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Encyclopedia > Tulip chair
Tulip Chair
Designer : Eero Saarinen
Date : 1956
Country : USA
Materials : Aluminum base, Fiberglass frame. Leather or fabric cushions.
Style/Tradition : Modernist
Dimensions: 50x56x80cm (WxDxH)
Colours : White frame. Cushion red. (Cushion variable).

The Tulip chair is designed by Eero Saarinen in 1956. Designed primarily as a chair to match the complementary dining table. The chair has the smooth lines of modernism and is experimental with materials. The chair is considered a classic of industrial design. The chair is often considered space age for it curves and use of materials. Designer is a broad term for a person who designs any of a variety of things. ... Saarinens Gateway Arch frames The Old Courthouse, which sits at the heart of the city of Saint Louis, near the rivers edge. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Aluminum is a soft and lightweight metal with a dull silvery appearance, due to a thin layer of oxidation that forms quickly when it is exposed to air. ... Bundle of fiberglass Fiberglass or fibreglass is material made from extremely fine fibers of glass. ... Modern leather-working tools Leather is a material created through the tanning of hides, pelts and skins of animals, primarily cows. ... Modernism is a cultural movement that generally includes the progressive art and architecture, music, literature and design which emerged in the decades before 1914. ... Designer is a broad term for a person who designs any of a variety of things. ... Saarinens Gateway Arch frames The Old Courthouse, which sits at the heart of the city of Saint Louis, near the rivers edge. ... Modernism is a cultural movement that generally includes the progressive art and architecture, music, literature and design which emerged in the decades before 1914. ... Industrial design is an applied art whereby the aesthetics and usability of products may be improved. ... The Space Shuttle takes off on a manned mission to space. ...


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