Eero Saarinen Tables
Finnish-American modernist icon Eero Saarinen might be best known for his architectural works — the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the TWA Flight Center in New York and Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., for instance — but his vintage tables and other original contributions to mid-century furniture design should not be overlooked.
Legendary furnishings designed by Saarinen like his durable side tables, the Womb chair, the Tulip chair and the Pedestal table are still frequently used in interiors today — and often copied at more affordable prices. Born in Finland, Saarinen immigrated to the United States with his family at age 13. His father, Eliel Saarinen, led the Department of Architecture and Urban Design at the famous Cranbrook Academy of Art outside Detroit, a school that became a hotbed for mid-century modern designers. The younger Saarinen worked and taught at the academy, too, befriending design pioneers such as Charles and Ray Eames, Harry Bertoia and Florence Knoll.
The Pedestal series grew out of Saarinen’s desire “to clear up the slum of legs” beneath tables. His first foray into the concept of a streamlined undercarriage was a table designed for the Kingswood School for girls, Cranbrook’s partner institution, which saw the four legs of a table cinched together to make room for chairs and legs beneath it. This piece of furniture would ultimately lead Saarinen to design a model with a circular top that sat upon a single swooped cast-aluminum column that flared out into a circular base — the Pedestal table, today manufactured by Knoll with tabletops available in a variety of materials.
On 1stDibs, the collection of vintage Eero Saarinen tables includes Pedestal dining tables, oval coffee tables, Tulip side tables with Verde Alpi marble tabletops and more.
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Saarinen Knoll Tulip Table
By Eero Saarinen
Located in New York, NY
Early Knoll Saarinen tulip table, cast iron base, oval laminate top. Minor cosmetic wear, normal and consistent with age.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Iron
Eero Saarinen Tulip Style Side Table
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Astoria, NY
Eero Saarinen Tulip Style Side Table, with quartzite stone top above white enameled trumpet base. 29" H x 20" Diameter. Provenance: From the Collection of Laura and Lewis Kruger.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Stone, Aluminum
Early Knoll Saarinen Tulip Table
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A very early production Knoll Eero Saarinen Tulip table. Marble oval top. Top is 22.375x 15 inches in dimension. Table top is in good condition al...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
$2,063 Sale Price
24% Off
Eero Saarinen Tulip Dining Table for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Eero Saarinen Tulip dining table with white base. New plate of green Guatemala Verde marble.
Manufactured by Knoll International.
Category
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Marble
Eero Saarinen Knoll Studio "Tulip" Dining Table
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Astoria, NY
Eero Saarinen Knoll Studio "Tulip" Circular Dining Table, white laminate top on white enamel pedestal base with "Eero Saarinen / 50th Anniversary / Knoll Studio" metal label to the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel
Eero Saarinen Marble Top
Tulip
Side Table
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Eero Saarinen Marble Top 'Tulip' Side Table. Underside of top stamped Made in Italy; underside of base with rectangular Knoll: Park Avenue sticker ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Eero Saarinen Tulip Oval End Table for Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Step into the realm of classic modern design with this exquisite side table from the master, Eero Saarinen. This piece, known for its iconic tulip shape, is both a functional additio...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Eero Saarinen Tulip Side Table for Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
One of Saarinen’s most enduring designs, part of the Pedestal Collection and designed in 1957, this side table features a white enameled heavy molded cast aluminum base with a round ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Aluminum
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century Tulip Table
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll mid century Tulip table
This dining table measures: 47.25 wide x 47.25 deep x 28.5 inches high, with a chair clearan...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Metal
Tulip Table by Eero Saarinen with Calacatta Marble
By Eero Saarinen
Located in MADRID, ES
Tulip table by designer Eero Saarinen produced by Knoll. The base is in powder-coated cast aluminium and the top in polished Calacatta marble. 1950s.
Length: 120cm
Width: 120cm
Heig...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Tavolo Tondo
Tulip
di Eero Saarinen per Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Milano, IT
Iconico tavolo da pranzo modello 'Tulip' con piano tondo in laminato e base in base in fusione di alluminio. Buone condizioni.
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1990s American Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Tulip Side Table
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960s we offer this Mid-Century Modern tulip side table made in the Knoll factory that was installed in Mexico. The white pedestal base is cast aluminum. The Tulip table is ver...
