Tulip Stool by Knoll
designed by Eero Saarinen The Tulip Stool by Eero Saarinen is a perfect example of his style. He was an essentialist, breaking a chair or a piece of furniture down to its most basic form and function, and marrying that to an equally pure design aesthetic. The Tulip Stool is an essential art object, a lovely chair, and a piece of furniture design history. Designed in 1956, the Tulip Stool was minimalist and holistic. The entire chair was of a piece: No detachable parts, no legs, no separation between component parts. It was unified. Saarinen: "In any design problem, one should seek the solution in terms of the next largest thing. If the problem is a chair, then its solution must be found in the way it relates to the room." The Tulip Stool was the perfect expression of that idea. Winner of the 1969 Museum of Modern Art Award, the stool is available with complementary chairs and tables.
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