Eero Saarinen is a Finnish designer born in 1910 who became
a famed architect during his time. He moved to America in 1923 with his family
to settle in Michigan. He had lifelong collaboration with Charles Eames after
they met in Cranbrook.
In 1934 , Saarinen Graduated from the School of Architecture
at Yale University. During his career Eero Saarinen insisted that he change his
style change depends on the client’s needs. He was criticised for his decisions
by other designers. But Eero Saarinen insisted on his idea as he saw the client
as a “Co-Creator” of his design.
Personally I thing that Eero Saarinen was one of the first
pioneers of DE constructivist movements as his design goes in a different way
from the designs that was produced at the time. During his time the most common
design in architecture was with the use of geometrical shapes. His designs went
all the way to the opposite of the common geometrical shapes dominated design
as some of his characteristics were that nothing was symmetrical unlike
architecture from the Art Deco.
Art Deco architecture |
His architectural designs consist of big concrete structure
which was very unique in its shape as it created a soft liquid like flow which
has several areas built from glass which enables to light huge buildings by
natural light.
Other designer and architect that today Is still developing de
constructivist ideas is Zaha Hadid. Eero Saarinen can be considered as one of
the foundation of Zaha Hadid’s design.
Reference :
Eero Saarinen - Designer Bio - Furniture & Accessories - Design Within Reach . 2014. Eero Saarinen - Designer Bio - Furniture & Accessories - Design Within Reach . [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.dwr.com/category/designers/r-t/eero-saarinen.do. [Accessed 27 January 2014].
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