Eero Saarinen, one of the leading figures in American
Mid-Century modern architecture and furniture design, long
time Charles and Ray Eames collaberator and
my personal hero.
Aline Saarinen Collection, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution C:1958
Shown above sitting on one of his own creations..
Image from: Eero Saarinen, An Architecture of Multiplicity
And here (the spitting image of my grandfather)
Saarinen relaxes on his other classic, the
Womb Chair.
I've never sat in one, but they look so very comfortable.
TWA Terminal, Idlewild (now Kennedy) Airport 1962. [Ezra Stoller © ESTO]
My favorite of all his projects, the TWA Terminal in New York, was
recently renovated and now supposedly serves as an entrance to JFK's JetBlue Terminal, though I've yet to figure out how to get inside..
Open to the public just last spring, Saarinen's Miller House in Columbus Indiana, epitomizes Mid-Century residential
design. Love the sunken sitting area and multi purpose
storage on the back wall.
And of course the St. Louis Acrh.
On all of my cross country adventures I never passed through
St. Louis. Someday I'd love to take the elevator to the top.
And most importantly, here in my own home town
Light up boys, you've earned it!
Saarinen shown here with Charles Eames (right)
Such a great shot, from a great
blog..