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Designer Eero Saarinen American, born Finland
Manufacturer Knoll
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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.
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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
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