Tulip chair

Tulip chair

The Tulip chair was designed by Eero Saarinen in 1956 for the Knoll company of New York City. Designed primarily as a chair to match the complementary dining table. The chair has the smooth lines of modernism and is experimental with materials. The chair is considered a classic of industrial design. The chair is often considered space age for its curves and use of materials.

Awards

Museum of Modern Art Award, 1969

Federal Award for Industrial Design, 1969

Design Center Stuttgart Award, 1962

Construction

Base is a cast aluminum, rilsan coated finish

Shell is molded fiberglass, with a reinforced, plastic bonded finish

ee also

* List of chairs


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