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For Charles and Ray Eames’ chairs designed for Herman Miller, molded plywood, fiberglass-reinforced plastic, bent and welded wire mesh, and cast aluminum were used in production. You can shop a collection of Eames furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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Eames Time Life "Lobby" Chair - Caramel Leather - 1st Generation Model 675
By Charles and Ray Eames, Ray Eames, Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Decatur, GA
Time Life Lobby Chair by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller, circa 1960. Rare 1st Gen fully restored in brand new Edelman All Grain "Butter" leather. Swivels with a fixed pitch/...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Eames Herman Miller Time Life Executive Chair in Green Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller Time Life office chair. This example is the larger executive version and has been newly upholstered in a supple deep green leather.
Category
Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk C...
Materials
Leather
Vintage Eames lounge chair set with ottoman by Charles&Ray Eames for Vitra
By Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman designed by Charles & Ray Eames, creaded in 1956's.
Manufactured by Vitra edition in 1994's.
Marked with labels both on armchairs and ottom...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Eames Executive Chair Time-Life Lobby Chair Herman Miller Mid Century
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, the iconic Eames Executive Chair, also widely known as the Time-Life Lobby Chair. It was designed in 1960 by the famous husband-and-wife design team, Charles ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
2003 Herman Miller Eames Cherry & Tobacco Leather Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in St. Louis, MO
An exceptional, highly sophisticated, and rarely specified mid-century modern design icon: the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman (Models 670 and 671), designed by the legendary duo Char...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Walnut Dining Chair Wood DCW by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller 1950s
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brussels, Brussels
An early and highly desirable DCW (Dining Chair Wood) by Charles & Ray Eames, manufactured by Herman Miller in the United States between 1950 and 1953.
Recognized as one of the defi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Plywood


