1956 Eames Lounge Chair
A 1956 rosewood eames lounge chair and ottoman are in the permanent collection of the museum of modern art in new york city.
1956 eames lounge chair. The set was a gift of the herman miller company donated in 1960. Interactive view click and drag. The shock mounts have been replaced all eames chairs need this structural replacement at some point. The eames lounge chair has appeared on the television series house md as well as will grace and frasier too.
House s apartment and also a corduroy upholstered model in his office. Foam filled leather cushions extremely comfortable. The chair and ottoman features in dr. It was the first chair that the eameses designed for a high end market characterized by an elegant and futuristic plywood and leather composition.
Prices for original rosewood chairs have recently reached as much as 7 000 in auction. Eames lounge chair 1956 the eames lounge chair ottoman were designed by charles and ray eames in 1956 for the herman miller furniture company. Herman miller a furniture manufacturer has manufactured this iconic chair since it was first put into production. Introduced in 1956 the lounge chair with its coordinating ottoman continues to be one of the most recognizable of the eames chair designs.
Molded rosewood plywood leather cast aluminum rubber shock mounts and stainless steel glides. Charles eames ray eames lounge chair and ottoman 1956.