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Why Does The Tulip Table Look So Good In Any Environment?

Posted by Eloy on Feb 23rd 2021

The Tulip table deserves to be in your living room for a simple and relevant reason: it's a place for family gatherings and the area where you normally receive your friends. Only those are valid enough reasons to add a piece that has high functionality and elegance.

For some, this represents a great challenge, either due to ignorance of the pieces of furniture available to them or because they don't know exactly how to find the perfect balance point to configure a space according to their tastes, needs, and décor style.

On the other hand, selecting the perfect table becomes a bit overwhelming when you discover that the number of possibilities is almost endless. There are as many coffee tables as you can imagine, and they vary greatly in materials, designs, prices, sizes, colors, trends, and so on.

Some models are more original than others. However, others such as the Tulip table have become legendary for the astonishing popularity they have accumulated over the decades, becoming one of the most recognizable icons of the Mid-Century Modern style.

One Piece That Changed Everything

Biomorphism (that is, the tendency to create designs that emulate the lines, silhouettes, and figures of the natural world, specifically of living things) reached its peak in the mid-twentieth century. Its popularity allowed designers to innovate and find new formulas that broke schemes and revolutionized the vision that was had about modern furniture and take them one step further.

In this sense, the master Eero Saarinen demonstrated with his Tulip table that these types of pieces didn't necessarily have to be made up of four legs and a surface, but that there were more aesthetically and functionally favorable ways of doing it.

Besides, it was not only a technical achievement but also an aesthetic one because the piece is highly attractive in practically any context in which it's added. Actually, when we talk about Tulip tables we refer to a collection of several pieces that have in common their characteristic conical base.

Many of them have a surface with a marble finish that, at first glance, is spectacular. Others have a walnut surface, and the designs vary greatly in size, shape, and height. There are also exotic models like the black Tulip table, perfect for adding accent colors to a palette of very light tones.

One of the factors that most draws attention to this model is its delicate and seamless silhouette. Also, they are light pieces, easy to move, which provide a very convenient factor of practicality.

They can even be used in a bedroom as an accent table, in a corner of the kitchen or living room with a couple of chairs, and make the area a charming spot for conversations with your friends, sharing a cup of tea and cookies.

Remember that some options such as the Tulip table replica by Manhattan Home Design are convenient because they're incredibly faithful to the original product, much more affordable, and respect the characteristics of this masterpiece by the famous Finn. It's a piece that takes up little visual space, is highly minimalist, and will surely be very compatible with your personal style and the functionality you need.

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