"Pedestal" Armchair and Seat Cushion

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. "Pedestal" Armchair and Seat Cushion, Designed 1956; Manufactured ca. 1970. Plastic reinforced with fiberglass, wool, 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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 78.128.7_view1_IMLS_SL2.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

"Pedestal" Armchair and Seat Cushion

Date

Designed 1956; Manufactured ca. 1970

Geography

Place manufactured: New York, New York, United States

Medium

Plastic reinforced with fiberglass, wool

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

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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