Eames For Herman Miller Mid Century Fiberglass Shell Blue Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Eames For Herman Miller Mid Century Fiberglass Shell Blue Chair The chair measures: 24.75 wide x
Chrome
Eames for Herman Miller Ultramarine Blue Fiberglass Shell Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original 1960s molded fiberglass shell chairs in Ultramarine Blue, designed by Charles and Ray
Fiberglass
$1,480 / item
H 31.5 in W 25 in D 24 in
Eames DAR ARM SHELL Fiberglass Chair/ Electric Blue on White Eiffel Tower Base
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Eames DAR ARM SHELL Fiberglass Chair/ Electric Blue on White Eiffel Tower Base, Amazing color
Metal
$7,900 / set
H 32 in W 19 in D 20 in
Six Vintage Eames Herman Miller Swivel Shell Chairs on Casters 1970s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Baltimore, MD
Authentic rare Mid-Century Modern iconic molded fiberglass pivoting shell office or dining chairs
Aluminum
$2,371
H 13.78 in W 71.66 in D 22.05 in
Tandem Eames for Herman Miller for Three Shells and a Table Top
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Tandem Base and Table without shells. Show signs of use. 35 cm H incl the height of the bar of the
Metal
$1,950 / set
H 32 in W 25.5 in D 24.5 in
Ray Charles Eames Herman Miller Padded Arm Shell Chairs Alexander Girard a Pair
By Alexander Girard, Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Forest Grove, PA
A pair of fiberglass arm shell chair designed by Ray & Charles Eames and produced by Herman Miller
Aluminum
Fiberglass Arm Shell Chair by Forest Wilson for Scope
By Charles Eames, Forest Wilson, Scope, Herman Miller
Located in Fraser, MI
Colorful fiberglass armshell chair. Designed by Forest Wilson for Scope.
Steel
Cobalt Blue Herman Miller Eames DSW Side Shell Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
A beautiful, original, cobalt blue Herman Miller Eames side shell on a striking Maple used, newer
Fiberglass
Blue Herman Miller Eames RAR Rocking Arm Shell Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
A Herman Miller vintage, original, Eames blue vinyl upholstered white arm shell chair on its new
Fiberglass
Unavailable
H 31.13 in W 18.51 in D 22.01 in
Blue Vinyl Herman Miller Original Vintage Eames DSR Side Shell Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
An original Herman Miller blue vinyl upholstered Eames side chair with white shell is not for the
Fiberglass
Unavailable
H 31.13 in W 18.51 in D 22.01 in
Orange and Blue Herman Miller Original Vintage Eames DSW Side Shell Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
A gorgeous combination, this lavishly upholstered orange and blue check original Eames Herman
Fiberglass
Sold
H 31.3 in W 18.51 in D 22.84 in
Ten Original Black and Cobalt Blue Eames Shell Chairs for Herman Miller, Signed
By Herman Miller
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Set of ten original vintage fiberglass shell chairs with cobalt blue leather upholstery, the black
Fiberglass, Leather
8 Eames Herman Miller Fiberglass Shell Chairs Blue
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lovely set of eight vintage 1960s-era side shells. In excellent condition, with the original
Sold
H 31.5 in W 24.5 in D 22.5 in
Rare Blue Fiberglass Shell Chairs by Charles Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Rare set of eight, highly sought after blue fiberglass shell chairs designed by Charles and Ray
Metal
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Navy Blue Shell Chairs
By Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We have twelve original 1960s Eames fiberglass shell chairs with original H bases. Narrow mount
Eames Navy Blue Herman Miller Dar Shell Chair with Eiffel Tower Base
By Charles Eames
Located in Washington, DC
Vintage Herman Miller shell chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames. Chair is Navy Blue and in
Steel
Eames Fiberglass Shells by Modernica
Located in Pasadena, TX
Eames Fiberglass chairs by Modernica Side Shell H Base Case Study Furniture Side Shell H
Fiberglass
Sold
H 34 in W 25 in D 22 in
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century Blue Shell Office Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller mid century blue shell office chair Chair measures: 25
Metal, Chrome
Sold
H 32 in W 78.5 in D 24 in
Tandem Three-Seat Shell Chairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in South Bend, IN
