Tulip chair [SEP] inception
Tulip chair
The Tulip chair was designed by Eero Saarinen in 1955 and 1956 for the Knoll company of New York City. It was designed primarily as a chair to match the complementary dining table. The chair has the smooth lines of modernism and was experimental with materials for its time. The chair is considered a classic of industrial design.
The chair is often considered "space age" for its futuristic use of curves and artificial materials.
Design and construction.
Saarinen said: "The undercarriage of chairs and
company commissioned Eero Saarinen to design the Tulip chair for production.
- Following production of the tulip chair, the tulip table was designed by Saarinen.
- In 1953 the company was accorded exclusive manufacturing and sales rights to Ludwig Mies van der Rohe furniture, including the Barcelona chair designed in collaboration with Lilly Reich for the 1929 Barcelona Pavilion. 
- The company holds production rights to the Wassily Chair by Marcel Breuer.
- In 1947 Knoll acquired exclusive U.S. production rights of the Hardoy chair "("Butterfly chair