Saarinen House

Whether you know of Eliel Saarinen's work from art and architecture classes or by virtue of his son Eero's furniture, you'll want to tour this house that the elder Saarinen designed and lived in with wife Loja, an accomplished textile designer. The two were Cranbrook faculty members when they completed the home in 1930, and they deliberately unified architectural and domestic elements to create a cohesive whole. Decorative inspiration was largely Art Deco but also came from the Arts & Crafts movement and from a Finnish aesthetic, familiar to both husband and wife. The home was restored in the late '80s and early '90s and features many original family furnishings and accessories.