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Tulip Armchair, Model No. 150

Eero Saarinen

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Object Label

Taking full advantage of pliable fiberglass, the Pedestal armchair’s flowing lines create a unified design statement that has led to its being nicknamed the “Tulip” chair. It is the culmination of Saarinen’s experiments with molded shell forms, begun in 1940 in a collaboration with Charles Eames. The chair the two designed that year for The Museum of Modern Art’s Organic Design in Home Furnishings exhibition won an award and set the stage for innovative mid-century furniture design.

Caption

Eero Saarinen (American, born Finland, 1910–1961). Tulip Armchair, Model No. 150, Designed 1956; Manufactured ca. 1970. Aluminum, fiberglass, paint, wool and nylon upholstery, latex foam, 32 x 25 1/2 x 23 in. (81.3 x 64.8 x 58.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Knoll International, Inc., 78.128.7. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Tulip Armchair, Model No. 150

Date

Designed 1956; Manufactured ca. 1970

Geography

Place manufactured: New York, New York, United States

Medium

Aluminum, fiberglass, paint, wool and nylon upholstery, latex foam

Classification

Furniture

Dimensions

32 x 25 1/2 x 23 in. (81.3 x 64.8 x 58.4 cm)

Signatures

no signature

Inscriptions

no inscriptions

Markings

Printed rectangular paper label afixed to seat interior, below cushion: Knoll International / 320 PARK Avenue / New york, NY 10022 (logo, capital "K" in a red circle).

Credit Line

Gift of Knoll International, Inc.

Accession Number

78.128.7

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Artists and makers

Eero Saarinen

6 works in the collection

Knoll International, Inc.

6 works in the collection