"inspired by"

Eero Saarinen

Tulip Side Table

With the aim of designing furniture defined by sculptural, holistic structures, Eero Saarinen produced the Tulip Side Table as part of his iconic pedestal collection (1956). Crafted of a heavy aluminum base that has been cast into a slender and fluid span, the table is topped with beautiful white and gray Arabescato marble. Both the base and tabletop are treated with a clear protective finish to resist scratches, stains and scuffs.

Sizes: 52cm Diameter 53cm High

Choice of marble or veneer top.

1910 - 1962

Although Saarinen made his reputation in the United States following World War II, he had his roots in Europe. Until 1923, he lived in Finland with his father Eliel Saarinen an architect of the National Romantic movement, who went on to teach architecture at the University of Michigan. For Eero architecture was a discipline like the fine arts, and in particular, sculpture. He called himself a "form giver" and everything he designed had a strong sculptural quality.

Saarinen began his career as a student at Yale University and after travels and studies in Europe returned to the U.S. and taught for a brief period at Cranbrook. Cranbrook was founded by publisher George C. Booth and Eliel Saarinen in 1927 and Saarinen became Director in 1932. Two of its graduates were Charles Eames and Florence Schust Knoll. Saarinen and Eames collaborated on various projects, culminating in a range of furniture that won first prize at an exhibition held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1940 entitled, "Organic Design in Home Furnishings." After 1946, however Eames went to work for Herman Miller; Saarinen became associated with Knoll Associates. A number of Saarinen’s chairs for Knoll were to become landmarks in the history of 20th century design.