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Eero Saarinen : furniture for everyman

Title: Eero Saarinen : furniture for everyman / Brian Lutz.
Author: Lutz, Brian.
Publication: New York : Pointed Leaf Press, ©2012.

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Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961

Description

223 pages : illustrations (some color); 37 cm

Summary

"One of the most celebrated, prolific, and unorthodox architects and designers of the twentieth century, Eero Saarinen has become a beacon of American modernism. While famous for his sculptural and bold architecture, such as the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri and the TWA Terminal at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Eero Saarinen: Furniture for Everyman is the first monograph to focus exclusively on his furniture designs. A self-declared "form-giver," his furniture, like his architecture, is characterized by its sleek and expressive forms. Taken into production by the furniture company Knoll, which was co-owned by his friend Florence Knoll, Saarinen's designs were trend-setting and revolutionary. As many of them continue to be produced today, such as the well-known and loved Womb chair and his Pedestal Collection, they are ubiquitous. Featuring rare and never-before-seen archival photographs that span Saarinen's technical work to his personal life, a preface by Florence Knoll, and a piece by designer and Saarinen protégé Niels Diffrient, Eero Saarinen: Furniture for Everyman is the authoritative and comprehensive guide to the furniture designs and legacy of the modern master "--Publisher's web site.

Alternative Title

Furniture for everyman

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History

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 218) and index.

Contents

Preface / Florence Schust Knoll Bassett -- What I learned from Eero Saarinen / Niels Diffrient -- A life in design -- In the beginning -- European influences -- Creating an American Modernism -- The organic design competition -- Florence Schust Knoll -- The grasshopper chair -- The 70s series -- The pedestal collection -- Making spaces modern -- The legacy.

ISBN

9781938461019
1938461010

LCCN

2012936444

OCLC

ocn819588357
819588357
SCSB-8801887

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library