Tulip dining table 198 cm, oval, white laminate

Eero Saarinen designed the Tulip Dining Table for Knoll in 1957. The name is inspired by the table’s one-legged, flower-like structure supporting the round tabletop. The base of this Tulip Table is white painted, cast aluminium and the tabletop is white laminate.

The Tulip dining table was designed to be paired with a chair with the same name. In his plans, Saarinen had decided to eliminate the “ugly, confusing and unrestful world” that is found under four-legged chairs and tables. He developed a collection of one-legged furniture which is nowadays known as the Pedestal collection. 

Eero Saarinen

Knoll is an American design company that has produced many classic pieces of modern furniture design, such as Eero Saarinen’s Womb chair and Tulip range. Knoll was founded in 1938 in New York by Hans Knoll. His wife, architect and designer Florence Knoll joined the company in the 1940s and took over the operation after Hans' death. During the decades, Knoll’s designs have won numerous design awards, and over 40 Knoll products can be found in the permanent collection of New York’s MoMA.