Eero Saarinen

Of the mid-century furniture designers who were also architects, Eero Saarinen, Finish-born son of architect Eliel Saarinen, made a big impression of the landscape and homes of America. Though he saw his courageous design statements rendered in concrete and steel, like the sweeping arch of Yale universities hockey rink or John Deere's horizontal headquarters in Illinois, Eero never lost interest in pursuing good design.

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