Eames Chair Restoration

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Eames chair restoration. Repair restoration refinish herman miler eames lounge chair at work i take care of repairs renovations for antique furniture. We are the eames lounge restoration specialists. Of course if you prefer a less shiny chair you can buff the surface with a dry cloth after 3 5 minutes. Shop eames x base chair parts eames zenith fiberglass.

We specialize in the complete preservation and restoration of vintage eames knoll saarinen shock mounts lounge chairs ottomans tables desks and storage. Once the back is mostly dry after 10 15 minutes you can loosely attach a base to the chair and flip it over to do the front. Technically only the first and second generation zenith manufactured seats were featured on x bases these are the seats with the largest style shockmount with a metal washer insert. The eames x base chair is the first generation eames fiberglass chair with solid metal legs.

For this reason they need professional maintenance. For a more luxurious lounge chair the eameses created the eames lounge chair and ottoman set. The eames molded plastic chairs are versatile too working as dining chairs desk chairs or even just a simple accent chair. Depending on your preference you have the option to do a full refinish or a light restoration that shows original patina.

With over 35 years experience and nationwide service no matter what the problem we can help. I like to start with the back and underside. Their first design for the high end market it took the world by storm. Chairs from 1956 1979 will get a gunstock oil finish and chairs from 1980 on will receive a spray lacquer finish.

Member of the american institute for conservation of historic and artistic works. You can send the lower back shell and the seat shell to us disassembled in a box and we will restore and ship disassembled for you to reassemble simple screws. We can repair restore or refinish all aspects of this iconic chair as well as all other eames furniture. Original nos and reproduction of not longer produced replacement parts.

This furniture is subject to going bad. Antiques are pieces of art always filled with beauty and they bring admiration for their originality. We have repaired numerous eames lounge chairs over the past fifteen years with our proprietary shock mount design and have not had any failures.