Aluminium Chairs EA 117/118/119

Charles & Ray Eames, 1958

The models EA 117, EA 118 and EA 119 are the task chairs in the Aluminium Group by Charles and Ray Eames. The tilt mechanism in the seat can be adjusted to the weight of the user, providing for optimum comfort. Covers are available in a wide variety of colours, making it easy to find the perfect chair for every home office. The Aluminium Chair EA 119 is distinguishable from EA 117 and EA 118 by its higher backrest. EA 118 has a somewhat narrower seat, and the sitting position of this model is more specifically suited for table-oriented activities.

Configurator

Hopsak (28)Other colours

Leather/back panel Plano (8)

72/88 snow/white
21/19 dim grey/sierra grey
67/69 asphalt/dark grey
71/80 sand/coffee
66/66 nero/nero
68/54 chocolate/brown
69/54 marron/brown
70/72 red/poppy red

Leather Premium/back panel Plano (22)Other colours

72/88 snow/white
64/05 cement/ cream white/sierra grey
65/19 granite/sierra grey
60/69 smoke blue/dark grey
59/40 jade/ coconut/forest
58/40 khaki/ coconut/forest
61/69 umbra grey/dark grey
67/69 asphalt/dark grey

Base (2)

Material description

Backrest and seat: EA 117 with medium-height backrest; EA 118 with medium-height backrest and table-oriented sitting position; EA 119 with high backrest. High-frequency welded horizontal ribbing in Hopsak, Leather or Premium Leather. Side profiles and spreaders in polished or chrome-plated die-cast aluminium.
Seat mechanism: adjustable backward tilt, lockable in the forward position. Continuous seat height adjustment with gas spring.
Armrests: die-cast aluminium, polished or chrome-plated finish.
Base: five-star base in polished or chrome-plated die-cast aluminium. Equipped with hard castors for carpet or soft castors for hard floors. Castor covers in black for polished base, with chrome-plated finish for chrome base.

Product family

Aluminium Group

The Aluminium Chair is one of the great furniture designs of the twentieth century. Charles and Ray Eames originally designed it in 1958 for the private residence of an art collector in Columbus, Indiana (USA). For the construction of this chair, Charles and Ray Eames departed from the principle of the seat shell, instead stretching a panel of fabric or leather between two aluminium side members to create a taut but elastic sling seat. The chair adapts to the body of the sitter and is…

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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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