Tulip chair
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| Tulip Chair | |
| Designer : Eero Saarinen | |
| Date : 1956 | |
| Country : USA | |
| Materials : Aluminum base, Fiberglass frame. Leather or fabric cushions. | |
| Style/Tradition : Modernist | |
| Dimensions: 50x56x80cm (WxDxH) | |
| Colours : White frame. Cushion red. (Cushion variable). | |
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
