Eliel Saarinen

person 7 connections Est. 1950

About

Architect, designer. Born 1873 Rantasalmi, Finland. Died 1950. Designed Cranbrook campus and buildings. First president of Cranbrook Academy. Invited Maija Grotell to head ceramics in 1938. Father of Eero Saarinen.

Connections

Designed (1)

→ Cranbrook Academy of Art institution designed campus, first president

Invited (1)

→ Maija Grotell person invited Grotell to head ceramics 1938

Mentorship (2)

← Charles Eames person student of

← Florence Knoll person ward & protégée

Personal (2)

← Carl Milles person friend & colleague

← Eero Saarinen person son of

Career (1)

← George Gough Booth person hired as campus architect