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"Tulip" Armchair (Model No. 150)

Designer Eero Saarinen American, born Finland
Manufacturer Knoll
1956
Not on view
The apparent aesthetic unity of this chair is somewhat deceptive. Although the chair appears to be cast from a single material, the seat is molded plastic and the sturdier base is aluminum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "Tulip" Armchair (Model No. 150)
  • Designer: Eero Saarinen (American (born Finland), Kirkkonummi 1910–1961 Ann Arbor, Michigan)
  • Manufacturer: Knoll
  • Date: 1956
  • Medium: Aluminum, paint, plastic, wool and nylon upholstery, latex rubber foam
  • Dimensions: 31 7/8 × 25 13/16 × 22 13/16 in. (81 × 65.5 × 58 cm)
  • Classification: Furniture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Theodore R. Gamble Jr. Gift, in honor of his mother, Mrs. Theodore Robert Gamble, 1980
  • Object Number: 1980.287ab
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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