Modern Design 
30 March 2008
Modern Design 
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Eero Saarinen

Tulip chairs model 150, set of ten

Knoll
USA, 1956 / 1969
enameled cast aluminum, lacquered fiberglass, vinyl 31 h × 26 w × 21 d in (79 × 66 × 53 cm)
estimate: $3,000–4,000
result: $4,800
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These examples, with custom coloration, were commissioned for the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas that was completed in 1969. Signed with decal manufacturer's label to underside: [Knoll Associates Inc.].
literature: Design Since 1945, Philadelphia Museum of Art, ppg. 53, 135 Design for Living: Furniture and Lighting 1950-2000, Hanks and Hoy, ppg. 58-59

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Eero Saarinen 1910–1961

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Born in 1910, Eero Saarinen was surrounded by design his entire life; his father, Eliel Saarinen was an architect and director of the Cranbrook Academy of art and his mother, Loja Saarinen, was an acclaimed textile artist. In 1929, Saarinen traveled to Paris to study sculpture at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière before enrolling in the Yale architecture program. He returned to Cranbrook in 1934 where he met fellow designer and friend, Charles Eames. In 1947, Saarinen won a competition to design a monument for Thomas Jefferson in St. Louis. His Gateway Arch would mark one of the many triumphs of his short but incredibly productive career.

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Eero Saarinen

Custom Tulip table from the bar of the Grill Room

estimate: $5,000–7,000

result: $45,000

Eero Saarinen

Custom Tulip table from the bar of the Grill Room

estimate: $5,000–7,000

result: $35,000

Eero Saarinen

Custom Tulip table from the bar of the Grill Room

estimate: $5,000–7,000

result: $35,000

Eero Saarinen

Custom Tulip table from the bar of the Grill Room

estimate: $5,000–7,000

result: $35,000

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