Eero Saarinin was born on August 20, 1910. Saarinen came to the United States of America in 1923 when he was just thirteen years old. He grew up within the community of the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where his father taught. Saarinen studied under his father at the Cranbrook Academy of Art and took classes in sculpture and furniture design. He had a close relationship with fellow students Charles and Ray Eames, and became good friends with Florence (Schust) Knoll. In 1929 Eero Saarinin studied sculpture at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris, France. He then went on to study at the Yale School of Architecture and completed his studies in 1934. After that, he toured Europe and North Africa for about a year and spent another year back in Finland, after which he returned to Cranbrook to work for his father and teach at the academy. Eero Saarinin founded his own architect's office in 1950, "Eero Saarinen and Associates".  

RWA Office Design Solutions carries the following modern classic furniture pieces by Eero Saarinin: The Tulip Pedestal Armchair, Tulip Pedestal Chair, and the Eero Saarinin Womb Chair.