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Charles & Ray Eames La Fonda Armchair
Designer: Charles and Ray Eames
Designed: 1961
The La Fonda Armchair was designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1961 for a restaurant interior in New York. It has an aluminum base and a plastic and fiberglass shell with a cozy interior covered in colored fabrics. The design was developed by Eames Office according to the criteria mentioned by the New York restaurant manager (the backrest had to have the same height as the table), and was mass-produced. Dimensions in inches: 24 width, 23 diameter, 29 height.
DKR Wire Chair
Designer: Charles Eames
Designed: 1951
The Wire Chair was designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1951 and they used the shape of the Fiberglass Chair. This chair is built of steel wire which is chrome plated, and makes it look light. It is transparent and seems to be sketch in a 3D design software. It can come with a leather cushion or a fabric inter-linked in the wires. The legs are made of tubular steel, chrome plated and they have an Eiffel tower shape and the cups from the end of the legs give it a lot of stability. At the Vitra Design Museum you can see these chairs in the Miniatures Collection which correspond to the originals in the last detail. Dimensions: 8cm x 9.3cm x 13.1cm
Lounge Chair
Designer: Charles Eames
Designed: 1955
The “Lounge Chair” (”and Ottoman”) was designed by Eames in 1955 and it’s a perfect materialization of the word “opulence”, being a modern interpretation of a club chair. It was the most expensive lounge chair in the 1950’s even though the designer intended to make it cheap and suitable for mass-production. It’s components were so diverse and so many that the production costs were higher then he ever imagined. Each chair is hand made and perfectly combines wood, leather, feathers, foam and pressure-cast aluminium for a wonderful “wrap around the body” sensation, like a refuge from the modern world. The leg has 5 prongs and allows the chair to swivel 360 degrees, is made of black painted aluminium. The chair is composed of 3 elements which are made of laminated wood shells covered in rosewood veneer. The cushions are filled with 6-inch thick dacron-wrapped urethane foam (originally padded with a combination of duck feathers and foam) and the cushions are covered in leather. The fixed-height seat is permanently tilted to distribute your weight properly to the back of the chair for maximum comfort.
Dimensions:
chair: 82 x 83 x 84; sh 35 cm (33″w x 28″d x 33″h).
ottoman 42 x 65 x 53.5 cm (26″w x 24″d x 16″h).
La Chaise
Designer: Charles Eames
Designed: 1948
Le Chaise was designed by Charles Eames in 1948 and it has evolved from a design made by the architect Eero Saarinen a year earlier. It has a voluptuous organic form molded in fiberglass for a flexible seating. It’s very stylish and suitable for reception areas, galleries or residences. Dimensions: H 34.25″ D 35.5″ W 53″. Seat Height 15.5″ (Lowest point)
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