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Orange, Yellow, Dark Green, Dark Blue. Eames Herman Miller Shell Chairs. 1200 with free international shipping for shells and bases.
The Lounge Chair Wood actually ranks its own Wikipedia Entry; it's significant not only as the breakthrough production-ready design from the Eames studio, but also as the first complexly-curved molded plywood furniture design by anybody.
The Eameses had been working on the problem for quite some time; with Eero Saarinen, they won the MOMA Organic Furniture competition back in 1940. They ran into trouble trying to actually realize mass-producible versions of their designs. The shortages and demands of World War II thankfully drew the project to a close before it could become really embarrassing, and during the war Charles and Ray perfected a means of molding plywood (originally experimenting, in their apartment, with a contraption that used a bicycle pump to provide the needed pressure).
Designing the chair around the capabilities of the technique (rather than hoping that techniques would catch up with the design) they scrapped the original dream of a single curving piece that would accommodate both seat and back. This ambition would be eventually realized when they discovered fiberglass - but in the meantime, there was the LCW.
(For more on this story, I strongly recommend An Eames Primer by Eames Demetrios.)
So how is it as a chair? I find it supremely comfortable, surprisingly so for a wooden thing with no upholstery whatsoever. Partly it's the curvature, and partly it's the rubber "shock mount" design for attaching the back to the seat - this thing has a little bit of give to it. It is, however, ill-suited as library furniture; like many of the other items in the KSA collection, it seems intended for cocktail conversation and, well, lounging. Without armrests, and set at a height that makes resting one's elbows on a table unlikely, it's just not cut out for reading in. But just as a thing to sit in, it's one of my favorites, and I've occasionally stuck it in project renderings just to amuse myself.
Shots around the office, featuring the Herman Miller Eames Time Life Executive Work Chair and the Steelcase Warren Snodgrass chair, plus other stuff.
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My roommate sitting on an Eames Molded Plywood Lounge Chair worth at least $1300 there.
Aluminum Group Style Management Office Chair Originally designed in 1958 this chair became a staple as a mid-century modern classic. The aluminum Group Style Management office chair is Set on a five-point base, these chairs sit on tubular steel columns and swivel for easy entry and exit.
This is the house of the husband and wife design team of Charles and Ray Eames, they designed and built this place in the late 1940s as their family home and work studio. It's now open to the public in limited capacity.
It rained a couple hours before we got here so the yard was rich and lush. We walked around, hung out, and explored a bit. It was like they just left for a trip, the house still looks lived in with their trinkets, books and furniture all around. The yard was much the same way with nice little patio gardens and potted plants that looked well loved. In a way I could picture my own grandmother walking around outside making sure little rocks are in the right place in each garden and no dead leaves are on the plants…
The husband and wife design team of Charles and Ray Eames are well-known for their contributions to furniture and industrial design, films, exhibitions, toys and architecture. They approached problem solving as an adventure, combining discipline with a sense of play. Together with the multi-talented Eames Office staff, the pair set a standard for design excellence that still inspires current generations.
Ray looks at her bulletin board when she works (see Charles's very different desk setup in this series).
The Eames Lounge Chair and ottoman are furnishings made of molded plywood and leather, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for the Herman Miller furniture company. They are officially titled Eames Lounge (670) and Ottoman (671) and were released in 1956 after years of development by designers. It was the first chair that the Eameses designed for a high-end market. Examples of these furnishings are part of the permanent collection of New York's Museum of Modern Art.
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Eames lounge chair.
Brazilian rosewood with dark chocolate coloured leather. Mid to late 60's production by Herman Miller.
REF: 01800
STYLE: Mid-Century Modern Design
DESIGNER: Ray & Charles Eames
COUNTRY: U.S.A.
MANUFACTURER: Herman Miller
MODEL: 670/671
MATERIAL: cast aluminium, plywood, palisander veneer, leather upholstery
YEAR: 1970
CONDITION: original
DIMENSIONS: h.: 79,5 cm x w.: 84 cm x d.: 85 cm/h.: 43 cm x w.: 64 cm x d.: 60 cm
Tandem bench with 4 seats. Shells are marked with Herman Miller logos. Bench will be shipped disassembled. 2000 with Blue Shells or 1500 with white shells. Free international shipping. Ref: ETB4
HERMAN MILLER To mark the 50th anniversary of the Eames chair and ottoman, collector’s editions will be sold beginning in May.