$9,318
H 35.83 in W 26.78 in D 27.17 in
1960s Eames 3474 Time Life Executive Lobby Desk Chair Vitra ES104 Black Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra
Located in London, GB
Life Building in New York), and so this chair can also sometimes be called an Eames Lobby Chair, or an
Aluminum
1970s Herman Miller Eames Time Life Lobby Chair in Cognac Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Time Life Lobby Chair, model ES105, designed in 1960 by Charles and Ray Eames. The
Aluminum
$6,950
H 30.5 in W 28.5 in D 27 in
Early Vintage Herman Miller Time Life Lobby Lounge Chair by Charles Eames
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
An Early Vintage example of a Herman Miller Time Life Lobby Lounge Chair by Charles Eames. This is
Leather
$6,850
H 30 in W 29 in D 28 in
Eames Time Life "Lobby" Chair - Green Leather - 1st Generation Model 675
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Charles Eames, Ray Eames
Located in Decatur, GA
Time Life Lobby Chair by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller, circa 1960. Rare 1st Gen in
Aluminum
$6,750
H 45.28 in W 26.78 in D 29.53 in
Lobby Desk Chair ES104 by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, USA, 1960s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Antwerp, BE
Eames executive chair ES-104, also known as the Time-Life chair, an iconic piece of mid-century
Aluminum
$6,500
H 29.5 in W 28.5 in D 29.5 in
Vintage Time Life Lobby ES105 Chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Raleigh, NC
An early vintage model ES105 of the Time Life Lobby Chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman
Metal, Aluminum
$14,348 / set
H 31.5 in W 27.96 in D 26.38 in
Design Icon: Eames ES105 Lobby Chairs - Herman Miller for Vitra, set of 2
By Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Renens, CH
The Time Life Lobby or Executive Chairs were originally designed by the Eames couple for the Time
Steel
$5,250
H 33 in W 28.75 in D 27 in
Eames Time Life Lobby Lounge Chair in Black Leather for Herman Miller, 1980s USA
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic Eames Time Life Lobby Chair in black leather for Herman Miller. Black leather is in good
Aluminum
$6,576 / set
H 33.86 in W 27.17 in D 28.35 in
Pair of Black Leather Executive Chairs by Charles and Ray Eames
By Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Madrid, ES
, manufactured by Vitra. The Lobby chair was designed in 1960 for the reception areas of the Time Life building
Aluminum
Eames Time Life Lobby Chair ES105 by Charles & Ray Eames
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
Eames Time Life Lobby Chair ES105 by Charles & Ray Eames, 1970. Black leather has beautiful patina
Leather
$10,500 / set
H 34.25 in W 26.75 in D 26.5 in
Pair Eames Herman Miller Time Life Black Leather Office Chairs 1980s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Detroit, MI
These vintage mid century modern black Model 3475 Eames Time Life Lobby Chairs designed by Charles
Aluminum, Steel
$5,250
H 35.5 in W 26.5 in D 28.5 in
Vintage Eames Time Life Gray Velvet Office Chair Herman Miller 1978
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Detroit, MI
This vintage mid century modern gray Model 3475 Eames Time Life Lobby Chair designed by Charles
Aluminum, Steel
$5,250 / item
H 34.25 in W 26.75 in D 26.5 in
Eames for Herman Miller Time Life Black Leather Office Chair 1981
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Detroit, MI
This vintage mid century modern black Model 3475 Eames Time Life Lobby Chair designed by Charles
Aluminum, Steel
Unavailable
Lobby Chair ES 104 Eames
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Saint-Andre lez Lille, France
Lobby Chair ES 104 Eames
Chrome
Eames 'Time Life' Lobby Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in London, GB
base. This desk chair is a Classic by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. This Time Life Lobby
Chrome
Unavailable
H 34.26 in W 28.35 in D 25.6 in
Vintage Armchair ES104 Lobby Chair by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Torino, Italy
Armchair with aluminum frame and seat in sponge covered in leather. Model ES104 lobby chair
Aluminum
Nice Pair of Charles Eames Lobby Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Munich, DE
Early models with nice patina.
