Saarinen Tulip™ Armchair

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Ina1956coverstoryinTimemagazine,EeroSaarinensaidhewasdesigningacollectionto"clearuptheslumoflegsintheU.S.home."Laterthatyear,hecompletedhisPedestalTableandTulip™ChairCollection(1956)andobliteratedthe"slum"bycreatingacastaluminumbaseinspiredbyadropofhigh-viscosityliquid.Theplatinumenamelhasaclearsatinfinish,whiletheblackandwhiteframesarereinforcedbondedfinishesthatmaintaintheirglossthroughyearsofuse.ThecomfortableTulipArmchairhasaswivelseatwithapaddedcushion.Availableupholsteryincludeséclatweave(pronounceda-clat),whichwasdesignedbyweaverandprintmakerAnniAlbersin1974.BeginninghercareerattheBauhaus,AlbersstarteddesigningforKnoll®in1959.Sheoriginallydesignedéclattobeaprintedtextile–KnollTextilesreintroducedthefabricin2007,withthepatternwovendirectlyintothematerial.



EachpieceisstampedwiththeKnollStudiologoandEeroSaarinen’ssignature.TheSaarinenTulipArmchairismanufacturedbyKnoll®accordingtotheoriginalandexactingspecificationsofthedesigner.MadeinItaly.





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