Knoll International Saarinen dining table • oval
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Knoll International Saarinen Esstisch • oval
The oval Saarinen dining table from Knoll International belongs to a whole family of coffee, dining and side tables that Eero Saarinen designed for Knoll in the 1950s. The impetus for the so-called Pedestal Collection, which also produced the well-known Tulip Chair, was Saarinen's dissatisfaction with the tangle of chair and table legs that he found disruptive in every room. He replaced the usual four legs with a single, column-shaped base, giving his furniture a calm and balance that had not existed before. What was considered a sensation at the time is now the unmistakable hallmark of the Saarinen tables. The base and top merge so seamlessly that a closed, softly drawn silhouette is created. Together with the fine materials of the table top, the oval dining table becomes an elegant, prestigious centrepiece for a sophisticated dining room.
A base made of heavy cast aluminium carries the top on a curved column; the floor beneath the table remains clear, and chairs can be pushed in from any side. White and black bases are coated with Rilsan, a fused nylon layer that is scratch-resistant and does not chip. The tops have bevelled edges and are made of laminate, veneer or marble. Marble is available either coated with transparent polyester, so that everyday stains do not penetrate the stone, with a satin coating, or left untreated for Arabescato and Statuarietto. Marble tops are 2 cm thick, laminate and veneer tops 3 cm, so the table stands 1 cm lower with a marble top. The top and base are delivered separately packaged. The "Knoll" logo is located on the underside of the table top, with a nameplate bearing the "Knoll Studio" logo and Saarinen's signature beneath the top.
The oval dining table is the larger table in the collection: 198 x 121 cm or 244 x 137 cm, both 74 cm high. The single base stands in the centre of the long axis, leaving room for one chair at each short side and three to four chairs along each long side. Base in white or black, top in laminate, Fenix, veneer in six wood finishes, or marble in ten versions.
- Design: Eero Saarinen, 1957
- Type: dining table, oval
- Base: cast aluminium, white or black, coated with Rilsan
- Table top: Laminate white, Fenix Black, Fenix Modern Clay, veneer in Natural oak, Oak, ebony-coloured, walnut, teak, Santos rosewood or Topo Noir, marble in ten versions
- Marble version: Arabescato (white with grey mottling), Statuarietto, Nero Marquina (deep black with occasional white mottling), Levanto (very dark green with burgundy veining), Rosso Rubino (strong red with white and green veining), Grigio Carnico (dark grey with thick grey veining), Brown Emperador, Emperador Light, Sahara Noir (black with white and gold-red veining) and Verde Alpi (green in varying shades)
- Marble finishes: coated = high-gloss, transparent polyester layer that keeps everyday stains out of the stone; satin = the same protective layer with a silky matte rather than glossy surface; untreated = raw, open-pored stone without a protective layer (Arabescato and Statuarietto only), which can absorb stains and requires more care
- Tabletop edge: bevelled
- Versions: 198 x 121 x 74 cm (174TO) · 244 x 137 x 74 cm (175TO)
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 198 x 121 x 74 cm · 244 x 137 x 74 cm (height with laminate or veneer; 1 cm lower with marble)
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