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Saarinen Tulip Side Table by Knoll Studio
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in New York, NY
Authentic Eero Saarinen's signature white pedestal Tulip Table by Knoll Studio, with laminate top and cast-aluminum base.
Signature plate on the underside.
**List Price: $1,400/EACH ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Eero Saarinen Tulip Side Table for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very fine sculptural tulip side table with a bigger sized 20" round top in white Laminate and matching base . Retains the manufactures label by Knoll and designed by Eero Saarinen...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Metal
Eero Saarinen Tulip Side / End Tables for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of early Tulip side / end tables with round tops having a white Laminate finish and cast painted steel bases . From the iconic artist , sculptor , architect and furniture desi...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Steel
$2,800 / set
Tulip dining table, Eero Saarinen for Knoll International
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Torino, IT
Tulip dining table, Eero Saarinen for Knoll International
Category
1970s American Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
Saarinen 20" Tulip Pedestal Side Table in White Laminate
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Stamford, CT
Eero Saarinen’s Pedestal Collection is one of the most recognizable forms in furniture design. Colloquially known as the “Tulip”, Saarinen’s mission was to resolve the chaos under fu...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Tulip Dining table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, 1970s
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in MONTESSON, FR
This dining table was designed by Finnish-American designer Eero Saarinen. It is the Tulip model, designed in 1956 for Knoll. The tabletop is made of marble and the base is made of c...
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1970s Italian Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Pedestal “Tulip” Side Table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pedestal “Tulip” side table with cherry wood top by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, circa 1990s. The Table is in very good vintage condition and measures 20"D x 20.5"H. Classi...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Eero Saarinen Model 174W Tulip Dining Table
By Eero Saarinen
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
To accompany his famous Tulip chair design, Eero Saarinen designed the Tulip table. A simple design with timeless beauty. At 54 inches diameter, it can comfortably fit 6 chairs aroun...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Steel
Slate Top Tulip Table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Dallas, TX
A slate top tulip table designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll.
Category
Early 2000s Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Slate
Eero Saarinen tulip arabescato marble table for Knoll 1970s.
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in bari, IT
Eero Saarinen’s Tulip table is an icon of modernist design, created in the 1950s. It is known for its elegant lines and minimalist style, designed to eliminate the cumbersome legs of...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Marble Pedestal Tulip Dining Table
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A classic design by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, this Tulip Pedestal table features a white marble top with a black base. It’s a nice contrasty color combination. The top is beautifully ...
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Early 2000s American Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Marble
Eero Saarinen Tulip Dining Table Marble Knoll International
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Berlin, BE
Eero Saarinen Round Dining Table 140 cm Diameter with stunning Arabescato marble top.
Discover the timeless beauty of the Eero Saarinen Round Dining Table with a 140 cm diameter, fe...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Marble, Steel
$7,179 Sale Price
20% Off
Eero Saarinen per Knoll International Tavolino "Tulip", Italia 1970s
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Naples, IT
Autentico Tavolino Tulip con piedistallo bianco in alluminio fuso e piano in laminato bianco. Il design di Eero Saarinen per Knoll è davvero un classico senza tempo che può essere in...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Coffee Table " Tulip " Marble by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, USA.
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Lot/Drogenbos, BE
Side or coffee Table model " Tulip " with the top round in green marble and white base.
The marble is new and the foot has been repainted.
Designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll Inte...
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1950s American Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Tulip Round Coffee Table by Saarinen for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Tulip coffee table by Saarinen for Knoll. USA, cira 1960 to 1970.
Signed with early Knoll red/white label.
Features a 36 inch round top in matte white laminate with matte white...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Metal
$2,500 Sale Price
30% Off
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Rare Oval Tulip Side Table
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960s we offer this Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen for Knoll Rare Oval Tulip Side Table made in the Knoll factory that was installed in Mexico. The white pedestal base is cas...
