
Born in 1910, Eero Saarinen was surrounded by design his entire life; his father, Eliel Saarinen was an architect and director of the Cranbrook Academy of art and his mother, Loja Saarinen, was an acclaimed textile artist. In 1929, Saarinen traveled to Paris to study sculpture at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière before enrolling in the Yale architecture program. He returned to Cranbrook in 1934 where he met fellow designer and friend, Charles Eames. In 1947, Saarinen won a competition to design a monument for Thomas Jefferson in St. Louis. His Gateway Arch would mark one of the many triumphs of his short but incredibly productive career.
Auction Results Eero Saarinen

Eero Saarinen
Custom Tulip table from the bar of the Grill Room
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result $45,000

Eero Saarinen
Custom Tulip table from the bar of the Grill Room
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result $35,000

Eero Saarinen
Custom Tulip table from the bar of the Grill Room
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result $35,000

Eero Saarinen
Custom Tulip table from the bar of the Grill Room
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result $35,000

Eero Saarinen
Custom Tulip table from the bar of the Grill Room
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result $30,000

Eero Saarinen
Custom Tulip table from the bar of the Grill Room
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result $27,500

Eero Saarinen
Dining chairs model 72, set of ten
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result $11,250

Eero Saarinen
Tulip table model 175W and chairs model 151, set of six
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result $8,750

Eero Saarinen
Dining chairs model 72, set of sixteen
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result $8,750