Being an architect, Dean appreciates modern designers and their product. So he is thrilled to have one of Eero Saarinen’s vintage pieces in our home! This week I scored a 1960s Saarinen tulip side table on craigslist for $350, with the original Knoll sticker on the bottom.
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The marble top has both gray and tan marbelized lines. Which makes it easy to match to stuff. Ignore the unfinished loveseat! |
It has a sturdy iron base and weighs about 50 lbs. The marble top and lines of the base give it a floating sensation. It is so pretty that I am hesitant to put anything on it. Maybe that is why the modernists have clutter-less interiors—their furniture is too beautiful to cover with books and lamps and miniature dog figurines.
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Also note our new Ikea nesting coffee tables: KLUBBO. $69.99. |
Eero was a mid-century Finnish American designer known for his “machine-like rationalism,” according to Wikipedia. Like Dean, Eero grew up in Michigan. Unlike Dean, Eero hung out with kids like Ray and Charles Eames and Florence Knoll.
-Andi
I'm so glad you picked that fabric for the loveseat. It looks done to me! Sorry don't much about the table...in the Midwest we have wood or glass...nothing fancy...Keep the pictures coming!
ReplyDeleteLooking good! I need to come see it all in person one of these days. How are you two?
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