Eames Chair Shock Mounts
The rubber dried out and material lost flexibility.
Eames chair shock mounts. After much study the following repair was born. The bent plywood chairs like the lcw and dcw have wider and more rectangular mounts. Herman miller eames fiberglass chair ochre narrow shock mounts. The very early fiberglass chairs have a larger shock mount than the later more common fiberglass chairs.
After 34 years of continual use the shock mounts became weaker until one day the back of the chair fell away from the seat shell. A well known issue of vintage eames side and armchairs are broken shock mounts which are used to mount the bases to the fibreglass shells of the chairs. Original nos and reproduction of not longer produced replacement parts. Now offering our renowned eames shock mounts to the discerning professional restorer eames lounge chair repair kit includes.
The eames mid century modern furniture embodies luxury comfort and exquisite elegance in its design. Charles eames lounge chair parts glides shock mounts repair and overhaul sets material. The fiberglass chairs were the first chairs made of dyed through fibreglass with a one piece shell and a choice of different bases. Here you find all you need for professional repair of your worn shock mounts.
There are different types of rubber shock mounts on the eames chairs. This was a necessity because the mfr. Precision racing shock and vibe handle bar clamp lonestar narrow stems 1 18 precision racing 219 00. 5 x set eames herman miller or vitra dcm plywood chair replacement rubber shockmounts dcm chair nbsp.
The eames lounge chair was designed and introduced by ray and charles eames around 1956. Wehrs machine wm200nds narrow cage double shear complete no shock mounts precision racing 219 00. Dirty wehrs machine 299 95. The eames lounge chair and ottoman are instantly recognizable as mid century classics authentic timeless designs as comfortable today as when they first appeared in 1956.
Foam filled leather cushions extremely comfortable. Rubber shock mount repair. Shell chair 4 x full chair eames side or arm replacement black rubber shock mount. 2 x quality oval mounts with bolts single cold pressed steel plate encapsulated in neoprene 2 oz.
Louis poulsen herman miller vitra fritz hansen knoll int kaiser idell wilde spieth and more all you need to restore or repair your design interior. In attaching the back to the base eames avoided the use of bolts choosing to attach the plywood pieces by gluing a rubber shock mount between them. Vitra produced the fiberglass chairs from the 1950s to the 1990s. The shock mounts have been replaced all eames chairs need this structural replacement at some point.