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EERO SAARINEN
(1910-1961)
BIRTHPLACE: Finland
PROFESSION: Architect
KNOLLŪ PRODUCTS: Saarinen office seating, Grasshopper chair and ottoman, Womb chair, settee and ottoman,
Tulip Collection of side chair, armchair, pedestal stool and tables
The son of architect and Cranbrook Academy of Art director Eliel Saarinen and his wife, textile artist Loja, Eero
Saarinen studied fine arts in Paris and architecture at Yale before working on furniture design with Norman Bel
Geddes and practicing architecture with his father in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He collaborated on several projects,
including a plywood leg splint for the U.S. Army, with his friend, Cranbrook alumnus Charles Eames. He opened his
own practice in Ann Arbor in 1950. Among the many buildings for which he is known are Dulles Airport in Washington,
D.C. and the TWA Terminal at Kennedy International Airport in New York. He was the recipient of numerous awards and
the subject of many exhibitions.
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