Three tandem shell chairs in original blue leather designed by Charles & Ray Eames in the 1960s
Aluminum, Steel
Charles and Ray Eames Drafting Stool for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We have a gleaming Eames blue fiberglass shell chair on an original Herman Miller drafting swivel
Blue Herman Miller Eames RAR Rocking Arm Shell Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
A classic look. This blue naugahyde vinyl on white arm shell RAR rocking arm chair by Herman Miller
Fiberglass
Blue Herman Miller Eames Upholstered DSR Dining Side Shell Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
A nicely recovered blue upholstered Eames Herman Miller DSR dining chair is the perfect addition
Fiberglass
Sold
H 31.125 in W 18.5 in D 22 in
Pair of Blue Herman Miller Eames Upholstered DSR Dining Side Shell Chairs
By Charles Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
A great pair of revived blue upholstered Eames Herman Miller DSR dining chairs would make a great
Fiberglass
Sold
H 31.25 in W 18.5 in D 22 in
Cobalt Blue Herman Miller Vintage Eames DSW Fiberglass Dining Side Shell Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
A beautiful, original, cobalt blue Herman Miller Eames side shell on a striking Maple used, newer
Fiberglass
Sold
H 31.25 in W 18.5 in D 22 in
Cobalt Blue Pair '2' Herman Miller Eames DSW Dining Side Shell Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
A pair of vibrant, original, cobalt blue Herman Miller side shells by Eames create the perfect duo
Fiberglass
Sold
H 31.125 in W 18.5 in D 22 in
Set of 4 Blue Herman Miller Eames Upholstered DSR Dining Side Shell Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
A great matching, revived, set of 4 blue upholstered Eames Herman Miller DSR dining side chairs
Fiberglass
Sold
H 31.25 in W 18.5 in D 22 in
Cobalt Blue Set of 6 Herman Miller Eames DSW Dining Side Shell Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
The complete dining chair set. A set of 6 original cobalt blue Herman Miller Eames DSW side chairs
Fiberglass
Set of Six Ice Blue Fiberglass Shell Chairs by Charles Eames
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Hudson, NY
Rare color fiberglass armless shell chairs on black eiffel tower bases. A few chairs are more
Sold
H 31.25 in W 18.5 in D 22 in
Cobalt Blue Set of 4 Herman Miller Eames DSW Fiberglass Dining Side Shell Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
A matching set of 4 original cobalt blue Herman Miller produced, Eames designed, side shells on
Fiberglass
Charles Eames EC-178 Shell Chair for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in New London, CT
Vintage shell chair with original blue fabric in great shape.
Fabric, Fiberglass
Sold
H 26.875 in W 24.875 in D 27 in
Turquoise Herman Miller Eames Upholstered Rar Rocking Arm Shell Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
A little used, but stunning example of an original Eames Herman Miller RAR rocking chair. Finished
Fiberglass
Sold
H 26.875 in W 24.875 in D 27 in
Blue Vinyl Herman Miller Eames Upholstered Blue RAR Rocking Armchair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
A great combination. The wonderful blue Eames fiberglass shell for Herman Miller has been finished
Fiberglass
Set of Four Eames for Herman Miller Fiberglass Chairs
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in San Diego, CA
Set of four royal blue Eames for Herman Miller chairs. Shells are on aluminum H-bases. Mounts are
Fiberglass
Sold
H 31.125 in W 18.5 in D 22 in
Set of 6 Blue Herman Miller Eames Upholstered DSR Dining Side Shell Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
The perfect dining set. A matching set of 6 revitalised blue fabric Eames Herman Miller DSR dining
Fiberglass
$1,047
H 31.25 in W 24.75 in D 22 in
Eames For Herman Miller Mid Century Yellow Fiberglass Shell Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Eames For Herman Miller Mid Century Yellow Fiberglass Shell Chair The chair measures: 24.75 wide x 22 deep x 31.25 high, with a seat height of 18 inches and arm height of 26 inche...
Chrome
$1,395
H 31.75 in W 25 in D 22.5 in
Charles Eames / Herman Miller / Girard Padded Arm Shell Swivel Aluminum Base
By Charles Eames
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Charles Eames / Herman Miller / Girard Padded Arm Shell Swivel Aluminum Base.. White fiberglass shell with amazing green naugahyde and Alexander Girard fabric seat. small ho...
