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.
Aluminum
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.
Aluminum
Mid Century Eames La Fonda Chairs by Herman Miller Newly Reupholstered - Pair
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Eames La Fonda Chairs by Herman Miller Newly Reupholstered in Zebra Print Cow Hide - Pair Rare pair of mid century modern Eames for Herman Miller chairs on an al...
Aluminum
American modern armchairs La Fonda by Charles Eames for Herman Miller, 1960s
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in MIlano, IT
American modern beige armchairs La Fonda by Charles Eames for Herman Miller, 1960s Set of four armchairs model La Fonda with seat and backrest curved monocoque in beige fiberglass.
Aluminum
American grey armchairs La Fonda by Charles Eames for Herman Miller, 1960s
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in MIlano, IT
American grey fiberglass armchairs La Fonda by Charles Eames for Herman Miller, 1960s Set of six armchairs model La Fonda with curved monocoque seat and backrest in gray fiberglass.
Aluminum
Charles & Ray Eames "La Fonda" Light Yellow Fiberglass Chairs Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in The Hague, NL
Mid- Century modern La Fonda chair by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller, 1960's circa.
Aluminum
Charles & Ray Eames "La Fonda" Brown Fiberglass Chairs For Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in The Hague, NL
Mid- Century modern La Fonda chair by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller, 1960's circa.
Aluminum
La Fonda Chairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, 1960s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in New York, NY
Set of two La Fonda chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller during the 1960s.
Aluminum
$2,077Sale Price / set|35% Off
La Fonda Chairs by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles Eames, Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Vienna, AT
With their distinctive silhouette and molded fiberglass structure, these chairs harmoniously combine form and function. They were specifically designed in the 1960s for Alexander Gir...
Metal
Round dining table model La Fonda by Charles Eames for Herman Miller. USA 1960s
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Catania, CT
This elegant mid-century modern dining table features a circular top in white laminated wood supported by a cast aluminum pedestal base with four splayed legs. Designed by Charles an...
Metal
$1,980Sale Price|20% Off
"La Fonda" Marble Top Coffee Table by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in San Diego, CA
A gorgeous "La Fonda" coffee table designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller with original Botticinno marble top and polished aluminum base, circa 1970s.
Marble, Aluminum
Eames and Alexander Girard for Herman Miller La Fonda Fiberglass Armchair, 1960s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Alexander Girard, Herman Miller
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Original La Fonda fiberglass armchair designed by Charles Eames and Ray Eames and manufactured by Herman Miller, circa 1960s.
Aluminum
Charles & Ray Eames Set of 4 "La Fonda" Chairs for Herman Miller, 1960
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in The Hague, NL
Set of 4 classic chairs the "La Fonda" designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1961 for the La Fonda del Sol restaurant in New York and produced by Herman Miller.
Metal
Mid-Century ‘La Fonda’ Armchairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, 1960s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Alexander Girard’s iconic La Fonda del Sol restaurant in New York City, this pair of ‘La Fonda’ armchairs represents a unique intersection of mi...
Metal
Charles Ray Eames Herman Miller Dining Room Set 4 La Fonda Chairs & Dining Table
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A rare set of four 1960s Charles & Ray Eames “La Fonda” DSL dining chairs for Herman Miller with fibreglass shells, original red naugahyde with black piping on a four column pede...
Metal, Aluminum
Charles & Ray Eames Set of 4 Yellow "La Fonda" Chairs for Herman Miller, 1960
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in The Hague, NL
Set of 4 classic chairs the "La Fonda" designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1961 for the La Fonda del Sol restaurant in New York and produced by Herman Miller.
Metal
1970s Herman Miller Eames Girard La Fonda End Coffee Table w/ Round Slate Top
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a La Fonda end or coffee table, produced by Herman Miller and designed by Ray and Charles Eames.
Aluminum, Chrome
1970s Herman Miller La Fonda Coffee / End Table by Ray & Charles Eames in Marble
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a rare and original La Fonda coffee / end table, designed by Ray and Charles Eames as part of their work for the La Fonda Del Sol restaurant by Alexander Girard.
