Saarinen Tulip Armless Chair

Saarinen tulip armless chair the tulip armless chair is a fiberglass molded side chair that was designed to simplify chairs through the reduction of legs to a single swiveling base.
Saarinen tulip armless chair. The saarinen executive chair 1946 was originally made of fiberglass but was later updated in polyurethane. Tulip chair armless eero saarinen 1957 with the pedestal collection eero saarinen resolved the ugly confusing unrestful world underneath tables and chairs. Part of his tulip chair collection in 1956 eero saarinen designed the tulip armless chair to enhance the home with simple sculptural forms. Saarinen tulipª armless chair designed by eero saarinen eero saarinen called himself a òform giver ó and everything he designed ð from the gateway arch in st.
Both collections were designed for knoll which continues to produce them today. Eero saarinen 1957 eero saarinen vowed to address the ugly confusing unrestful world he observed underneath chairs and tables the so called slum of legs a five year design investigation led him to the revolutionary pedestal collection including the tulip chair. The tulip armless chair is a fiberglass molded side chair that was designed to simplify chairs through the reduction of legs to a single swiveling base. The contoured plywood seat is supported by metal or wood legs.
The feel remains unchanged as the molded shell flexes slightly with the sitter. The saarinen tulip seating collection consists of an armchair and an armless chair with swivel or fixed base. Original vintage saarinen executive armless chairs restored in celadon velvet custom 24k gold edition set of 6 10 890 set 22 5ʺw 20 5ʺd 31 5ʺh bridgeport ct. The saarinen tulip side chair 1956 began with his observation that the underside of typical tables and chairs makes a confusing unrestful world featuring a swivel seat this chair stands on a gracefully shaped cast aluminum base inspired by a drop of high viscosity liquid.
Louis to his wombª chair to his pedestal table ð had a strong sculptural quality. The swivel stool with an upholstered cushion completes the collection. This chair is greenguard indoor air quality certified for its use of low emitting products. òthe underside of typical tables and chairs makes a confusing unrestful world ó said saarinen.
The chairs are available with either an upholstered seat cushion or fully upholstered inner shell with seat cushion.