Description
Eero Saarinen’s introduction of the Pedestal Series was a radical solution to what he saw as a “slum of legs” problem in chair and table design. Over three years, from 1954 – 1957, Saarinen worked on the Pedestal Series trying to come up with a perfect balance between art and technology. The optimization of the Saarinen table base was striking but difficult to attain due to the materials that were...