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Eero Saarinen x Charlotte Perriand Tokyo Tulip Table Homage
By Charlotte Perriand, Eero Saarinen
Located in Saint Paul, MN
From the moment the catalog for Christies Design 2022 catalog dropped, we were enamored with the Saarinen tulip table edited by Charlotte Perriand. And while we could never compete w...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Iron
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century Rosewood Tulip Coffee Table
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century Rosewood Tulip Coffee Table
This coffee table measures: 35.25 wide x 35.25 deep x 15 inches high
Good Vintage Condition - Coffee Table has Very ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Tulip table white marble and base by Eero Saarinen , Knoll, 1960s
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Milano, IT
Eero Saarinen's Tulip table is one of the most famous examples of Finnish design. Featuring a single leg, its shape reminiscent of a flower (hence the name "tulip"), the Tulip table ...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Knoll Tulip Table by Eero Saarinen — Round Top, Mid-Century Modern
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Markington, GB
Eero Saarinen for Knoll — Oval Tulip Table, Circa 1965
Designed in 1958 by Eero Saarinen, the iconic Tulip Table remains one of the most influential pieces in modern design. This ex...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Eero Saarinen 20" Top Tulip Side Table for Knoll ( B )
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A iconic sculptural tulip side table with a bigger sized 20" round top in white Laminate and matching steel base . Retains the manufactures label by Knoll designed by Eero Saarinen ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Metal
American postmodern green marble dining table Tulip Eero Saarinen Knoll, 1980s
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in MIlano, IT
American postmodern green marble dining table Tulip Eero Saarinen Knoll 1980s
Dining table model Tulip with oval top in Alpi green marble with white streaks. The leg of the table has...
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1980s American Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Vintage Tulip Coffee Table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vintage coffee table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll with white tulip base and laminate top. This icon of mid-century modern design was acquired from the family of the original owner, w...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage "Tulip" Dining Room Set by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The tulip dining set designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in the 1960s is a true masterpiece of mid-century modern design. The set includes a stunning tulip dining table and four matc...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Oval Table Mod, Tulip, Italy 2022
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Naples, IT
Oval table Model Tulip designed by Eero Saarinen, offered with MDF laminate top white stain-resistant and scratch-resistant, has a round cast aluminum base.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Laminate
20th Century, Eero Saarinen Knoll Marble Top Pedestal Table, Tulip, 1970s
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Turin, Turin
Eero Saarinen, born in Finland in 1910, moved to the US in 1923, where he grew and graduated from Yale in 1934. He met Charles Eames, with whom he collaborated and won the 1st prize ...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Eero Saarinen for Knoll 20" Pedestal Tulip Group Side Table
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Ferndale, MI
White laminate 20" diameter top on weighted cast base . Knoll label intact on underside of the top . Minor paint flaked on top edge .
The ever iconic Tulip table was designed by Eer...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Metal
Round white Pedestal Tulip Table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, 1955
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Tulip model table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, 1955. 90 diameter table, central base in white lacquered cast aluminium and white laminate top, part of the famous Pedestal series desig...
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Metal
2010s Knoll Eero Saarinen Tulip Side Table with Laminate Top 20"
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Tulip Side Table, originally designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in 1956. This particular example was produced by Knoll in the USA in the 2010s. The table is comprised of a...
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2010s American Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Classic Modernist oval Tulip Coffee Table white laminate Eero Saarinen / Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Modernist oval Tulip Coffee Table white laminate Eero Saarinen / Knoll.. Wonderful original condition,, Retains original EARLY KNOLL LABEL..Hand delivery avail to New York Ci...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Classic Modernist Marble Oval Cocktail Tulip Table. Eero Saarinen / Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Modernist Marble Oval Cocktail Tulip Coffee / cocktail Table. Designed by Eero Saarinen manufactured by Knoll. Stunning graining to the Italian marble.. Hand delivery avail t...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Saarinen 54" Round Tulip Pedestal Table in White Laminate by Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Stamford, CT
Eero Saarinen’s Pedestal Collection remains one of the most iconic achievements in modern furniture design. Often called the “Tulip,” Saarinen created the collection to eliminate the...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Metal
Saarinen 60" Round Tulip Pedestal Table in White Laminate by Knoll
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Stamford, CT
Eero Saarinen’s Pedestal Collection remains one of the most iconic achievements in modern furniture design. Often called the “Tulip,” Saarinen created the collection to eliminate the...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Metal
Tulip Dining Table Edited by Knoll Designed By Eero Saarinen
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Ibiza, Spain
The Tulip table, designed by Eero Saarinen in 1958, is an iconic piece that continues to set trends in interior design. It consists of a white-painted metal base and a round white ma...
