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Architonic ID: 1553062
SKU: 412 123 00
Anno di Lancio: 1956
Seat and back: moulded plywood, different face veneers. Classic version in American cherry (USA), santos palisander (Bolivia; certified sustainability) or black-pigmented walnut (USA). White version: white-pigmented walnut (USA). Black version: ash with a black lacquer finish (Germany).
Upholstery/Cover: removable cushion units, covers in leather.
Seat height: 380 mm (250 mm with applied load, measured in accordance with EN 1335-1:2000).
Armrests: attached to the seat and back shells with shock mounts (bonded rubber and metal connectors).
Base: five-star swivel base and back braces in die-cast aluminium. Black sides with polished aluminium edges, all-aluminium with polished finish or all-chrome version.
Glides: all bases fitted with hard glides for carpet, felt glides optionally available for hard floors.
Concetto
Per Charles Eames il fine dichiarato di questo progetto era quello di unire il massimo comfort all’eccellenza di materiali e fattura. Il risultato è una reintepretazione in chiave moderna della tradizionale club chair, che piace per la sua struttura studiata nei minimi dettagli. La forma ricorda quella di un guanto da baseball morbido e consunto, nel quale lasciarsi dolcemente sprofondare.
Materiali
Sedile, schienale e braccioli collegati mediante shock mounts (raccordi in gomma e metallo), imbottiture asportabili, rivestimenti in pelle.
Questo prodotto appartiene alla collezione:
Cuoio, Seduta cuoio

Pelle Premium F
Material Type:
Leather
Pelle Premium F
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Nubia
Material Type:
Fabric
Nubia
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Pelle Natural F
Material Type:
Leather
Pelle Natural F
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Charles and Ray Eames are two of the most important product designers of the 20th century. The celebrated duo experimented with plywood, fibreglass, steel wire and aluminium, creating some of the most popular mid-century classics, including the Lounge Chair and Ottoman, the Aluminium Group chairs, and the DSW Chair. Charles & Ray Eames: a biography Charles Eames was born in 1907 in St. Louis, USA, and studied architecture at the Washington University in St. Louis. In 1938, he continued his studies at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. He later became the head of the Design Department. Beatrice Alexandra (Ray) Kaiser was born in 1912 in Sacramento, California. She studied painting at Bennett College in New York before she met Charles Eames at the Cranbrook Academy. They married in 1941. As designers, Ray and Charles Eames experimented with moulded plywood, and together with Finnish architect Eero Saarinen, they won the “Organic Design in Home Furnishings” competition in 1940. In 1946, the duo's work was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. In addition to their prodigious furniture output, the pair had also designed the IBM-Pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair. In 1969, they participated at the Musée des Arts Decoratifs exhibition “Qu'est-ce que le design?” and MoMA presented a retrospective of their work in 1973, entitled “Furniture by Charles and Ray Eames.” Charles Eames died in 1978, while Ray Eames died in 1988. The Work of Charles & Ray Eames The duo's early work is associated with the moulded plywood technique pioneered by Alvar Aalto. In 1956, they designed the famous Lounge Chair and Ottoman – a contemporary version of a club chair. The seat offers unparalleled comfort and quality, combined with luxurious materials such as rosewood and leather. In 1958, the designers followed up with the Aluminium Group, a series of chair designs using cast aluminium and a wide variety of canvas and leather seats, available in different colours. The chairs were easily adaptable to both office and home environments. Charles and Ray Eames also worked extensively with steel wire, as well as fibreglass and plastic. Eames House The Eames House was built as the couple's house and studio in 1949 in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles. Built as a part of the Case Study Houses Program initiated by Arts & Architecture magazine, it is sometimes known as Case Study House Nr. 8. The architecture of the Eames House serves as a frame for an ever-changing mix-and-match interior, in which Eames furniture was often paired with exotic and primitive objects. Eames Chair The Eames Chair combines comfort with high design, and the multitude of available seats, bases and colours enables combinations such as Plastic Side Chair and Eames Armchair and Eames Rocking Chair. The chairs were originally made from fibreglass, but are now produced from moulded plastic (polypropylene) by the manufacturer Vitra. Eames Hang it all Originally designed as a children's wardrobe, Hang it all is made of white steel wire and colourful wooden spheres. A modular design, it can be repeated almost endlessly without losing the compositional harmony of the original unit. Plywood Group The concept behind the Plywood Group furniture series was that three-dimensionally moulded plywood could be designed to fit human anatomy. Additionally, plywood furniture is light and durable, if treated correctly. The LCW Eames Chair optimises the support for the seat and the backrest by fastening the components to the steel frame with rubber screws, an innovation pioneered by Charles and Ray Eames. © by Architonic