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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).
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.

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