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].