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Mid-20th Century Central American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Early Knoll Saarinen Pedestal Tulip Side Table in White Laminate
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Stamford, CT
Eero Saarinen’s Pedestal Collection for Knoll is one of the most iconic designs in furniture history. Commonly referred to as the "Tulip" collection, Saarinen's goal was to eliminate...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Metal
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century Tulip Walnut Coffee Table
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century Tulip Walnut Coffee Table
This coffee table measures: 36 wide x 36 deep x 15.25 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call r...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Eero Saarinen for Knoll White Oval Tulip Cocktail Table 1957
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Eero Saarinen for Knoll White Oval Tulip Cocktail Table 1957
A classic mid-century design by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, this o...
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1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Iron
$3,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian modern round dining table Tulip by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, 2000s
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern round dining table Tulip by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, 2000s
Dining table mod. Tulip with round top in gold Calacatta marble. The leg of the table is made of black paint...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Eero Saarinen Round 54 inch Tulip Dining Table. Stunning Rosewood Top. Signed.
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Kansas City, MO
Beautiful 54" round Eero Saarinen for Knoll Tulip table. White cast aluminum base with a stunning rosewood top. Both have been restored to like new condition.
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, Tulip Low Table, Marble Top, Design 1958
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, Tulip Low Table
Green variegated marble circular top on painted metal base
90cm diameter, 53.5cm high
Knoll label to underside
The Pedest...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century 78 Inch Oval Tulip Dining Table
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century 78 Inch Oval Tulip Dining Table
This dining table measures: 77.75 wide x 47.75 deep x 28.5 inches high, with a chair clearance of 27.25 inches
A...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Metal
Eero Saarinen White Carrara Marble Tulip Side Table by Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous original example of the classic Tulip side table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll. Executed in white Carrara Italian marble. Circa 1960s with original Knoll bowtie label fully int...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Iron
Mid-Century Eero Saarinen for Knoll Oval Tulip Side Table
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Early Eero Saarinen for Knoll oval tulip side table. Retains early Knoll label.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of "Tulip" side tables by Eero Saarinen for Knoll - USA - 1960s
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Milano, IT
Iconic pair of "Tulip" side tables designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in the 1950s and produced in the 1960s. Made with a white lacquered aluminum base and a round white laminated w...
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Aluminum
$2,757 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Table "Tulip " in wood by Eero Saarinen for Knoll Studio, USA 1958
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Lot/Drogenbos, BE
Dining Table model " Tulip " 120cm with the top round in wood and black base.
Designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International 1958.
Designer - Eero Saarinen.
Producer - K...
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1950s American Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Original Eero Saarinen for Knoll International Tulip Side Table Walnut Top
By Eero Saarinen
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic, round walnut top Eero Saarinen for Knoll International tulip side table. Measures 16 D and 20.5' H. Timeless and ever copied design, that seems as modern as when it first ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Steel
Knoll Tulip Oval Side Table by Eero Saarinen, circa 1979
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Milford, NH
This tulip side table was first introduced by designer Eero Saarinen in 1956. Saarinen sought the essential idea and reduced it to the most effective structural solution within an ov...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Tulip coffee table designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Mid-Century Tulip coffee table designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen Tables
Materials
Metal
Eero Saarinen tables for sale on 1stDibs
Eero Saarinen tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive objects are frequently made of metal and designed with extraordinary care. In our collection of Eero Saarinen tables, there are many options to choose from, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. 104 vintage editions of these items are in stock, while there is also 1 modern edition to choose from. Many of the original tables by Eero Saarinen were created in North America during the 20th century in the Mid-Century Modern style. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider tables by Adrian Pearsall, Mastercraft and Herman Miller. The prices for Eero Saarinen tables can vary depending on size, time period and other attributes. The price for these items starts at $838 and tops out at $24,000, while pieces like these can sell for $3,200 on average.
