Eames Chair Vitra
In consultation with the eames office vitra has now expanded the selection to include new combinations of carefully coordinated leather upholstery colours wood veneers and bases.
Eames chair vitra. Charles eames lounge chair parts glides shock mounts repair and overhaul sets material. Aluminium chairs ea 117 118 charles ray eames 1958 vitra take an office chair for example. Today vitra manufactures the comfortable seat shells of the eames plastic chairs in polypropylene while those of the eames fiberglass chairs are produced in glass fibre reinforced polyester resin. When you own an eames product made by vitra you know it is an original.
Vitra has produced the lounge chair by charles and ray eames using the same manufacturing methods since the 1950s. It has to be ergonomic and comfortable in such a way that it encourages optimum concentration and. Produced 64 years after it was first designed. There is also a wide choice of bases and shell colours along with upholstery options for some models.
Louis poulsen herman miller vitra fritz hansen knoll int kaiser idell wilde spieth and more. Their work spans the fields of furniture design filmmaking photography and exhibition design. Charles and ray eames are counted among the most important figures of twentieth century design. Furniture by charles and ray eames has been a cornerstone of the vitra design museum collection since its inception.
Eames shell chairs vitra home collection autumn 2020. Polypropylene is a high quality robust plastic that serves as a good replacement for fibreglass and is also recyclable. In close collaboration with the eames office which is run by the eames family vitra launched a polypropylene version of the eames plastic chair in 1999. Herman miller currently offers the eames lounge chair and ottoman in a variety of leather colors with coordinating woods for the shell.
Original nos and reproduction of not longer produced replacement parts.