Leather
Vitra Charles & Ray Eames Executive Lobby Chair
By Vitra, Charles Eames
Located in Dronten, NL
, and has a seat with thick, plush cushions. This is an authentic Eames Lobby Chair by Vitra. The chair
Aluminum, Chrome
Vitra Charles & Ray Eames Executive Lobby Chair
By Vitra, Charles Eames
Located in Dronten, NL
floors of New York City’s Time-Life Building. The generously sized Eames Executive Chair (1960) tilts
Aluminum, Chrome
Charles & Ray Eames Time Life Lobby Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in London, GB
Eames. The Time Life Lobby Chair combines the characteristics of some of the other iconic designs they
Aluminum
Charles & Ray Eames Time Life Lobby Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in London, GB
Eames. The Time Life Lobby chair combines the characteristics of some of the other iconic designs they
Aluminum
Charles & Ray Eames Time Life Lobby Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in London, GB
Eames. The Time Life Lobby Chair combines the characteristics of some of the other iconic designs they
Aluminum
Charles & Ray Eames Time Life Lobby Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Eames. The Time Life Lobby Chair combines the characteristics of some of the other iconic designs they
Stainless Steel
Eames Time Life Lobby Chair for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Ray Eames, Charles Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed in 1960 by Charles Eames for the Time Life Building in Manhattan, this chair features a
Aluminum
lobby chairs By Eames
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
HERMAN MILLER
Vitra Lobby Chair Eames Black Leather Swivel Base
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Berlin, DE
Vitra Lobby chair with swivel base / original black leather. Pictured with rolls - comes together
Aluminum, Chrome
Charles Eames Time Life Lobby Chair
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Charles Eames for Herman Miller designed for the Time Life building in New York , stunning deep
Charles Eames Vitra ES 104 Lobby Chair
By Charles Eames
Located in Dronten, NL
Desk chair with height adjustability, tilt, swivel, and soft wheels for a hard floor. Manufactured
Charles & Ray Eames Black Leather Lobby Chair ES 108
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Madrid, ES
by Vitra / Herman Miller. Model: Lobby chair ES 108. It was designed in 1960 for the reception areas
Aluminum
Vintage Eames Time Life Lobby Chair in Camel
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic Eames Time Life Lobby swivel chair in camel Skai for Herman Miller. Great color. Chair
Aluminum
Sold
H 30.71 in W 29.14 in L 30.71 in
Charles & Ray Eames ES105 Lobby Chairs in Cognac Leather by Vitra
By Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra, Charles Eames
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Iconic lounge chairs designed by Charles & Ray Eames for the lobbies in Time & Life Building
Aluminum, Chrome
Eames Time Life Lobby Lounge Chair ES105 in Forest Green Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Seattle, WA
A newly restored Eames timelife Lobby chair, model ES105, reupholstered in Forest Green Aniline
Aluminum
Eames Time Life Lobby Chair for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A legendary office design by Ray and Charles Eames for the three modernist lobbies of the new Time
Aluminum
First Gen Eames Time Life Lobby Chair in British Racing Green
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Seattle, WA
The Eames Time Life "Lobby" chair was designed in 1960 for the reception areas of the Time-Life
Aluminum
Eames Time Life Lobby Chair for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A legendary office design by Ray and Charles Eames for the three modernist lobbies of the new Time
Aluminum
Charles & Ray Eames Time-Life Lobby Chair by Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Highland, IN
Designed in 1960 for the reception areas of the Time-Life building in New York, this lounge chair
Aluminum
Sold
H 30.5 in W 26.5 in D 28 in
Eames Time Life Lobby Lounge Chair in Oxblood Calfskin Leather, 1960s
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Coronado, CA
You won't find a nicer example of the Eames "Time Life Lobby Chair". This stunning, early specimen
Metal, Aluminum
Eames Time Life Lobby Chair by Mobile International, France
By Mobilier International, Charles Eames
Located in London, GB
Here's a timeless classic - this Eames Time Life Lobby chair was made by Mobilier International
Metal
Eames Time Life Lobby Chair in Natural Leather, 1970s
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Coronado, CA
Lobby chair. This utterly comfortable chair has been reupholstered in the softest, supplest, natural
Aluminum
Eames Office Chair ES 104 Lobby Chair Vitra in White Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in London, GB
Beautiful ES 104 Lobby chairs by Charles and Ray Eames for Vitra in white leather. Providing
Leather
Rare Vintage Black Leather Eames Time Life Lobby Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage black leather lobby chair from the Time Life building in New York. Original black
Aluminum
Early Eames Time Life Lobby Desk Chair in Elmo Forest Green Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Seattle, WA
The Eames time life "lobby" chair was designed in 1960 for the reception areas of the Time-Life
Aluminum
Sold
H 31.5 in W 26.19 in D 20.87 in
Vintage Eames Time Life Lobby Chair For Herman Miller *FREE WORLDWIDE DELIVERY
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Portlaoise, IE
An iconic and hugely sought after chair by the equally iconic design duo of Ray and Charles Eames
Aluminum
Eames ES 108 Lobby Time Life Executive Office Chair for Vitra
By Vitra
Located in London, GB
Eames ES 108 Lobby Time Life executive lobby chair for Vitra in Chocolate Brown, circa 2009
Leather
Eames Time Life Lobby Chair EA108 in Green Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-Century Modern desk chair by Charles and Ray Eames in green leather a true mad men style gem.
