Knoll Saarinen Tulip Armless Chair

Description

In his purist approach to architecture and interior design, Finnish-born Eero Saarinen sought the essential idea and reduced it to the most effective structural solution within an overall unity of design.

To that end, he designed the 1956 Tulip chair in terms of its setting, rather than a particular shape. “In any design problem, one should seek the solution in terms of the next largest thing,” he said. “If the problem is a chair, then its solution must be found in the way it relates to the room....”

In Tulip, a single-legged chair made from fiberglass-reinforced resin, Saarinen realized his ideal of formal unity: “Every significant piece of furniture from the past has a holistic structure.”

Winner of the 1969 Museum of Modern Art Award, the chair is available online without arms.

Please contact our showroom on 020 8421 1779 to discuss all the other styles and colours available in the Eero Saarinen Collection.

Materials & Finishes

Base is a cast aluminum, rilsan coated finish Shell is molded fiberglass with a reinforced, plastic bonded finish.

Seat cushion available to purchase online in hopsack red or black.

Also available in a wide range of KnollTextiles and Spinneybeck leathers - plase contact the showrrom for further information.

Dimensions

W 49 x D 53 x H 81 cm

Additional Information

CHAPLINS only offer Knoll Quickship items to purchase online.

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Call the showroom on 020 8421 1779 to discuss the various other styles and finishes available in the Knoll product range.

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Delivery Time: Quickship of 10-14 days

Designer: Eero Saarinen
Project Year: 1955