Eames Aluminum Side Chair
The graceful silhouette sits equally well in all kinds of home and workplace interiors.
Eames aluminum side chair. The seat height on the chair is 18 25 inches from the floor to the top of the seat. However the eames aluminum group marked their first use of the material for structural side members and represented a major departure from the concept of the chair as a solid shell. Charles and ray had used aluminum in earlier chair and table bases and had also experimented with stamping chair shells out of aluminum sheets for the low cost furniture design competition. Backed by 12 year warranty.
The design for the eames aluminum group was originally commissioned in 1957 as outdoor seating for the eero saarinen and alexander girard designed home of industrialist j. Charles and ray eames conceived and developed this chair in 1958 for the private residence of an art collector in columbus indiana usa. Eames soft pad side chair. Louis poulsen herman miller vitra fritz hansen knoll int kaiser idell wilde spieth and more.
The lithe chairs of the eames aluminum group have been a popular design since their introduction in 1958 and it s no wonder. Shop the authentic eames aluminum group side chair from herman miller a midcentury modern office or dining chair designed by charles and ray eames with a seat that swivels. The eames aluminum group introduced in 1958 was named for the aluminum side ribs which hold the one piece seat back suspension taught to create a body welcoming sitting pocket choose from a selection of upholstery options to personalize your eames aluminum group chair. We do have camel leather available for order for the eames aluminum group side chair.
Charles eames lounge chair parts glides shock mounts repair and overhaul sets material. Eames aluminum group office chairs herman miller enjoy free shipping sitewide 0 financing available. The eames aluminum group introduced in 1958 was named for the aluminum side ribs which hold the one piece seat back suspension taught to create a body welcoming sitting pocket in 1969 charles and ray added individually upholstered two inch thick cushions to enhance the comfort. We introduced them as indoor chairs in 1958 returning them to their origins as outdoor seating years later.
Original nos and reproduction of not longer produced replacement parts. The eames aluminum group side chair is not currently offered with casters but the chair has 1 2 inch glides designed for easy movement on hard floors or carpet.