Christopher Monkhouse, Eero Saarinen Beyond the Measly ABC

they show us in terms of how the family actually lived. The dining room beckoned from behind the curtains that could be opened dramatically to reveal a special table setting. The massive circular table allowed Saarinen to revisit a similar 1929 table his father designed for Saarinen House at Cranbrook; but unlike Elial's wooden table, Eero's pedestal and 96 foot diameter surface were made entirely of marble. Most significantly the flare coned support encased a brass pump mechanism that ...



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