Eames Chair Fiberglass
Eames molded fiberglass chairs.
Eames chair fiberglass. The irregular texture of fibreglass means that no two shells are alike. Eames fiberglass chairs charles ray eames 1950 in 1948 charles and ray eames participated in the international competition for low cost furniture design organised by the new york museum of modern art entering a chair with a seat shell moulded to fit the contours of the human body along with a concept for a variety of bases. It is a herman miller mid century piece but cannot determine actual age. The fiberglass chairs the next eames chair john paul george and ringo would go on to conquer america with their music as part of the beatles during the 1960 s.
Like the eameses original single shell chairs our new fiberglass finish has the same covetable surface variation and tell tale fiberglass striations that have attracted avid vintage collectors for decades. It was actually more challenging to design than the armchair because without arms the edges where the back met the seat tended to crack. According to an eames dating website the logo stamped was used for these chairs from the late 1950s until the 1980s. Make offer vintage eames for herman miller fiberglass side shell office chair mid century.
Nice chair but the top of shell needs r r possibly re glassing or just paint it. Make offer herman miller eames chair rocker mid century vintage double triangle 1950 s vintage herman miller eames fiberglass swivel rocking leather shell armchair 400 00. Thanks to a new proprietary process of producing fiberglass herman miller is once again able to produce the eames original 1950 molded fiberglass chair safely by means of a less volatile monomer free dry bind process. The chair was intentionally designed for the international competition for low cost furniture design.
The fiberglass chairs are now back thanks to a new and improved production method. Retro vintage space age club lounger half egg chair fiberglass set three 1960 s 1 200 00. The eames fiberglass side chair was developed in 1951 after the eames fiberglass armchair of 1950. Vitra now produces the fiberglass chairs.