Tulip
Category
Footstool
Brands
Designers
Dimensions
D 40 cm - H 45 cm
Finiture
White painted aluminum, Black painted aluminum, Coating on request
Year
1957
The Tulip stool, designed by Eero Saarinen in 1957 for Knoll, is an icon of modern design. Part of the Pedestal collection, this stool features a central base that eliminates traditional legs, offering a clean and fluid aesthetic. The padded seat, mounted on a swivel base, ensures comfort and functionality, making the Tulip stool an elegant and versatile complement to a variety of environments.
Knoll
Knoll. Inc. is a design-led company that produces office systems, seating, filing and shelving, tables and desks, and textiles (KnollTextiles). It produces home furnishings by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Harry Bertoia, Florence Knoll (Florence Schust), Frank Gehry, Maya Lin, and Eero Saarinen under the company's KnollStudio division. In 2011, Knoll received the prestigious National Design Award for Corporate and Institutional Achievement from the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. The award honors design excellence and the public impact of Knoll's body of work.
Eero Saarinen
Eero Saarinen was a Finnish architect and designer. Born in Helsinki in 1910, in 1923 he moved with his family to the United States, where in 1934 he graduated in Architecture from Yale University. In 1937 he began teaching at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, where he began to collaborate with Charles and Ray Eames. Saarinen reached the pinnacle of his career with the commercially successful Saarinen collection designed for Knoll International. Despite his premature death at the age of 51, Eero Saarinen had a very productive professional life.
