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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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Mid-Century Eames Vintage Eames DTM-2 Dining Table
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames, Charles 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

Early LCW Lounge Chair in Walnut, Charles & Ray Eames Herman Miller 1940s
By Charles Eames, Charles and Ray Eames, Evans Products Company, Herman Miller
Located in Vorst, BE
An early LCW (Lounge Chair Wood) in Walnut veneer. Chair sold by Herman Miller, but produced by Evans Plywood in 1948-1949. The 5-2-5 screw arrangement beneath has only be used by E...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Plywood

WWII Plywood Leg Splint by Charles Eames
By Charles Eames, Evans Products Company
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
The WWII molded plywood leg splint, designed by Charles Eames and manufactured by Evans Mfg., is a pioneering example of functional design and innovative use of materials. Created in...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Plywood

Vintage Charles Eames "PAW Chair" Swivel Fiber Glass Shell Dowel Leg 1950's
By Charles Eames
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic dining chair with arms on a swivel dowel base, second edition, ca' 1950's. Salmon color with birch legs, beautiful patina.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mid Century Modern Ray & Charles Eames Rosewood Lounge Chair with Ottoman
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful and iconic design by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller in Rosewood and Black Leather 1981 with the ottoman which has a new leather seat. Classic design which will never...
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Unique Edition Charles & Ray Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman, XL
By Vitra, Charles Eames
Located in Dronten, NL
Luxurious and very exclusive 670/671 lounge chair and ottoman designed by Charles and Ray Eames and manufactured in 2023 in very limited numbers. This special edition is executed in ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

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