Eero Saarinen finnish architect and designer was born in 1910, son of the renowned architect Eliel Saarinen and the textile artist Loja Gesellius Saarinen.
· In 1923, the Saarinen family emigrated to the United States.
· Eero studied sculpture in Paris and subsequently architecture at Yale University. After a travel scholarship through Europe, he returned to Cranbrook to work in his father's studio and teach design.
· His career took off after winning the competition for the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis, Missouri.
· Saarinen was also an influential furniture designer. He collaborated with Charles Eames and created iconic pieces for Knoll, such as the Tulip Chair and the Womb Chair, characterized by their organic shapes and the use of modern materials.
