La Chaise

Charles & Ray Eames, 1948

Charles and Ray Eames designed the elegant lounge chair La Chaise for a competition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1948. It was inspired by the 'Floating Figure' sculpture by Gaston Lachaise. The lounge chair has long since established itself as an icon of organic design.

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Inspirations #lachaise

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Seat shell

white

Base

01 chrome

10 natural oak, with protective varnish

Material description

Shell: polyester resin, white lacquer finish.
Base: chrome-plated tubular steel.
Cruciform base: solid natural oak, protective natural lacquer finish.
Origin of wood: oak (Quercus robur) from Western Europe and/or Poland.

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Charles & Ray Eames

Charles and Ray Eames are counted among the most important figures of twentieth-century design. Their work spans the fields of furniture design, filmmaking, photography and exhibition design. Vitra is the sole authorised manufacturer of Eames products for Europe and the Middle East. When you own an Eames product made by Vitra, you know it is an original.

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