Tulip Swivel Stool

The son of architect and Cranbrook Academy of Art director Eliel Saarinen, Eero Saarinen studied sculpture in Paris and architecture at Yale. He collaborated on several projects in furniture design with his friend, Cranbrook student Charles Eames, and opened his own architectural practice in Bloomfield Hills, Michegan in 1950.

Saarinen designed the ‘Tulip’ table and chair collection for Knoll in 1956.

“The undercarriage of chairs and tables in a typical interior makes an ugly, confusing, unrestful world. I wanted to clear up the slum of legs. I wanted to make the chair all one thing again.” Eero Saarinen

Cushion Upholstery

Grade C Fabric: Tonus, Topas, Knoll Felt, Hopsack
Grade S Fabric: Divina, Hallingdal, Skifer
Grade T Fabric: Divina Melange, Credo, Magia, Opus, Sera
Grade D Fabric: Coda
Grade A Fabric: Harrison, Circa, Rivington
Grade B Fabric: Arno, Cato, Knoll Velvet, Ultrasuede

Grade W Leather: Volo (Black, Toast, Coffee Bean), Andes (Altiplanos, Gaucho, Pergamena), Velluto Pelle (Black, Expresso, Talc, Spaniel, Amber), Acqua (Artic Sea)
Grade X Leather: Volo (All other colours)
Grade Y Leather: Acqua (All other colours), Andes (All other colours), Velluto Pelle (All other colours)
Grade Z Leather: Sabrina, Ducale Velour, Alaska, Ducale, Espana, Antique, Hand Tipped Grade N Leather: Saddle, Amazon, Cordovan, Derby, Marissa, Prima, Forte, Capri, Arizona, Salon, Distressed, Copenhagen, Riva, Cervo, Portofino