Beschreibung:

Eero Saarinen (Finnish American, 1910-1961) for Knoll Tulip Table and Eight Tulip Chairs, United States, designed 1957, all with knoll Associates Park Avenue New York labels or partial labels, oval white with gray veined marble top with beveled edge set on aluminum base, ht. 29, wd. 78, dp. 48, two armchairs in fiberglass with aluminum bases, removable fabric cushions, ht. 32, excluding cushion seat ht. 17 1/2, wd. 25 3/4, dp. 22, six side chairs in fiberglass with aluminum bases, removable fabric cushions, ht. 32, excluding cushion seat ht. 18, wd. 19 1/2, dp. 21 in. Note: Saarinen was the son of architect and Cranbrook Academy of Art director Eliel Saarinen and textile artist Loja Saarinen In 1930, he enrolled in the Yale architecture program. In 1934, he returned to Michigan to teach at Cranbrook, work on furniture designs, and practice architecture with his father. At Cranbrook, he met Charles Eames collaborating on several projects, the most notable being a collection of molded plywood chairs for the MoMA-sponsored 1940 Organic Design in Home Furnishings competition. Their collection was awarded first prize in all categories, catapulting the young designers to the forefront of the American modern furniture movement. Saarinen also met Florence Knoll at Cranbrook. When Florence joined Knoll in the 1940s, she invited Eero to design for the company. Over the next 15 years Saarinen designed many of the most recognizable Knoll pieces, including the Tulip chairs and tables, the Womb chair, and the 70 series seating collection.