Eames Fiberglass Rocking Chair

Signed with original herman miller tags.

Eames fiberglass rocking chair. Herman miller eames molded fiberglass dax arm shell chairs h base seal brown. The top of the armrest to the base of the shell is 10 5 inches. 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. The design was a real step away from what had come before as it was no longer constrained by the need for being of value and for mass production at low cost.

The third design that defined and created the very term eames chair needs little introduction it is the 1956 eames lounge chair and matching ottoman. The chair that charles and ray were designing explains grandson eames demetrios is the chair that s made tomorrow since 1955 every herman miller employee welcoming a baby into his or her life has been offered this rocker or a 100 savings bond. In fact that is not the case. Model rrar circa 1960s shell with newer rocker base.

More than 90 have chosen the rocker. However when the environmental risks associated with fiberglass production became more widely understood the decision was made to discontinue fiberglass shell production until a more suitable material could be found. Make offer mid century modern herman miller eames red fiberglass rar rocker rocking chair original herman miller eames fiberglass shell rocker 750 00 4d 4h. Vintage mid century modern herman miller eames dsr chair elephant hide grey circ.

The earliest eames fiberglass armchairs had rope edges so when collectors purchase an example of one they feel they are getting something special and rare. Eames molded fiberglass chairs. Get the best deals on fiberglass antique chairs 1950 now. 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 famous eames rocking r arm a chair on rod r base abbreviated to rar was one of the original 5 released in 1950 and remains a firm favorite with collectors and home owners all these years later. The eames molded plastics armchair with rockers seat height is 16 25 inches above the floor. Where they make a mistake is when they conclude that the intention of the designers is best represented by these early examples. Charles and ray eames realized their first successful single shell form in 1950 with the molded fiberglass chairs.

A shopper on jul 2 2015. This image shows the underside of an eames rope edge rocking chair.