Stainless Steel
First Gen Eames Time Life Lobby Chair in Marin Blue Semi-Aniline Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Seattle, WA
The Eames Time Life "Lobby" chair was designed in 1960 for the reception areas of the Time-Life
Aluminum
Sold
H 35.04 in W 27.17 in L 35.04 in
Charles & Ray Eames Time Life Office Chair/Es 104 Lobby Office Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in London, Lambeth
Eames ES 104 lobby office chair The structural design of the lobby chair makes it comparable to
Leather
Ray + Charles Eames Time Life Lobby Chair in Chocolate Leather
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A legendary office design by Ray and Charles Eames for the three modernist lobbies of the new Time
Aluminum
Ray + Charles Eames Time Life Lobby Chair in Camel Leather
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A legendary office design by Ray and Charles Eames for the three modernist lobbies of the new Time
Aluminum
Charles Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century Time Life Lobby Chair
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Esperance, NY
This absolutely stunning Charles Eames for Herman Miller time life lobby chair. The leather is very
Leather
Sold
H 33 in W 28.5 in D 28 in
Pair of Time Life 'Lobby' Chairs by Charles Eames for Herman Miller 1970s Signed
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wonderful pair of Time Life 'Lobby' lounge swivel armchairs were designed by Charles Eames in
Aluminum
Sold
H 28 in W 29 in L 28 in
Time Life Swivel Lounge / Lobby Chair by Charles and Ray Eames, Black Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare and early Charles and Ray Eames Time Life lounge chair in black leather with cast aluminum
Aluminum
Sold
H 29.5 in W 28.75 in D 29.25 in
Time Life Lobby Lounge Chair in Mohair, Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Wilton, CT
included a series of tables and most important; the Eames “Time Life” Executive Chair. For the lobby of
Metal, Aluminum
Sold
H 30.71 in W 28.35 in D 23.63 in
Pair of Lounge Lobby Chairs ES105 by Charles Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames, Jørgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius
Located in Berlin, DE
A beautiful pair of Lobby Chairs, Mod. 675 , ES 105 also known as the "Time Life Chair" designed by
Aluminum
Ray and Charles Eames Time Life Lobby Chair in Cognac Leather
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A legendary office design by Ray and Charles Eames for the three modernist lobbies of the new Time
Aluminum
Ray and Charles Eames Time Life Lobby Chair in Black Leather
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A legendary office design by Ray and Charles Eames for the three modernist lobbies of the new Time
Aluminum
Sold
H 30.71 in W 27.17 in D 27.56 in
Herman Miller ES104 Time Life Lobby Office Chair by Charles Eames
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Aachen, NW
Wonderful black leather Lobby Chair model ES104 produced by Herman Miller/Vitra in the 70s/80s
Aluminum
Sold
H 30.71 in W 27.17 in D 27.56 in
Rare Green Herman Miller ES107 Lobby Office Chair by Charles Eames
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Aachen, NW
Rare green Lobby Chair model ES107 produced by Herman Miller. The chair features a black aluminium
Aluminum
Sold
H 30 in W 28.5 in D 28 in
Ray and Charles Eames Time Life Lobby Chair with New Leather Upholstery
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A legendary office design by Ray and Charles Eames for the three modernist lobbies of the new Time
Aluminum
Sold
H 35 in W 29 in L 35 in
Time Life Lobby Executive Desk Chair by Charles Eames for Herman Miller, 1984
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames, Charles Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
only minor variances such as slightly different casters. This Eames Time Life Lobby chair swivels
Aluminum
Eames Time Life Lobby Chair in Black Leather for Herman Miller, 1983 USA
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic Eames Time Life Lobby swivel chair in black leather with an aluminum frame. Slightly wider
Aluminum
Eames Time Life Lobby Chair in Black Leather for Herman Miller, 1983 USA
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic Eames Time Life Lobby swivel chair in black leather with an aluminum frame. All original
Aluminum
Sold
H 32 in W 28 in D 28 in
Eames Time Life Lobby Lounge Chair in Tan Leather for Herman Miller, 1980s USA
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic Eames Time Life Lobby Chairs in tan leather for Herman Miller stamped. Leather recently
Aluminum
Sold
H 33 in W 28.75 in D 27 in
Eames Time Life Lobby Lounge Chair in Black Leather for Herman Miller, 1982 USA
