Wire Chair
Charles & Ray Eames, 1951
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, pairing transparent lightness with technological sophistication. The wire shell can be joined with a variety of different bases and is offered without upholstery, with a seat cushion, or with a two-piece seat and back cushion known as the ‘Bikini’ pad due to its shape.
The Wire Chairs have a powder-coated finish; some models are also available in a chrome-plated version. DKR and DKX models with a powder-coated finish are suited for both indoor and outdoor use.
In 2016, Vitra added roughly 20 mm to the base height of the Wire Chairs while adapting the seat geometry accordingly. These revisions, which are aesthetically almost imperceptible, increase the comfort of this classic chair design, especially in combination with contemporary tables.
Information
Seat and base (Wire Chair DKR)
Seat and base (Wire Chair DKR Outdoor)
Seat (Wire Chair DKW)
Seat and base (Wire Chair DKX)
Seat and base (Wire Chair DKX Outdoor)
Hopsak
More colorsChecker
Leather/back panel Plano
More colors73/03 clay/parchment/cream white
64/05 cement/ cream white/sierra grey
71/80 sand/coffee
21/19 dim grey/sierra grey
67/69 asphalt/dark grey
59/40 jade/ coconut/forest
61/69 umbra grey/dark grey
66/66 nero/nero
Leather/back panel Leather
Leather Premium F/back panel Plano
More colors64/05 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
66/66 nero/nero
Leather Premium F/back panel Leather Premium F
Material description
- Upholstery: unupholstered, with seat cushion or with seat and back pad. Seat and back pads can be removed and reattached; available in Hopsak 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.
This product was designed by
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.