Rudi Bonzanini Tulip Chairs SOLD for $690 –> AU$390 for the pair.
I am clearing out the contents of our (former) 1970s holiday home. Among the treasures to be sold are a pair of original Rudi Bonzanini (Italy) Tulip chairs, designed by Eero Saarinen in 1956.
On ebay I sell under the seller ‘checril’. Click here to see eBay listings.
To see some of the other items I have for sale go to For Sale Gallery
Rudi Bonzanini Backstamp
I tried to find out more about these particular chairs and Rudi Bonzanini, however there was not much online.
Rudi Bonzanini did design some lounge chairs, dining chairs and tables for Tecnosalotto in Mantova, Italy from 1962…
It appears that he got a license to produce the Eero Saarinen designed range of Tulip tables and chairs in the 1970s.
According to Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eero_Saarinen, Eero Saarinen (August 20, 1910 – September 1, 1961) ‘was a Finnish-American architect and industrial designer who created a wide array of innovative designs for buildings and monuments.’
In 1940, he received two first prizes together with Charles Eames in the furniture design competition of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
He designed the Womb chair and the Grasshopper chair in 1947 and the Tulip chair in 1956.
According to Knoll https://www.knoll.com/designer/Eero-Saarinen, Eero Saarinen ‘was known for being obsessed with revision, took a sculptural approach to furniture design, building hundreds of models and full scale mock-ups to achieve the perfect curve, find the right line, and derive the most pleasing proportions. His designs, which employed modern materials in graceful, organic shapes, helped establish the reputation and identity of Knoll during its formative years.’
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