Marble, Metal
Charles & Ray Eames Set of 4 Off Black"La Fonda" Chairs for Herman Miller, 1960
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in The Hague, NL
Set of 4 classic chairs the "La Fonda" designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1961 for the La Fonda del Sol restaurant in New York and produced by Herman Miller.
Metal
"La Fonda" Charles Eames by Hermann Miller Design Fiberglass Shell Two Chairs
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brescia, IT
"La Fonda" Charles Eames & Alexander Girard by Hermann Miller, circa 1960s. Ivory fiberglass shell seat Aluminium base.
Aluminum
C. 1961 Set of Four La Fonda Chairs by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of four DSL chairs, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames in 1961. These particular examples were produced by Herman Miller in the USA C. 1961.
Aluminum
"La Fonda" C. Eames by H. Miller Space Age Design Fiberglass Shell Two Chair
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brescia, IT
Black fiberglass shell seat Aluminium base.
Aluminum
Set of 6 Charles and Ray Eames Fiberglass "LA FONDA" Armchairs, H. Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Argelato, BO
Set of 6 Charles and Ray Eames Fiberglass "LA FONDA" Armchairs, H. Miller This chairs are one of two new fiberglass chairs Charles and Ray Eames designed in 1961, inspired by reque...
Fabric, Fiberglass
Herman Miller La Fonda Coffee Table by Charles and Ray Eames, Marble Top
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chicago, IL
"La Fonda" coffee table by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller 1975 The La Fonda table was part of the "La Fonda Group" Furniture line for Alexander Girard's La Fonda Restaur...
Marble, Chrome
1960, Ray and Charles Eames, Original La Fonda Chairs by Miller in First Fabric
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This chair is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beac...
Metal
La Fonda Table by Charles and Ray Eames, Travertine, Chrome, Signed
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Kansas City, MO
La Fonda table designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Alexander Girard's La Fonda restaurant interior. The table shows very few signs of use. This can be used as an end / side table, ...
Travertine, Chrome
Series of six chairs, by Charles Eames, Editions Herman Miller, USA, circa 1961
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Paris, FR
Set of six DSL chairs, designed by Ray and Charles Eames in 1961. These six chairs were produced by Herman Miller in the USA C. 1961.
Aluminum
Pair La Fonda Tables by Charles and Ray Eames, Travertine, Chrome, Signed
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Kansas City, MO
Matching pair of La Fonda tables designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Alexander Girard's La Fonda restaurant interior. These two tables have been together in a cooperate office sinc...
Marble, Chrome
Ray Charles Eames Herman Miller Padded Arm Shell Chairs Alexander Girard a Pair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Alexander Girard
Located in Forest Grove, PA
A pair of fiberglass arm shell chair designed by Ray & Charles Eames and produced by Herman Miller in 1972. The white shells contrast nicely with cerulean blue seats and royal blue p...
Aluminum
Charles and Ray Eames Vintage Fiberglas La Fonda Bench 1970s
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Münster, DE
Notable designs include La Chaise, which was developed for MoMA's International Competition for Low-Cost Furnitures (1948); the Molded Fiberglass Chairs (1950); the Eames Storage Uni...
Metal
Set of Four La Fonda Chairs by Eames, Fiberglass, USA, 1960s
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of Four 1960s 'La Fonda' chairs by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, USA.
Aluminum
$1,120Sale Price|20% Off
La Fonda Arm Chair by Eames, Mid-Century Modern, Circa 1960, USA
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Centreville, VA
Because Girard wanted chairs with seat backs no higher than dining table tops, Charles and Ray Eames designed the Eames La Fonda Arm Chair with a lower back than their original molde...
Steel
Coffee table Lafonda by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller - 1970s
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Uccle, Bruxelles
Magnifique table basse imaginée par Charles et Ray Eames pour Herman Miller dans les années 1970. Cette table basse dispose d'un pied dit Lafonda car ils ont été développés lors de...
Marble
Set of 6 Herman Miller DAF Chairs Designed by George Nelson in 1958
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
The seat shells are mounted on coated Herman Miller La Fonda bases, designed by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1961.
