Product description

The Saarinen House Credenza is part of Saarinen Suite that represents one design of various suites of living room furniture in Saarinen’s Cranbrook home. The inlaid ornamentation with rhythmic pattern and the suite’s restrained elegance are unique in the history of furniture design.

The Saarinen House Credenza’s frame is solid hardwood and ply with rosewood, mahogany, walnut, maple and birch veneers.

The credenza is clear lacquered, available also painted white.

Concept

The Saarinen Suite represents one design of various suites of living room furniture in Saarinen’s Cranbrook home. The inlaid ornamentation with rhythmic pattern and the suite’s restrained elegance are unique in the history of furniture design. The armchair and sofa frames, and the tabletop are solid hardwood with mahogany, lemon and walnut veneers, lacquered. The seat is upholstered. The fabric was designed by Eliel Saarinen and manufactured by Backhausen, Vienna. The cabinet has a ply and solid hardwood frame using East Indian Rosewood, African mahogany and Maple veneers, lacquered. Typical of Saarinen’s subtle style, a beautifully abstract peacock pattern of precious veneers is inland on the inside face of each cabinet door.

Also available in painted white.

More about this product

Categorised in Storage - Sideboards - open base - free-standing - wall-standing - 4-leg base - with hinged doors - Wood - Base solid wood - Structure engineered wood - Residential.

Manufacturer Tetrimäki

Family Saarinen House

Architonic ID 1373954

Year of Launch 1929