A unique addition to dining room, conference room, or office is the 54" Saarinen Table with glass top.  Saarinen design enthusiasts know that Eero Saarinen experimented with a wide variety of bases and tops for his famous Tulip series of furniture.  He mixed oval bases and round tops, changed the materials that he used for tops, and experimented with a variety of different sizes. 

This particular Saarinen table was created for Vassar College and has not been reproduced on a mass scale until very recently.  The glass top is available in three different edges including a beveled, straight edge and a ground edge. 

Saarinen was also responsible for the interior design of smaller buildings including one of Vassar Colleges' dormitories, Noyes House which later took on the nickname of the "Jetson Lounge". In 1958 Saarinen was commissioned to design this dormitory which has a unique, crescent-shape with a parlor featuring a flamboyant sunken in circular sofa.

Saarinen placed some pre-existing pieces in Noyes House, including the Womb Chair, though he also designed some new pieces which not only accented the uniqueness of the space though also catered to the relaxed collegiate way of life. One such modified piece was his pedestal table. This table normally consists of a lacquered cast aluminum base and a table top of laminate or marble, though Saarinen chose to construct the top of a beveled piece of glass. The reason for choosing a glass top as opposed to the opaque laminate or marble was to showcase the fluidity of the base, as well as to blend in with the streamlined look of the room. This is the first time the glass top Saarinen Pedestal table has been in mass production.

Manufactured In Italy.

Dimensions: H 16"  Dia. 54"

Materials: Tulip table with white or black lacquered cast aluminum base and glass top.  Base available in glossy or matte finish.