Tulip
- Object:
Armchair
- Place of origin:
East Greenville, USA (made)
- Date:
1956-1957 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
saarinen, born 1910 - died 1961 (designer)
Knoll International (manufacturer) - Materials and Techniques:
Fibreglass shell, aluminium base and wool upholstery
- Museum number:
CIRC.86:1, 2-1969
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
[Cushion] Seat pad blue.
[Armchair] Moulded fibreglass shell on aluminium pedestal, all white.
Place of Origin
East Greenville, USA (made)
Date
1956-1957 (made)
Artist/maker
saarinen, born 1910 - died 1961 (designer)
Knoll International (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Fibreglass shell, aluminium base and wool upholstery
Dimensions
[Armchair] Width: 26 in, Depth: 23.5 in, Height: 32 in
Labels and date
ARMCHAIR
Designed by Eero Saarinen (American, 1910-1961)
Manufactured by Knoll International, East Greenville, Pennsylvania, USA
Fibreglass shell, aluminium base and wool upholstery
1956-57
This chair was originally intended to be moulded from a single piece of fibre-glass, However, the base proved insufficiently strong to support a sitter and aluminium was substituted.
Circ.86-1969 [1989-2006]
Materials
Wool; Aluminium; Fibreglass
Categories
Furniture
Collection code
FWK
