Knoll's Pedestal collection featured in Architectural Digest
03/09/2019
The iconic collection of Pedestal tables and chairs that designer Eero Saarineen created for Knoll in 1958 has been ranked by Architectural Digest among the top twenty-five most iconic designs, from furniture to technology to architecture, that changed the approach to furniture back in the day, and still shape today's contemporary landscape.
Created over 60 years ago, this collection perfectly embodies the concept of contemporaneity, which later became the Brand's hallmark throughout the years.
With its sleek and slender lines, the collection is characterized by a recurring goblet shape with a single-stemmed central base, found both in its chairs (the famous Tulip Chairs) and tables.
Always a catalyst for hugely successful creations despite the years, and forever becoming an icon of contemporary design, this collection, and in particular its chairs, still resonates today with its simple, elegant design, ranking today among the most significant museum pieces.
It comes as no surprise, then, that Architectural Design - the famous monthly magazine established in 1920 in the USA and now an authoritative international reference for design and contemporary architecture - has chosen this collection to recap the most innovative design icons that have made their mark on the last century and still endure.
