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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.
Eames Special Collection 2023
The Eames Special Collection is available worldwide at select brick-and-mortar dealers from September 2023 until the end of January 2024. From November 2023, the Eames Special Collection will also be available online.
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Seat shell
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.
- Shell: polyester resin, lacquered in the colour Parchment.
- Base: chrome-plated tubular steel.
- Cruciform base: solid American walnut, oiled finish.
- Origin of wood: walnut (Juglans nigra) from the USA.
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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.