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic Eames Time Life Lobby Chair in black leather for Herman Miller stamped 1983. Black leather
Aluminum
Sold
H 30.71 in W 27.17 in D 27.56 in
Set of 6 Vitra Herman Miller ES105 Lobby Chair by Charles Eames 1970s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Aachen, NW
Rare set of 6 Time life Lobby Chair model ES105 produced by Vitra/Herman Miller. The chairs
Aluminum
Vintage Time Life Lobby Chair in Blue Twill Fabric
By Charles Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
underside of chair. This is a Lobby Chair, meaning its slightly wider than the other Time Life Chairs. What
Aluminum
Eames Time Life Desk Chair in Original Maroon Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Seattle, WA
The Eames time life "lobby" chair was designed in 1960 for the reception areas of the Time-Life
Aluminum
Pair of Eames ES 106 Green Leather Desk Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Antwerp, BE
Eames Life Time lobby desk chairs. Unusual green leather version Herman Miller edition. There
Aluminum
Pair Eames Herman Miller Time Life Black Leather Office Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Detroit, MI
These mid century modern black Model 3475 Eames Time Life Lobby Chairs designed by Charles & Ray
Aluminum, Steel
Eames Time Life Lobby Chair for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed in 1960 by Charles Eames for the Time Life Building in Manhattan, this chair features a
Aluminum
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
Charles Pollock Desk Chair by Knoll in Burnt Orange
By Charles Pollock, Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Charles Pollock for Knoll executive chair in burnt orange. This leather executive desk chair has swivel base with adjustable height. Base with all wheels in working condition...
Metal
$37,200 / set
H 23.63 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" Sofa for B&B Italia, Green Velvet, 1970, Set of 6
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" modular sofa for B&B Italia, green velvet, Italy, 1970, set of six. "Camaleonda" is an icon, rediscovered. Our atelier carefully restored this vintage...
Plastic, Velvet
Teardrop Pendant, by JDP Interiors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Pearl pendant features hand blown frosted glass in a teardrop shade with an unlacquered brass metal finish. Our take on a pearl earring. DIMENSIONS: 42.5" H x 10" W. Glass shad...
Brass
Set Of 9 Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Chairs
By Herman Miller
Located in Pasadena, TX
Designed as part of the iconic Aluminum Group, this low-back, side chair has the same sophisticated, refined aesthetic with extra padding. This authentic Eames Soft Pad Chair is mad...
Leather
$7,595 / set
H 33.5 in W 32.5 in D 33.5 in
Mid Century Modern Ray & Charles Eames Rosewood Lounge Chair with Ottoman
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
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...
Steel, Chrome
$9,326
H 32.68 in W 27.96 in D 23.63 in
Office Swivel Chair FK84 Fabricius & Kastholm Alfred Kill International, 1968
Located in Berlin, DE
A rare original FK 84 lounge chair designed by Fabricius & Kastholm, a refined expression of Scandinavian modernism from 1968. This authentic example features a sculpturally contour...
Stainless Steel
$4,900 / item
H 36 in W 27 in D 27 in
Eames Time Life Chair in Black Leather for Herman Miller, 1980s USA
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Wilton, CT
Originally designed in 1960 by Charles and Ray Eames for use in the lobby of the Time Life building in New York City. This luxurious vintage chair made by Herman Miller in the 1980's...
Aluminum, Steel
$5,500
H 35.5 in W 27 in D 27.75 in
Early Vintage Time Life Desk Chair ES104 by Charles Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Time Life Desk Chair ES104 by Charles Eames for Herman Miller. The appears to be a nice early example of the design. Will double check the dimensions of the chair. Wear to t...
Metal
$34,000
H 26.5 in W 92.75 in D 32 in
Warren Platner Walnut and Leather Floating Case Sofa for Lehigh Leopold, c. 1970
By Lehigh Leopold, Warren Platner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exceptionally rare and highly sought-after collectors piece (with celebrity provenance) is a Warren Platner Executive Leather Case Sofa designed for Lehigh Leopold in circa 1970...
Chrome
Eames Time Life Chair in Grey Leather for Herman Miller, 1980s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic Eames Time Life chair for Herman Miller in light grey leather with a polished aluminum frame and legs made in Los Angeles, CA. Originally designed in 1960 by Charles and Ray ...
