7.3.09 | Indianapolis, IN | The Furniture of Eero Saarinen: Designs for Every Living, the first exhibition devoted solely to the furniture of Eero Saarinen, opened at the Herron School of Art and Design. The exhibition, which opened in partnership with Knoll at Herron's Marsh Gallery, examines the range of furniture designs from one of the world's most important architects of the 1950's.

On June 30, Knoll hosted a lunch to celebrate the opening with young
designers from the M.A.D.E. (Mentoring A Designer to Evolve) program
and the principals from their firms. Later that evening, 225 local
architects, interior designers, students and members of the design
community gathered at the Marsh Gallery to view the exhibition and
listen to keynote speaker, Benjamin Pardo, Knoll Design Director.

The next morning, Knoll hosted a breakfast for local architects and
Pardo led a conversation about the past, present and future of Knoll,
recapping Knoll's design history, highlighting events from NeoCon and
presenting what was to come.

The exhibition, which will be up in Herron's Marsh Gallery, 735 W. New York Street, Indianapolis, IN, through July 10, includes archival pieces from the Knoll Museum in East Greenville, PA, and the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, MI, as well as furniture currently in production by Knoll. The show debuted at MODA, the Museum of Design Atlanta, last year.