Aluminum
Griffin Chair by Lawson-Fenning
By Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Griffin Chair is a wide, armless lounge chair that features biscuit tufting. The base is solid American Walnut or White Oak. The Lawson-Fenning Collection is designed and handma...
Velvet, Walnut
Knoll Marble Dining Table With 5 Chairs by Eero Saarinen, 1960s
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Magnificent and fully original Tulip dining set designed by Eero Saarinen. It is produced by Knoll International in the 1960s. The set consists of 5 original tulip chairs and the o...
Carrara Marble, Metal
Eames for Herman Miller Table Post Modern Look
By Herman Miller, Ettore Sottsass, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
A post modern take on a classic design. Eames Aluminum group dining or conference table with an 80's take. Stunning cork laminate top with almond edge banding makes this table very d...
Aluminum, Steel
$1,194Sale Price|30% Off
H 31.5 in W 24.02 in D 24.02 in
1960s Green Leather DAX Chair by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Hilversum, NL
This striking DAX rope edge fiberglass Zenith shell chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Co., dates back to the 1960s. Featuring a fiberglass shell with origina...
Steel
$5,500
H 24 in W 30 in D 36 in
Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Style Swivel Lounge Chairs Newly Upholstered
By Milo Baughman
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Style Barrel Back Swivel Lounge Chairs Newly Upholstered In SeaFoam Pleaded Mohair & Crushed AquaBlu Velvet - Pair These chairs not only offer a sty...
Mohair, Upholstery, Velvet
$2,450
H 25.75 in W 24.75 in D 25 in
Charles & Ray Eames Herman Miller Zenith Plastics LAX Rope Edge X Base Armchair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Forest Grove, PA
A fabulous Charles & Ray Eames transitional armchair produced by Herman Miller with Zenith Plastics. The salmon colored LAX chair features a rope edge, X base, large shock mounts, bo...
Metal
Charles Eames for Herman Miller DSX Shell Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Ray Eames, Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in New Windsor, NY
Charles Eames for Herman Miller fiberglass DSX shell chair. Circa 1970. Retains all it's plastic glides. Shock mounts are in good condition with no visible drying or cracking. Struct...
Metal, Steel
Midcentury Eames for Herman Miller Fiberglass Chair LAX on X Base
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Gorgeous early Eames for Herman Miller fiberglass chair LAX (Low Armchair on X Base) having large shock mounts and flat edge shell. All original and structurally sound. Elephant hide...
Iron
$850 / item
H 31 in W 18.5 in D 21 in
Parchment Eames for Herman Miller Vintage 1960s Fiberglass Shell Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multiple Available. Original Molded Fiberglass Shell Chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Vintage shell chairs are prized for their attractive patina, distinct...
Fiberglass
Herman Miller Eames DAX Fiberglass Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous and rare hue of red orange on this vintage fiberglass Herman Miller Eames armchair. Model DAX with H base. All shock mounts intact. Stamped Herman Miller under chair and gua...
Fiberglass
Charles and Ray Eames "DAR" Armchair by Zenith for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Zenith, Herman Miller
Located in Highland, IN
The earliest fiberglass Eames chairs were produced by Zenith Plastics and came in a limited palate of five colors including parchment. The Zenith produced shells are distinctive for ...
Steel
$896Sale Price|25% Off
H 31 in W 25 in D 23 in
Elephant Hide Gray Eames Herman Miller Molded Fiberglass DAX Arm Shell Chair H B
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome example of the Charles and Ray Eames DAX fiberglass arm shell chair for Herman Miller. It is in elephant hide gray with a black H base and unusual glide feet. It retains a pa...
Metal
$1,440Sale Price|24% Off
H 27.5 in W 24.87 in D 24 in
Eames Molded Fiberglass Armchair for Herman Miller "Seafoam Green"'
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Centreville, VA
Eames Molded Fiberglass Armchair for Herman Miller "Seafoam Green"' Arguably one of the 20th century’s most beloved designs, the Eames Shell chairs remain a sought after design clas...
Fiberglass
$1,819
H 28.35 in W 18.51 in D 19.69 in
Charles & Ray Eames "La Fonda" Blue Fiberglass Chairs Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in The Hague, NL
Mid- Century modern La Fonda chair by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller, 1960's circa. The "La Fonda" designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1961 for the La Fonda del Sol restau...
Aluminum
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.