbrook academy of art director eliel saarinen and textile artist loja saarinen eero saarinen was surrounded by design his whole life. Eero saarinen born to world famous parents architect and cranbrook academy of art director eliel saarinen and textile artist loja saarinen eero saarinen was surrounded by design his whole life.
Kennedy airport in new york opened 1962 dulles international airport in virginia. 40ʺw 34ʺd 36ʺh san antonio tx accent chairs lounge chairs a list 1970s vintage knoll grasshopper armchair 4 500. The gull winged twa flight center at john f.
Eero saarinen 1910 1961 the finnish architect who conceived the st. The classics saarinen collection. From the late 1940s through the 1950s eero saarinen designed many of the most recognizable knoll pieces including the tulip chairs and pedestal tables the womb chair and the 70 series executive seating collection.