American designers Charles and Ray Eames made this lounge chair and ottoman as a gift for a friend in 1956 and has been in continuous production by Herman Miller ever since. (And numerous knock-offs abound). After painstaking trial and error in working with the relatively new technology of molded plywood, the husband and wife duo soon became famous for using it for some of the most … [Read more...]
Nice Chair!
Today, we look at chairs. Let’s start with Eames (Charles and Ray). Their ubiquitous plastic molded every-chair. Who has not come across this chair in their lifetime? Originally introduced at MOMA in 1948, this chair has stood the test of time, with numerous variations of the original; stacking, rocking, arms, no arms, wood legs, metal legs, Eiffel Tower base, standard base…These chairs are … [Read more...]
