Tulip chair designed by Eero Saarinen who explained the peculiar chair shape stating: "The underside of typical chairs and tables makes a confusing, unrestful world. I wanted to clear up the slum of legs". Designed in 1955 it's a real 20th Century design icon. Base in glossy lacquered moulded aluminium, seat in matt lacquered fibreglass and fabric or leather cushion.
Measurements
- without armrests: cm 51 d.54 h.84
- with armrests: cm 60 d.68 h.84
Seat height: cm 48,5
Base diameter: cm 39,5
Seat Cushion Cover
- fabric
- calf leather
- full grain leather
- aniline leather
- cavallino
Calf Leather: bovine leather coming from European and extra European slaughters, chrome tan, dyeing according to EEC rules, average measure m² 4/5 and thickness 0,9/1 mm. Calf leather or contract leather is a corrected grain leather. It has a very competitive price, it's fairly soft to the touch and long lasting. Calf leather is a material with an excellent value for money.
Full Grain Leather: bovine leather coming from European and extra European slaughters, chrome tan, dyeing according to EEC rules, average measures m² 4/5 and thickness 1,4/1,6 mm. Grain leather is still corrected grain but with a higher thickness than calf leather. This guarantees a longer duration and resistance. This leather surface is generally a little bit coarser to the touch compared to other kind of leathers.
Aniline Leather: bovine leather coming from European and extra European slaughters, chrome tan, dyeing according to ECC rules, average measure m² 4/5 and thickness 1,1/1,2 mm. Aniline leather is the most valuable leather used in the furniture sector. The superficial grain is natural and without corrections, it's also possible to catch a glimpse of the leather pores, veins and lines; infact the surface is not always homogeneous as in full grain or calf leathers. Aniline Leather also results very soft to the touch.
Fabric : composition 63% cotton and 37% linen, weight 380 gr/sm, height 140 cm.
Structure
- base in glossy lacquered moulded aluminium
- seat in matt lacquered fibreglass.
Designer
Eero Sa
arinen was the son of the famous Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen, first president of the "Cranbrook Academy of Arts". Born in Helsinki, he emigrated with his faimily to the United States in 1923. After having studied sculpture in Paris (1929 - 1930), he studied architecture at Yale where he took his degree in 1934. He then won a scholarship that gave him the opportunity to travel around Europe (1934 - 1935) and after his return he started teaching at "Cranbook Academy of Arts". In 1937 Saarinen started a collaboration with Charles Eames that brought him to develop avant-garde furniture, rewarded several times at the "Organic Design in Home Furnishing" competition. He worked in his father's agency until Eliel's death in 1950. His biggest architectural project remains the famous TWA terminal at "Kennedy" airport in New York.
