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- Eames Molded Dining Chair, circa 1950 - Charles and Ray Eames designed this chair in the mid-1940s. Intent on creating practical, durable, and affordable seating, they turned to basic materials such as plywood and steel rod. Its simplicity and strength suggest a pure engineering solution, but its grace and delicate appearance give it a sculptural presence. It also happens to be incredibly comfortable.
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Eames Molded Dining Chair, circa 1950
Charles and Ray Eames designed this chair in the mid-1940s. Intent on creating practical, durable, and affordable seating, they turned to basic materials such as plywood and steel rod. Its simplicity and strength suggest a pure engineering solution, but its grace and delicate appearance give it a sculptural presence. It also happens to be incredibly comfortable.
- Prototype Eames Fiberglass Chair in Henry Ford Museum, 2009 -
- November 06, 2009
- Collections - Artifact
Prototype Eames Fiberglass Chair in Henry Ford Museum, 2009
- Prototype Eames Fiberglass Chair, circa 1949 - Charles and Ray Eames wanted to design affordable high-quality furniture. To this end, Charles brought a mock-up of a chair to John Wills, a boat builder and fiberglass fabricator, who created two identical prototypes. Charles took one: it became the basis for what would become a modern design icon. This is the other: it lingered in Will's workshop, used over four decades as a utility stool.
- circa 1949
- Collections - Artifact
Prototype Eames Fiberglass Chair, circa 1949
Charles and Ray Eames wanted to design affordable high-quality furniture. To this end, Charles brought a mock-up of a chair to John Wills, a boat builder and fiberglass fabricator, who created two identical prototypes. Charles took one: it became the basis for what would become a modern design icon. This is the other: it lingered in Will's workshop, used over four decades as a utility stool.
- Eames Molded Plywood Chair, 1946-1949 -
- 1946-1949
- Collections - Artifact
Eames Molded Plywood Chair, 1946-1949
- Eames Upholstered Wire Chair, circa 1953- 1967 -
- circa 1953- 1967
- Collections - Artifact
Eames Upholstered Wire Chair, circa 1953- 1967
- Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Introduced in 1956 - Charles Eames, co-designer of this chair, felt it had "a sort of ugliness" about it--although he conceded that "it has apparently given a lot of pleasure to people." In production since 1956, it is one of the most recognizable pieces of 20th Century furniture--a design that meshes elemental luxury with the finely honed simplicity of Charles and Ray Eames' best work.
- 1956
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Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Introduced in 1956
Charles Eames, co-designer of this chair, felt it had "a sort of ugliness" about it--although he conceded that "it has apparently given a lot of pleasure to people." In production since 1956, it is one of the most recognizable pieces of 20th Century furniture--a design that meshes elemental luxury with the finely honed simplicity of Charles and Ray Eames' best work.
- Exploded Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, 2009 - This artistically suspended piece explores the complex way plywood, leather, and aluminum came together to form Charles and Ray Eames' innovative -- yet classic -- lounge chair and ottoman. The molded rosewood shell and plush upholstery achieve Charles' stated ambition to create the inviting look of a well-used baseball mitt.
- February 13, 2009
- Collections - Artifact
Exploded Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, 2009
This artistically suspended piece explores the complex way plywood, leather, and aluminum came together to form Charles and Ray Eames' innovative -- yet classic -- lounge chair and ottoman. The molded rosewood shell and plush upholstery achieve Charles' stated ambition to create the inviting look of a well-used baseball mitt.
- Eames Upholstered Wire Chair, circa 1951-1953 -
- circa 1951-1953
- Collections - Artifact
Eames Upholstered Wire Chair, circa 1951-1953
- Eames Molded Dining Chair - Husband-and-wife designers Charles and Ray Eames spent years experimenting with plywood in order to create a simple, low-cost, mass-producible chair. However, they found that molding plywood into a single combined seat and back was impractical and costly. They decided to separate the seat and back and used rubber shock mounts and adhesive to attach them. The chair caused a sensation, quickly becoming a symbol of modernism.
- Collections - Artifact
Eames Molded Dining Chair
Husband-and-wife designers Charles and Ray Eames spent years experimenting with plywood in order to create a simple, low-cost, mass-producible chair. However, they found that molding plywood into a single combined seat and back was impractical and costly. They decided to separate the seat and back and used rubber shock mounts and adhesive to attach them. The chair caused a sensation, quickly becoming a symbol of modernism.
- Eames Molded Plywood Dining Chair, 1947-1953 - Husband-and-wife designers Charles and Ray Eames spent years experimenting with plywood in order to create a simple, low-cost, mass-producible chair. However, they found that molding plywood into a single combined seat and back was impractical and costly. They decided to separate the seat and back and used rubber shock mounts and adhesive to attach them. The chair caused a sensation, quickly becoming a symbol of modernism.
- 1947-1953
- Collections - Artifact
Eames Molded Plywood Dining Chair, 1947-1953
Husband-and-wife designers Charles and Ray Eames spent years experimenting with plywood in order to create a simple, low-cost, mass-producible chair. However, they found that molding plywood into a single combined seat and back was impractical and costly. They decided to separate the seat and back and used rubber shock mounts and adhesive to attach them. The chair caused a sensation, quickly becoming a symbol of modernism.