Aluminum
$6,815
H 33.86 in W 27.17 in D 25.6 in
Charles and Ray Eames office chair in black leather and aluminum group
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Office chair by the American design duo Charles and Ray Eames from the 1960s, model Lobby ES108. Aluminum frame with star base, original black leather seat and armrests. Beautiful vi...
Aluminum
Eames Time Life Chair in Black Leather for Herman Miller, 1980s USA
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic Eames Time Life swivel chair in black leather for Herman Miller. Original black leather with wear as shown. Extremely comfortable and worn in. Chair swivels. Chair reclines. ...
Aluminum
$35,000 / item
H 31.5 in W 33 in D 33 in
1971 Ultra Rare Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman in Zebrawood, Model 670 and 671
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a massively unusual Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair in Zebrawood, accompanied by a complimentary period-correct Eames Ottoman in Rosewood. Models 670 and 671 were initially ...
Aluminum
$22,000 / set
H 25 in W 25 in D 33 in
De Sede DS11 Patchwork Leather Sectional in Caramel, Circa 1970s
By De Sede
Located in Los Angeles, CA
One of the most comfortable sofas ever made. This De Sede 'DS-11' sectional sofa features five pieces including two corner pieces. Switzerland, 1970s. It's beyond comfortable. The ...
Leather
$50,000 / set
H 42 in W 27.5 in D 26.5 in
Rare Set of 24 Ward Bennett for Brickel Custom Executive Leather & Brass Chairs
By Ward Bennett, Brickel Associates
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by American design legend Ward Bennett, these chairs were produced in the mid 1980s by Brickel Associates, known for their American construction and exceptional quality. Not...
Brass, Bronze
Charles Eames and Ray Eames were the embodiment of the inventiveness, energy and optimism at the heart of mid-century modern American design, and have been recognized as the most influential designers of the 20th century. The Eameses were lovers of folk craft who had a genius for making highly original chairs, tables, case pieces and other furniture using traditional materials and forms.
As furniture designers, filmmakers, artists, textile and graphic designers and even toy and puzzle makers, the Eameses were a visionary and effective force for the notion that design should be an agent of positive change. They are the happy, ever-curious, ever-adventurous faces of modernism.
Charles Eames (1907–78) studied architecture and industrial design. Ray Eames (née Beatrice Alexandra Kaiser, 1912–88) was an artist, who studied under the Abstract Expressionist painter Hans Hofmann. They met in 1940 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in suburban Detroit (the legendary institution where Charles also met his frequent collaborator Eero Saarinen and the artist and designer Harry Bertoia) and married the next year.
His technical skills and her artistic flair were wonderfully complementary. They moved to Los Angeles in 1941, where Charles worked on set design for MGM. In the evenings at their apartment, they experimented with molded plywood using a handmade heat-and-pressurization device they called the “Kazam!” machine. The next year, they won a contract from the U.S. Navy for lightweight plywood leg splints for wounded servicemen — vintage Eames splints are coveted collectibles today; more so those that Ray used to make sculptures.
The Navy contract allowed Charles to open a professional studio, and the attention-grabbing plywood furniture the firm produced prompted George Nelson, the director of design of the furniture-maker Herman Miller Inc., to enlist Charles and (by association, if not by contract) Ray in 1946. Some of the first Eames items to emerge from Herman Miller are now classics: the Eames chair, the LCW, or Lounge Chair Wood, and the DCM, or Dining Chair Metal, supported by tubular steel.
The Eameses eagerly embraced new technology and materials, and one of their peculiar talents was to imbue their supremely modern design with references to folk traditions.
Their Wire chair group of the 1950s, for example, was inspired by basket weaving techniques. The populist notion of “good design for all” drove their molded fiberglass chair series that same decade, and also produced the organic-form, ever-delightful La Chaise. In 1956 the Eames lounge chair and ottoman appeared — the supremely comfortable plywood-base-and-leather-upholstery creation that will likely live in homes as long as there are people with good taste and sense.
Charles Eames once said, “The role of the designer is that of a very good, thoughtful host anticipating the needs of his guests.” For very good collectors and thoughtful interior designers, a piece of design by the Eameses, the closer produced to original conception the better, is almost de rigueur — for its beauty and comfort, and not least as a tribute to the creative legacy and enduring influence of Charles and Ray Eames.
The original Eames furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes chairs, tables, case pieces and other items.
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.