Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman

Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair & Ottoman

The Eames Lounge Chair, now in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, is one of the most widely recognized and imitated furniture designs ever created! Eames wanted to build a simple and practical lounge chair with "the warm receptive look of a well used first baseman`s mitt."

Well...he created a timeless classic. Like all classics, the chair and ottoman just get better with age. Both are hand-assembled with great attention paid to the details. Shells are 7-ply cherry, natural cherry, walnut, or santos palisander, a richly grained veneer that looks like the Brazilian rosewood used on the original chair but is a sustainable tropical wood.

Considered one of the most significant and widely recognized furniture designs of the 20th century, the Eames lounge chair and ottoman set an enduring standard for comfort and elegance. The rich veneer and supple leather suggest old-fashioned luxury translated into modern forms. This treasured collector`s item would make a wonderful accent to any home or office.

~Lounge features~

Tufted black leather

Rosewood molded wood shell

Black & polished aluminum base & back braces

~Ottoman features~

Tufted black leather

Rosewood molded wood shell

Black & polished aluminum base

BOTH ARE IN MINT CONDITION WITH NO SCRATCHES, RIPS, OR TEARS.

Lounge Chair: 32" Width x 32.5" Depth x 27" Height Seat Height 12.5" Ottoman: 26" Width x 24" Depth x 16.5" Height

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Charles and Ray Eames

Charles and Ray married in 1941 and moved to California where they continued their furniture design work with molding plywood. During the war they were commissioned by the Navy to produce molded plywood splints, stretchers and experimental glider shells. In 1946, Evans Products began producing the Eameses` molded plywood furniture. Their molded plywood chair was called "the chair of the century" by the influential architectural critic Esther McCoy. Soon production was taken over by Herman Miller, Inc ., who continues to produce the furniture in the United States to this day. Another company, Vitra International , manufactures the furniture in Europe. The Eameses continued to create new furniture designs into the 1970s. Examples include the famous Lounge Chair and Ottoman from 1956. Sturdy, comfortable and elegant office furniture was created in the 1960s, as well as seating designed for Dulles and O`Hare Airports. This Tandem Sling Seating is still in use in airports around the world today.