Black leather, grey patterned fabric, chrome-plated metal
USA, 1951
Design: Eero Saarinen
Produced by: Knoll International
Each with manufacturer plaque of Knoll International New York, "Made in Belgium"
Model no.: 71
Dimensions: 79 x 64 x 51 cm; Seat height: 44 cm
Good condition

Condition:

The chairs are in good condition. The foot plates with some rust stains. The left armrest of one chair shows a hole. The chairs measure 79 x 64 x 51 cm. The seat height of 44 cm.

Eero Saarinen (1910-1961)

The native Finn Eero Saarinen moved with his family at the age of 13, to the United States. His father taught at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, where Saarinen studied sculpture and design. He became acquainted with his fellow students Charles and Ray Eames and cultivated a close friendship with Florence Knoll. Later Saarinen studied at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris and the Yale School of Architecture. After graduating, he toured Europe and North Africa. Back in the U.S. he worked for his father and taught at the academy. Around the same time he first gained recognition for a chair he designed together with Charles Eames. Soon afterwards Saarinen’s legendary Tulip Chair went into production at Knoll. During his long association with the company Saarinen created many of his iconic pieces of furniture.

Knoll International

The Hans G. Knoll Furniture Company was founded 1938 in New York by the German immigrant Hans Knoll. Knoll had been in contact with furniture makers from Germany, and was closely tied to the Bauhaus movement. In the 40s, Knoll hired the young designer Florence Schust, whom he married in 1946. The two of them lead the company and designed furniture together with architects and artists. Following the phrase ‘good design is good business’, Knoll began designing and furnishing office spaces for his clients; further factories were opened. After Hans Knoll died in a tragic car accident in 1955, Florence Knoll continued the venture alone until 1965. Today, Knoll is still one of the leading furniture designers worldwide. (bde)

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