Tulip chair
E76322
The Tulip chair is a mid-century modern, pedestal-based dining chair designed by Eero Saarinen, celebrated for its sleek, sculptural form and innovative single-leg construction.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chair
→
industrial design object → mid-century modern furniture → |
| approximateDesignYear | 1955–1957 → |
| associatedDesigner |
Eero Saarinen
→
surface form:
Eero Saarinen for Knoll
|
| baseFinish | painted to match seat shell in many versions → |
| category | iconic 20th-century chair design → |
| collection | Pedestal Collection → |
| colorOptions |
black
→
various cushion colors → white → |
| commercialReleasePeriod | late 1950s → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
Knoll
→
surface form:
Knoll Associates
|
| designer | Eero Saarinen → |
| designerStatement | designed to eliminate the visual clutter of legs → |
| feature |
armless version available
→
contoured seat → integrated armrests (in armchair version) → pedestal support → single-leg construction → swivel mechanism (in some versions) → |
| hasAssociatedObject | Tulip table → |
| hasCushionAttachment | removable seat cushion → |
| hasPart |
molded seat shell
→
pedestal base → seat cushion → single central leg → |
| hasVariant |
Tulip armchair
→
Tulip armless side chair → |
| inCollectionOf |
Museum of Modern Art
→
surface form:
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
various design museums worldwide → |
| intendedUse |
dining chair
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side chair → |
| manufacturer | Knoll → |
| material |
aluminum base
→
cast aluminum → fiberglass-reinforced plastic → leather (for some cushions) → upholstery fabric → |
| movement |
Modernism
→
Organic modernism → |
| notableFor |
innovative use of pedestal base
→
reduction of traditional four-leg structure to one leg → sculptural, organic form → |
| period | 1950s design → |
| seatConstruction | molded shell → |
| style | Mid-century modern → |
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