Shell Chair Eames
Pre owned herman miller brand eames shell chair black molded plastic with chrome legs.
Shell chair eames. The eames shell chair may be charles and ray eames most versatile. Charles and ray eames built their single shell chair design on the principle of universality. According to an eames dating website the logo stamped was used for these chairs from the late 1950s until the 1980s. Two biomorphic shell shapes welcome bodies of all shapes and sizes.
Herman miller introduced it in 1950 and since then every member of the family side chair armchair rocking chair task chair stool and low lounge chair has become a design classic. Nice chair but the top of shell needs r r possibly re glassing or just paint it. Is this an original eames for herman miller shell chair. 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 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. Light blue eames shell chair with black iron base. The eames shell chair design by charles and ray eames extends to a diverse family of dining chairs side chairs rocking chairs and stools. Material and upholstery options cover practically any aesthetic.
The herman miller logo is on the underside but i haven t found any shell chairs like this one with the three perforated holes on the seat. A choice of bases addresses most seating needs dining working even rocking a baby to sleep. I got these from craigslist. Make offer charles eames 3 shell chairs herman miller fiberglass 50s 60s design la fonda 2nd generation charles eames fabric covered parchment sax 1 shell chair label 1 850 00.
It is a herman miller mid century piece but cannot determine actual age. Eames shell chair top selected products and reviews 1. Eames shell chairs when a chair launches a revolution seldom in the history of modern furniture design has an idea been as consequential as the development of the plastic chair by charles and ray eames.