Lounge Chair Designed By Charles And Ray Eames

Video the eames chair a classic and iconic design.
Lounge chair designed by charles and ray eames. 1948 1996 present. Practicality might not be a very sexy concept but it nonetheless drove designers charles and ray eames to create some incredibly sexy pieces of furniture. Charles and ray designed this lounge chair for the museum of modern art s 1948 international competition for low cost furniture design. Comprised of two bonded fiberglass shells a chromed base and natural oak feet the chair exhibits a captivating elegance and allows for a wide range of sitting and.
It was the first chair that the eameses designed for a high end market. The eames lounge chair on the other hand with its signature wood grain back and sumptuous usually black leather seat was different. While the couple s dcw chairs introduced in the 1940s prioritized ease of production and affordability of materials the lounge which debuted in 1956 was charles and ray s interpretation of luxury furniture. This example produced c.
The husband and wife team s best known creation of course is their namesake lounge chair and ottoman. It was first manufactured for sale in 1956 by the herman miller furniture company of michigan usa. Examples of these furnishings are part of the permanent collection of new york s museum of modern art. 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.
And to the eameses luxury meant above all comfort. Its name references both its function as well as gaston lachaise s floating figure sculpture whose shape the eameses thought would fit the chair perfectly.