Saarinen Tavolo
The saarinen dining table began with his observation that the underside of typical tables and chairs makes a confusing unrestful world and as he explained in a 1956 time magazine cover story he was designing a new collection to clear up the slum of legs in the u s.
Saarinen tavolo. Eero saarinen s pedestal collection includes dining coffee and side tables. 78 table seats 6 8 people. Knoll saarinen round table. 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 introduced in 1958.
Home later that year he completed the pedestal table which. Among his outstanding projects are the dulles international airport in washington d c the. The classics saarinen collection. Saarinen didn t start working with hans and florence knoll whom he also met at cranbrook until the late 1940s.
In addition to these achievements saarinen became a leader of the second generation modernists. 42 table seats 4 people. Born to world famous parents architect and cranbrook academy of art director eliel saarinen and textile artist loja saarinen eero saarinen was surrounded by design his whole life. A nameplate with the knollstudio logo and the signature of eero saarinen is also located on the underside of the top or on the top support plate.
With the pedestal collection eero saarinen resolved the ugly confusing unrestful world underneath tables and chairs. Saarinen went on to design many of knoll s most recognizable pieces including the tulip chairs and tables the womb chair and the 70 series of seating. With the pedestal collection eero saarinen resolved the ugly confusing unrestful world underneath tables and chairs. High oval table designed by eero saarinen for knoll it is considered among the major symbols of post war design.
Together they created forward thinking furniture designs until he passed on at the young age of 51. Saarinen dining table 42 round item share this eero saarinen 1957. A schoolmate and great friend of florence schust it was an obvious choice for her to invite eero to design for knoll when she joined the company in the 1940s. The structure is in white or black painted rilsan and top in arabescato marquina emperador calacatta verde alpi with satin or glossy finish or in white.
The collection is a defining accomplishment of modern design and a timeless addition to your home a true classic. This essential but impressive table with goblet base embodies the ideal of formal unity of the designer. One of those pieces was the popular saarinen table often referenced as the tulip table dating to the late 1950s. The collection is a defining accomplishment of modern design and a timeless addition to your home a true classic.
Saarinen dining table 78 oval item share this eero saarinen 1957.