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Questions About Eero Saarinen Tables
- Are tulip tables sturdy?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022With a cast iron or aluminum alloy base, rest assured, the tulip table is indeed sturdy. With its centrally-placed leg, the style of the table was designed to be functional and structurally solid. You’ll find a variety of tulip tables from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An Eero Saarinen table is 28.25” high. It comes in a variety of widths, with a 42” round table seating 4 to 5 people. You can shop a selection of Eero Saarinen designs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- What is a tulip table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024A tulip table is a dining table or occasional table of a certain shape. It’s typically characterized by a slender stem-like pedestal base and a round tabletop. Its name is drawn from the name given to chairs that are part of a collection that Finnish-American designer and architect Eero Saarinen created for iconic mid-century furniture manufacturer Knoll during the 1950s.
The tables in Saarinen’s acclaimed series were called Pedestal tables, while the chairs were called Tulip chairs, armless or not, owing to their flower bulb-like shape. Today, design lovers everywhere frequently refer to Saarinen's Pedestal tables as tulip tables, and any table that looks like a Pedestal table is generally referred to as a tulip table, whether or not Saarinen had anything to do with it.
Find vintage Eero Saarinen tables on 1stDibs. - Who is Eero Saarinen?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 29, 2024Eero Saarinen was a Finnish-American architect and designer and a prime mover in the introduction of modernism into the American mainstream. Particularly affecting were the organic, curvilinear forms seen in Saarinen’s furniture and his best-known structures: the gull-winged TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy airport in New York, Dulles International Airport in Virginia and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri.
Saarinen’s designs for Knoll, such as the Womb chair, Tulip chair and Pedestal table, are acclaimed all over the world.
Find a selection of vintage Eero Saarinen furniture on 1stDibs. - Where is Eero Saarinen from?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Eero Saarinen was originally from Finland. He was born in Kirkkonummi in 1910. In 1923, his family moved to Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The architect and designer lived in the U.S. for much of the remainder of his life. He died in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1991. Shop a selection of Eero Saarinen furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024Eero Saarinen is famous for his work as a designer and architect. He was a prime mover in the introduction of modernism into the American mainstream. Saarinen designed the TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, Dulles International Airport in Virginia, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and many other structures. As a furniture designer, he is best known for his Grasshopper chair, Tulip chair and Womb lounge chair and ottoman. Find a collection of Eero Saarinen furniture on 1stDibs.
- What did Eero Saarinen design?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 29, 2024Eero Saarinen designed many pieces of furniture as well as acclaimed buildings and monuments during his lifetime. Saarinen created the TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy airport, the Gateway Arch in Missouri, and Dulles International Airport in Virginia. Some of Saarinen’s most famous furniture designs include the Pedestal table, the Womb chair and the Tulip chair.
Shop a collection of vintage Eero Saarinen furniture on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertMarch 29, 2024To pronounce Eero Saarinen, say "EH-row SAH-ruh-nuhn." The architect and designer was born in Kirkkonummi, Finland, in 1910 but was raised in Michigan in the United States. Saarinen is known for his sculptural architecture projects as well as the innovative modernist furniture he designed for Knoll.
Find vintage Eero Saarinen furniture on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertMarch 29, 2024No, Eero Saarinen was not a postmodernist. The work of the Finnish-American architect and furniture designer is primarily associated with modernism. His best known designs for seating and tables, created during the 1940s and 1950s, were manufactured by Knoll, a furniture brand and a chief influence in the rise of modern design in the United States.
Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s (Saarinen died in 1961).
Find vintage Eero Saarinen furniture on 1stDibs. - Who is Eero Saarinen’s father?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 29, 2024Eero Saarinen's father was Eliel Saarinen, a well-known Finnish-American architect. In 1923, he moved Eero and the rest of his family from their native Finland to Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where he and his wife Loja taught at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. Eliel was named president at Cranbook in 1932.
Find a selection of Eero Saarinen furniture on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Eero Saarinen moved the design firm started by his father from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, to Hamden, Connecticut, in1961, but no authoritative sources state why. Most likely, he had a desire to be closer to the campus of Yale University. Saarinen graduated from the post-secondary institution in 1934 and designed buildings on the campus. Find a range of Eero Saarinen furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2024Eero Saarinen is considered a modern architect for a number of reasons. An innovative merging of the International Style and the influence of Frank Lloyd Wright can be found in his acclaimed building projects and monuments. He worked with steel and concrete, just as his modernist peers had, and the neo-futuristic forms that characterize his architecture are those commonly associated with modernism.
