{"product_id":"saarinen-9783836544313","title":"Saarinen","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe creator of the ubiquitous \u003cstrong\u003eKnoll \"Tulip\" chairs and tables\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eEero Saarinen\u003c\/strong\u003e (1910-1961) was one of the \u003cstrong\u003e20th century's most prominent space shapers\u003c\/strong\u003e, merging dynamic forms with a modernist sensibility across architecture and design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Among Saarinen's greatest accomplishments are \u003cstrong\u003eWashington D.C.'s Dulles International Airport\u003c\/strong\u003e, the very sculptural and fluid \u003cstrong\u003eTWA terminal at JFK Airport\u003c\/strong\u003e in New York, and the 630 ft. (192 m) high \u003cstrong\u003eGateway Arch of St. Louis\u003c\/strong\u003e, Missouri, each of them defining structures of postwar America. Catenary curves were present in many of his structural designs. During his long association with Knoll, Saarinen's other \u003cstrong\u003efamous furniture pieces\u003c\/strong\u003e included the \"Grasshopper\" lounge chair and the \"Womb\" settee. Married to Aline Bernstein Saarinen, a well-known critic of art and architecture, Saarinen also collaborated with Charles Eames, with whom he designed his first prize-winning chair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With rich illustration tracing his life and career, this introduction follows Saarinen from his studies across his training all the way to his most prestigious projects, and explores how each of his designs brought a \u003cstrong\u003enew dimension to the modernist landscape\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSerraino, Pierluigi:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Pierluigi Serraino is a practicing architect resident in the San Francisco Bay Area. The author of many books on architecture, including TASCHEN's Modernism Rediscovered, his articles and projects have appeared in Architectural Design, ArCA, Global Architecture, Hunch, Construire, Architettura, ACADIA, and Journal of Architectural Education.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGössel, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Peter Gössel runs an agency for museum and exhibition design. He has published TASCHEN monographs on Julius Shulman, R. M. Schindler, John Lautner, and Richard Neutra, as well as several titles in the Basic Architecture series.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50599940292882,"sku":"9783836544313","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a5a7aed3-f02e-4fc4-9a2e-38fb00d03a35.jpg?v=1737294573","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/saarinen-9783836544313","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}