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What are Charles and Ray Eames best known for?

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What are Charles and Ray Eames best known for?
Charles and Ray Eames have been recognized as the 20th century’s most influential designers and are best known for their highly recognizable chairs. The Eames lounge chair and ottoman are an iconic duo in modern-styled furniture, and s​ome of the first Eames items to emerge from Herman Miller are now classics: the LCW, or Lounge Chair Wood, and the DCM, or Dining Chair Metal, supported by tubular steel. Find vintage Charles and Ray Eames furniture on 1stDibs.
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Charles & Ray Eames Early LCW Ash Lounge Chair for Herman Miller, 1950
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Iconic Charles & Ray Eames LCW lounge chair in Ash plywood. Early Herman Miller production from the fifties (5-2-5 screw configuration), just after Herman Miller took over production...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Ash, Plywood

Eames Rosewood Screen/Room Divider FSW-6 1996 edition
By Charles Eames
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Limited edition of the Eames folding screen (FSW-6) in rosewood, numbered 107/500. The design of the screen was a clever combination of molded plywood panels and a flexible cotton ca...
Category

1990s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Rosewood

Original Mid century Compact Sofa by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original Eames sofa compact with orange Herman miller woven upholstery. Charles and Ray Eames compact couch is great design that keeps a subtle profile. The cushioned pads that form ...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Mid-Century Eames Vintage Eames DTM-2 Dining Table
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Wonderful example and highly function dining or game table by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, 1954. Rectangular birch top with folding chromed steel legs.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal, Chrome

"La Fonda" Charles Eames by Hermann Miller Design Fiberglass Shell Two Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Brescia, IT
"La Fonda" Charles Eames & Alexander Girard by Hermann Miller, circa 1960s. Ivory fiberglass shell seat Aluminium base.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Aluminum

Charles and Ray Eames Early restored DCW Walnut Plywood Chairs, Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Iconic pair DCW dining side chair in Walnut plywood. Early Herman Miller production from the fifties (5-2-5 screw configuration), just after Herman Miller took over production from E...
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rubber, Walnut, Plywood

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