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Fiberglass Side Chair, 1955-1975

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Artifact Overview

Husband-and-wife designers Charles and Ray Eames' now ubiquitous fiberglass chairs are the product of a years-long effort to design a low-cost, mass-produced, modern chair with single piece for the seat and back. This versatile chair was equally useful in cafeterias, auditoriums, lounge areas or meeting spaces and could be stacked vertically or connected side-by-side to create rows.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Side chair

Date Made

1955-1975

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Fully Furnished

Object ID

86.76.5.5

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Lynn Vinkemulder.

Material

Fiberglass
Polyethylene
Rubber (Material)
Wire

Technique

Molding (Forming)

Color

Black (Color)
Dark blue
White (Color)