The tulip chair was designed by eero saarinen in 1955 and 1956 for the knoll company of new york city.
Eero saarinen tulip table history.
The tulip table is an elegant piece of furniture designed by finnish american architect eero saarinen.
It was designed primarily as a chair to match the complementary dining table.
The chair is often considered space age for its futuristic use.
The chair has the smooth lines of modernism and was experimental with materials for its time.
The chair is considered a classic of industrial design.
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The tulip chair like all other saarinen chairs was taken into production by the knoll furniture company founded by hans knoll.
1956 which featured side and arm chairs dining coffee and side tables as well as a stool.
All of these designs were highly successful except for the grasshopper lounge chair which although in production.
It came into form during the 1950s with hans and florence knoll with whom he collaborated to create this wonderful masterpiece.
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