Fiberglass Side Chair, 1955-1975
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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.
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
Side chair
Date Made
1955-1975
Creators
Place of Creation
On Exhibit
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)
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