Charles Eames' oft-quoted phrase about his famous Eames Lounge Chair is well known: "Why not make an updated version of the classic English club chair? It should look like an old baseball glove, worn and soft, inviting you to fall into it."
It was with this in mind that the Eames embarked on the development of the Lounge Chair, which took them several years. The chair had to be generously proportioned, ergonomic and made from the finest materials by the best craftsmen.
Santos palisander
When they completed it in 1956, Charles and Ray Eames set a new quality standard: the chair was not only lighter, more elegant and more modern than the classic club chair, it was also much more comfortable. Thanks to these qualities, the Lounge Chair not only became one of the Eames' most famous works, but also one of the great icons in the history of modern design, one of those rare works that make a lasting impression on the collective imagination.
The Eames Lounge Chair has been produced in two sizes to take account of the increase in the size of the population: the classic, historic version and a slightly larger version with a slightly higher back.
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Classical dimensions L84 x P91 x H84 cm, seat height 38 cm
(cf size drawing below)
New dimensions L84 x P92 x H89 cm, seat height 38 cm
(cf size drawing below)
Wood moulded plywood, different face veneers: Santos palisander (Brazil), American cherry (USA), black pigmented walnut (USA), white pigmented walnut (USA), black ash (Germany)
Base swivel – die-cast aluminium, finish: polished (sateen) or polished with black sides
Upholstery removable – leather
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Free samples (against deposit)
Santos palisander
Premium F leather
semi-aniline cowhide leather, nappa, thickness 1,1 à 1,3 mm, olive leaf tanned
nero 66
chocolate 68
snow 72
brown 77
plum 87
brandy 93
Natural leather
aniline cowhide leather, nappa, natural grain, porous and breathable, thickness 1,3 à 1,5 mm
caramel 01
nero 66
chocolate 68
dark sand 78
Nubia fabric
43% polyester, 30% new wool, 25% polyacrylic, 2% polyamide, 35 000 Martindale
01 - ivory / pearl
02 - cream / pearl
03 - cream / sand
04 - bamboo / terra
05 - cream / dark brown
06 - cream / sierra grey
07 - ivory / peach
08 - ivory / dark blue
09 - ivory / forest
10 - salt’n pepper
11 - anthracite
/ black
American cherry
Premium F leather
semi-aniline cowhide leather, nappa, thickness 1,1 à 1,3 mm, olive leaf tanned
kaki 58
umbra grey 61
nero 66
chocolate 68
sand 71
snow 72
brown 77
Natural leather
aniline cowhide leather, nappa, natural grain, porous and breathable, thickness 1,3 à 1,5 mm
caramel 01
nero 66
chocolate 68
dark sand 78
Nubia fabric
43% polyester, 30% new wool, 25% polyacrylic, 2% polyamide, 35 000 Martindale
01 - ivory / pearl
02 - cream / pearl
03 - cream / sand
04 - bamboo / terra
05 - cream / dark brown
06 - cream / sierra grey
07 - ivory / peach
08 - ivory / dark blue
09 - ivory / forest
10 - salt’n pepper
11 - anthracite
/ black
black pigmented walnut
Premium F leather
semi-aniline cowhide leather, nappa, thickness 1,1 à 1,3 mm, olive leaf tanned
umbra grey 61
nero 66
chocolate 68
chesnut 69
snow 72
brown 77
Natural leather
aniline cowhide leather, nappa, natural grain, porous and breathable, thickness 1,3 à 1,5 mm
caramel 01
nero 66
chocolate 68
dark sand 78
Nubia fabric
43% polyester, 30% new wool, 25% polyacrylic, 2% polyamide, 35 000 Martindale
01 - ivory / pearl
02 - cream / pearl
03 - cream / sand
04 - bamboo / terra
05 - cream / dark brown
06 - cream / sierra grey
07 - ivory / peach
08 - ivory / dark blue
09 - ivory / forest
10 - salt’n pepper
11 - anthracite
/ black
white pigmented walnut
Premium F leather
semi-aniline cowhide leather, nappa, thickness 1,1 à 1,3 mm, olive leaf tanned
Natural leather
aniline cowhide leather, nappa, natural grain, porous and breathable, thickness 1,3 à 1,5 mm
snow 72
clay 73
olive 74
dark sand 78
Nubia fabric
43% polyester, 30% new wool, 25% polyacrylic, 2% polyamide, 35 000 Martindale
01 - ivory / pearl
02 - cream / pearl
03 - cream / sand
04 - bamboo / terra
06 - cream / sierra grey
black ash
Premium F leather
semi-aniline cowhide leather, nappa, thickness 1,1 à 1,3 mm, olive leaf tanned
Natural leather
aniline cowhide leather, nappa, natural grain, porous and breathable, thickness 1,3 à 1,5 mm
nero 66
asphalte 67
chocolate 68
nero 66
chocolate 68
Nubia fabric
43% polyester, 30% new wool, 25% polyacrylic, 2% polyamide, 35 000 Martindale
05 - cream / dark brown
10 - salt’n pepper
11 - anthracite
/ black
American cherry
white pigmented walnut
classical dimensions
new dimensions
Charles & Ray Eames
Charles Eames, born 1907 in St. Louis, Missouri, studied architecture at Washington University in St. Louis and opened his own office together with Charles M. Gray in 1930. In 1935 he founded another architectural firm with Robert T. Walsh. After receiving a fellowship in 1938 from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, he moved to Michigan and assumed a teaching position in the design department the following year. In 1940, he and Eero Saarinen won first prize for their joint entry in the competition "Organic Design in Home Furnishings" organized by the New York Museum of Modern Art. During the same year, Eames became head of the department of industrial design at Cranbrook.
Ray Eames, born Bernice Alexandra Kaiser, was born in Sacramento, California in 1912. She attended the May Friend Bennet School in Millbrook, New York, and continued her studies in painting under Hans Hofmann through 1937. During this year she exhibited her work in the first exhibition of the American Abstract Artists group at the Riverside Museum in New York. She matriculated at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1940.
Charles and Ray Eames married in 1941 and moved to Los Angeles, where together they began experimenting with techniques for the three-dimensional moulding of plywood. The aim was to create comfortable chairs that were affordable. However, the war interrupted their work, and Charles and Ray turned instead to the design and development of leg splints made of plywood, which were manufactured in large quantities for the US Navy. In 1946, they exhibited their experimental furniture designs at MoMA. The Herman Miller Company in Zeeland, Michigan, subsequently began to produce Eames furniture. Charles and Ray participated in the 1948 'Low-Cost Furniture' competition at MoMA, and they built the Eames House in 1949 as their own private residence. In addition to their work in furniture design and architecture, they also regularly turned their hand to graphic design, photography, film and exhibition design.
In 1957 Vitra signed a licence agreement with Herman Miller and began producing the Eameses' designs for Europe and the Middle East. Charles and Ray Eames have had a profound and lasting influence on Vitra. It was the encounter with their work that spurred the company's beginnings as a furniture manufacturer. Yet it is not just the products of Charles and Ray Eames that have left a mark on Vitra. Even today, their design philosophy continues to significantly shape the company's values, orientation and goals.
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