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Aug 20, 2018 · His design, a steel-clad, concrete, triangular sectioned, 192m arch, exhibited a deep abstraction of the organic qualities of Finnish architecture, merging the modernist ideas of the moment...
- Tom Dobbins
Saarinen Family Designs is a project started by members of the Saarinen family for the purposes of contributing to and enhancing the world we live in through education, preservation, and promotion of great design.
Oct 8, 2024 · Despite his firm's rapid accumulation of work, some of Eero Saarinen's most famous designs – including the Gateway Arch and TWA Flight Centre – were ones that he would never live to see...
- Jon Astbury
Aug 15, 2023 · From the iconic Womb Chair, now turning 75, to the specular TWA Flight Centre, the ubiquitous Tulip chairs and tables, and on to the still space aged Gateway Arch (designated a National Historic Landmark in 2014), there is a streamlined beauty defining each and every piece.
Jan 23, 2024 · Eero Saarinen, a Finnish-American architect and industrial designer, is known for mid-20th-century buildings and furniture designs. Born in Finland in 1910, Saarinen immigrated to the U.S. in 1923. His early design exposure began through his father, Eliel Saarinen, a noted architect.
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Aug 7, 2021 · Finnish architect Eero Saarinen is known for his incredible neo-futuristic architecture and design. He came from a family of creatives—including a successful architect father named Eliel Saarinen. The younger Saarinen was also an industrial designer and created popular chairs under the Knoll furniture company, most notably the Tulip chair.
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Oct 9, 2024 · We continue our series on mid-century modern design with a profile of Eero Saarinen, the Finnish-American architect and industrial designer whose creations were adopted as the optimistic symbols of a new post-war age.