EERO SAARINEN, dining table, "Tulip", Knoll International.
Oval shape marble top, base in lacquered aluminium, height 72 cm, 200 x 120 cm.
Top with minor damages and wear, yellowed surface, base with minor wear.
According to seller from Nordiska Galleriet 1988.
Eero Saarinen was a Finnish architect and designer born in Kyrkslätt in Finland. Saarinen, considered one of the most prominent modernist architects, made a career in Europe and the USA. He studied sculpture at Le Grande Chaumiere in Paris and architecture at Yale University. In 1963, Saarinen designed President Jefferson's memorial in St. Louis, called the "Gateway arch". Furthermore, he designed furniture in plywood and plastic, including "Tulip", "Plywood Chair" and "Womb Chair" for Knoll Associates. Saarinen drew inspiration from nature and its sculptural and organic shapes.
His father was Eliel Saarinen, an architect, designer, and lecturer.