Award winning design from 1958 Matching Tulip Table, sold separately Also available as an Eero Saarinen Tulip Armchair Eero Saarinen Tulip Chair The innovative Tulip Chair is an organic and ergonomic piece of design history. The world's first one-legged chair, the Tulip Chair changed the future of furniture design when it was introduced in the late 1950s. Echoing the curves of the human body, its sweeping fibreglass frame offers supreme comfort and support. Available in fibreglass with a choice of seven different fabric seat cushions. The unique pedestal base provides stability as well as a distinctive aesthetic, and can be swivelled. The story behind the Eero Saarinen Tulip Chair Designed in 1958, the Tulip Armchair is part of Saarinen's award winning 'Pedestal Collection'. This series addressed what Saarinen saw as the 'slum of legs' under tables. By getting rid of the traditional four legs, Saarinen reduced clutter and gave people more room to stretch out.

The collection was awarded the Museum of Modern Art Award, 1969, Federal Award for Industrial Design, 1969, and Design Center Stuttgart Award, 1962. Its futuristic design resulted in the Tulip Chair being used in the original Star Trek series.ski chair lift youtube WHY BUY FROM US?buy metal folding chairs wholesale Identical to the originalsfolding deck chair coversI get questions from readers from time to time about various design issues. office chair for sale brisbaneNormally they’re quickly answered but sometimes they’re a little more involved like a question I got recently from Kelley. chair back support vancouver

I thought the discussion might be interesting for you as well so (with Kelley’s permission) I’m posting her question and my answer here. (It was fun putting this together so I think I’ll make this a regular thing as interesting questions come in.)best buy canada bean bag chairs I am huge fan of your blog, I follow it almost everyday! table and folding chair rentalsMy husband and I just purchased a home and I am SOOOO excited to be decorating it the way I have always wanted! distressed dining chairs for saleI have a dilemma, my style is similar to yours, I would say that my style is eclectic and vintage with a modern flair. best rocking chair australia

My dilemma is such…I adore the Saarinen table with the marble top, I wanted to purchased the table and tulip chairs for the dining room but thought it might be too matchy matchy, I was considering purchasing an antique pedestal round table and getting only the tulip chairs. But I REALLY love the dining table too so I am not sure what to do, what do you think would look best in your opinion? In general, I prefer things not to be matchy-matchy as well. However, dining rooms are the one place where I’m not opposed to a matching set, especially when it is something so classic and beautiful as the Saarinen tulip table and chairs. I mean, what’s not to like about this room: However, it is a very modern, streamlined look so if you’re goal is to achieve a more eclectic feel, I think your first instinct of mixing the table or chairs is a good one. So then the next question is do you get the table or chairs? That’s a tough call. The more popular option seems to be using the table with different types of chairs:

I really like this look, not to mention it gives you an excuse to buy some really cool chairs(!) But, practicality may play a part here. I know you want a marble top version and my personal experience with marble is that it is not very user-friendly. It’s very easy to crack, stain, scratch and damage. (Citrus and wine are the worst!). If you share this concern, you may want to opt for just the chairs with a different table. The other plus side of getting the chairs is that you can always use them elsewhere like in an office, for example. This was the only example I could find: Having said all this, there is one more option. I don’t know what type of house you are moving into but if it has industrial or rustic architectural features, you could still get that eclectic vibe even with a matching set: Otherwise, if you chose pieces that were more ornate or traditional for the rest of the room, that could also have the same effect: I think this is my favorite option because it would be too hard for me to choose between the table and chairs(!)

What do you all think? Well, I hope this was helpful, Kelley, and I hope you’ll send me some photos of what you decide! If you’d like my opinion on a design question for possible posting here, please send me a message by clicking “contact” at the top of the page. It may take me a while but I’ll answer as many as I can. (Photos: 1.Unknown 2.Modani 3-7.Decorpad 8.Style at Home 9.Barker and Stonehouse 10.Livingetc.) Saarinen Tulip Side Chair ADD TO YOUR WISHLIST Added item to your Wishlist! The Saarinen Tulip seating collection consists of an armchair and an armless chair, with swivel or fixed base. The chairs are available with either an upholstered seat cushion, or fully upholstered inner shell with seat cushion. The swivel stool with an upholstered cushion completes the collection. The KnollStudio logo and the signature of Eero Saarinen are located on the underside of the base. Base consists of cast aluminium with Rilsan coated finish for the white and black versions.

The Platinum base has a polyurethane coat with transparent finish. The shell is moulded fibreglass reinforced plastic bonded finish. The shell and base are available in black, white or platinum colours. Fully upholstered inner shell with seat cushion available in a wide range of fabrics. Stool and chairs with seat cushion only are available in a wide range of fabrics and Spinneybeck leather. This product is available with foam that meets requirements for BS5852. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1969. Federal Award for Industrial Design, Germany, 1969. Design Career Stuttgart Award, Germany, 1962. SAARINEN TULIP SIDE CHAIR 68cm W x 59cm D x 81cm H with seat height of 48cm. 49cm W x 53cm D x 81cm H with seat height of 49cm. With the Pedestal Collection, Eero Saarinen vowed to eliminate the "slum of legs" found under chairs and tables with four legs. He worked first with hundreds of drawings, which were followed by ¼ scale models.

Since the compelling idea was to design chairs that looked good in a room, the model furniture was set up in a scaled model room the size of a doll house. Drawing on his early training as a sculptor, Saarinen refined his design through full scale models, endlessly modifying the shape with clay. “What interests me is when and where to use these structural plastic shapes. Probing even more deeply into different possibilities one finds many different shapes are equally logical—some ugly, some exciting, some earthbound, some soaring. The choices really become a sculptor’s choice.” Saarinen was assisted by Don Petitt, of Knoll’s Design Development Group, who introduced several ingenious methods of model making. Together with a Knoll design research team, they worked out the problems arising in production. Full scale models became furniture and, with family and friends acting as “guinea pigs,” the furniture was tested in the dining room and living room of the Saarinen house in Bloomfield Hills.