Eero Saarinen. Tulip Set

EERO SAARINEN (Finland, 1910 - United States, 1961).
Dining table and six chairs "Tulip".
White fiberglass. Table with marble top.
Table for Knoll.
They present organic production label (Sept. 2002).
Measurements: 73 x 235 x 124 cm (table); 82 x 42 x 51 cm (chairs).

Also known as Saarinen chair, the Tulipe stands out for its shell that resembles a tulip. It has a circular foot that rises slightly in its central area to join the cylindrical shaft. The table has the same foot and an oval top. The circle and the oval are two elements always present in Saarinen's designs, as well as being essential forms that refer to the organic, and we cannot forget that man himself is an organic element.
Saarinen initially studied sculpture at the Académie de la Grand Chaumière in Paris, and later architecture at Yale University. He then furthered his studies in Europe thanks to a scholarship, and upon his return he took up a teaching position at Cranbrook Academy, one of the most important architecture and industrial design schools in the United States. In 1937 he began designing furniture in collaboration with Charles Eames, winning the 1940 prize in the "Organic Design in Home Furnishings" competition organized by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Later, as an independent designer, Saarinen created furniture designs for Knoll International. Today his creations are present in the most important collections around the world, including the MoMA in New York.

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