Through his work as an architect and designer, Saarinen was a prime mover in the introduction of modernism into the American mainstream. Particularly affecting were the organic, curvilinear forms seen in Saarinen’s furniture and his best known structures: the gull-winged TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, Dulles International Airport in Virginia and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri.
Saarinen had a peerless modernist pedigree. His father, Eliel Saarinen, was an eminent Finnish architect who in 1932 became the first head of the Cranbrook Academy of Art in suburban Detroit. The school became synonymous with progressive design and decorative arts in the United States, and while studying there the younger Saarinen met and befriended several luminaries of mid-century modernism, among them Harry Bertoia and Charles and Ray Eames.
Like all modernist designers of the mid-century era, Saarinen was interested in the new technology and new and venturesome applications for materials that became widely available for the production of domestic goods in the postwar era. Thanks to Florence Knoll, a pioneering designer in her own right, his famous designs for seating and tables, created during the 1940s and 1950s, were manufactured by Knoll, which was a prominent influence in the rise of modern design in the United States.
Find vintage Eero Saarinen furniture for sale on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024The concept of Eero Saarinen's work was to convey expressive statements through buildings and furniture. The keynotes of his modern designs were simplicity, strength and grace. The organic, curvilinear forms seen in Saarinen's furniture and his best-known structures, like the gull-winged TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, Dulles International Airport in Virginia and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, went on to influence generations of architects and designers. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Eero Saarinen furniture.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Eero Saarinen is a Finnish-American architect and industrial designer that worked with a variety of mediums, including steel, glass and concrete. Eero Saarinen is also credited with the creation of some notable styles of furniture, including the Tulip chair. Browse a variety of Eero Saarinen designed furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Eero Saarinen used a variety of materials in his furniture designs. Some of his designs feature hardwood frames, but he didn't work in wood exclusively. His Tulip chair consists of a fiberglass seat mounted on a cast aluminum base. You'll find a range of Eero Saarinen furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024The history of Eero Saarinen's Womb Chair dates back to the late 1940s. It was then that designer and entrepreneur Florence Knoll challenged her friend, Eero Saarinen, to create the most comfortable chair ever made. To succeed at the task, Saarinen sought to evoke what he imagined was the comfortable, secure feeling of being in the womb and set out to design the now iconic chair. Production of the Womb chair began in 1948, and it didn't take long for the seat to become a cultural phenomenon. In the decade following its release, it appeared in a Coca-Cola commercial, a New Yorker magazine cartoon and a Norman Rockwell painting on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post. Today, Knoll offers the seat in 15 upholstery options, and when Saarinen's famous TWA terminal reopened as a hotel in 2019, Womb chairs were featured prominently in the guest rooms. Explore a collection of Eero Saarinen Womb chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Whether you can replace Eero Saarinen chair legs depends on the chair. You can most easily swap out the legs on pieces that feature wooden dowels like the Lilac Organic. You will likely find it more difficult to replace legs on chairs that include metal bases like the Executive arm chair or pedestals like the Tulip. You'll find a collection of Eero Saarinen chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 7, 2024Eero Saarinen believed that the architect's role was to create structures that enhance daily life and inspire people to consider new possibilities. He thought that buildings should suit their intended purpose well and provide comfortable accommodations while at the same time being aesthetically appealing. Some of his best-known structures include the gull-winged TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, Dulles International Airport in Virginia and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri. On 1stDibs, explore a variety of Eero Saarinen furniture.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Eero Saarinen’s famed pedestal chairs, although streamlined in appearance, are crafted with a variety of materials from aluminum and molded fiberglass to the plastic-bonded finish. You can shop a selection of Eero Saarinen pieces from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Historians classify Eero Saarinen's St. Louis Gateway Arch as modern architecture. This is due largely to the simple curving shape of the arch and its perfect symmetry. In addition, the arch reflects Neo-futurism, a forward-looking movement that frequently incorporated steel, concrete and glass. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Eero Saarinen furniture designs.
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