
Wire Chair DKW
Charles & Ray Eames, 1951
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- Upholstery: unupholstered, with seat cushion, with classic seat and back pad or with Bikini Outdoor.
- Classic seat and back pad: in fabric or leather. For the back pad in leather, the rear is always covered in Plano fabric, except for the version in leather snow, which is used on both the front and back.
- DKW: Dining Height K-Wire Shell Wood-Base
- Seat shell: bent and welded steel wire, powder-coated in basic dark.
- Base: solid maple with stained and lacquered finish, steel rod cross struts. Fitted with plastic glides for carpet; felt glides for hard floors optionally available.
- Origin of wood: maple (Acer platanoides) from Western Europe and/or Poland.
10 year manufacturer’s warranty for selected products
Wire Chair




Designed by Charles and Ray Eames out of welded steel wire, the Wire Chair is a variation on the theme of the organically shaped one-piece seat shell, combining transparent lightness with technical sophistication. The seat shell can be joined with a variety of different bases and optionally fitted with a seat cushion or a two-piece seat and back pad. The latter is also known as the 'Bikini' pad due to its shape – it comes in a fabric or leather version with a wide choice of colours and is permanently attached to the chair. It is additionally available as the removable 'Bikini Outdoor' model made of weather-resistant fabric for use in exterior settings. The Wire Chairs have a powder-coated finish; some models are also available in a chrome-plated version. All models with a powder-coated finish – except the DKW with wooden legs – may also be used outdoors.
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.