Set of 6 Tulip chairs by Eero Saarinen (or individually) - Knoll - Vintage

Set of 6 Tulip chairs by Eero Saarinen (or individually) - Knoll - Vintage

Swivel Tulip chairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, 1970 edition.
Cast aluminum foot covered in Rislan.
Seats in white lacquered fiberglass. Original fabric cover.

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Date: 1970
Designer: Eero Saarinen
Brand: Knoll
Colors: White, Purple
Material: fiberglass, aluminum, fabric
Dimensions: Seat height: 42 cm, Depth: 49 cm, Height: 81 cm, Width: 49 cm

Availability: Out of stock

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The tulip chair was designed by Eero Saarinen between 1955 and 1956 and was produced by Knoll.
Several times awarded, she is a design icon.
It was designed to accompany the Tulip table.
We can associate its soft and futuristic lines with the modernist movement and the “space age”.

The central leg is made of cast aluminum with a white rilsan finish. The hull is reinforced molded fiberglass with a white plastic finish.
Welcoming, rotating, comfortable, it accompanies many table models. She is also very pleasant as a small office chair, it is suitable for furnishing dining rooms or in offices around conference tables.

Learn more about this designer

Eero Saarinen, American architect and designer of Finnish origin, has been immersed in design and architecture since his early childhood. Both of his parents were recognized and renowned in their work: his father Eliel was an architect and the director of the Cranbrook Academy of Art while his mother Loja was a textile designer. Arriving in the United States as a teenager, then studying design and architecture at Yale, Eero Saarinen knew how to innovate after graduating and became the leader of the second generation of modernists in the field of architecture and design. This title was given to him following the observation of his works having shapes and silhouettes never seen and created before. He pushed the limits of certain materials in order to create unique pieces consistent with his sense of personal aesthetics. This emancipation of design codes was possible following the contact that Eero Saarinen had with many designers and architects such as Florence Knoll and Charles and Ray Eames.

Learn more about the brand

Knoll is an American company manufacturing office furniture and equipment.

Headquartered in East Greenville, Pennsylvania, it was founded in 1938 by Hans Knoll, a German-born entrepreneur. With his wife Florence, they created one of the most creative and prolific companies of the post-war era. The “Knoll style” was born: they imposed their vision of layout thanks to the “Planning Unit”, a unique service of its kind for the time, combining interior architecture, design, production, textiles, graphics. After Hans' death in 1955, Florence replaced her husband at the head of the company, leaving it in 1965.

Like Herman Miller, Knoll's importance in 20th century design was considerable. Knoll worked with renowned architects and designers such as Eero Saarinen, Isamu Noguchi, Frank Gehry and Ross Lovegrove.

Many pieces of furniture made by Knoll have become part of design history.