Aluminum
1967 Prototype Alexander Girard/Ray Eames/Charles Eames Coffee Table
By Alexander Girard, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The base was then designed by Ray and Charles Eames (and the Eames office) and matches other La Fonda table bases.
Aluminum
Mid-Century Fiberglass Side Chair with La Fonda Base by Charles & Ray, 1960s
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Hamburg, DE
Original Herman Miller Eames Fiberglass Side Chair with black Hopsak and elegant La Fonda Base.
Metal
Mid-Century Fiberglass Side Chair with La Fonda Base by Charles & Ray, 1960s
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Hamburg, DE
Original Herman Miller Eames Fiberglass Side Chair with black Hopsak and elegant La Fonda Base.
Metal
Set of 2 Mid-Century Fiberglass Side Chairs with La Fonda Base, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Original Herman Miller Eames fiberglass side chairs with a special Hopsack Farbe and elegant La Fonda base.
Metal
La Fonda Fiberglass Armchairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, 1960s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Torino, Italy
Pair of fiberglass and aluminum armchairs Model La Fonda Designers Charles and Ray Eames Producer Herman Miller 1960s.
Aluminum
Unavailable|$1,053 / item
La Fonda Chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, 1960s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Berlin, DE
Charles 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 two of the most i...
Leather, Fiberglass
Unavailable|$946 / item
La Fonda Chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, 1960s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Berlin, DE
Charles 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 two of the most i...
Leather, Fiberglass
Unavailable|$4,018 / set
La Fonda Chairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, 1960s, Set of Two
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Warsaw, PL
This set of two La Fonda chairs was designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller during the 1960s.
Aluminum
Unavailable|$2,130 / set
Set of 2 Chairs "La Fonda" Charles & Ray Eames / Herman Miller, 1970
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in ROQUEFORT-LES-PINS, FR
The "La Fonda" designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1961 for the La Fonda del Sol restaurant in New York and produced by Herman Miller.
Fiberglass
Unavailable|$1,065
Vintage Eames Side Chair with la Fonda Base
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Bern, CH
Eames side chair on a white metal la Fonda base.
Fiberglass
Unavailable|$6,844 / set
Set of Six Herman Miller La Fonda Armchairs DAL White and Brown, 1970
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Le Grand-Saconnex, CH
Chaise DAL de Charles et Ray Eames avec une base originale La Fonda. Cette base a été conçue pour le restaurant La Fonda del Sol à New York dans les années soixante . La coque est en...
Faux Leather, Fiberglass
Unavailable|$891
La Fonda Eames and Vitra Opaque Glass Coffee/Side Table
By Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Newbury, Berkshire
Originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames for the La Fonda del Sol restaurant that opened at the Rockefeller restaurant in 1961 it is the epitome of beautiful Mid-Century Modern d...
Chrome
Sold|$4,400 / set
Eames Herman Miller Mid Century La Fonda Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Pair of La Fonda chairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, circa late 1960s.
Steel
Sold|$850 / item
Blue Padded La Fonda Eames Chair for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Blue vintage La Fonda chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller.
Fiberglass
Sold|$891 / item
Charles and Ray Eames 'La Fonda' Chair for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Hitchin, England
Eames 'La Fonda' chair. Aluminium frame with fibreglass shells and grey leatherette, Herman Miller.
Steel
Sold|$2,071 / set
Pair of Eames for Herman Miller La Fonda Chairs, 1970s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Pair of mid century fiberglass Eames La Fonda chairs for Herman Miller. 1970s, USA Dimensions: Height 80cm/31.49" Width 60cm/23.62" Depth 55cm/21.65" Seat height 45cm/17.7...
Aluminum
Charles &Ray Eames for Herman Miller "La Fonda" Chair, 1970s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Naples, IT
Iconic chair Model "La Fonda" beige fiberglass shell and metal base. Some light scratches on the fiberglass. Designed in the 1970s by Charles & Ray Eames and Manufactured by Hermann ...
Metal
Sold|$2,308 / set
Eames La Fonda chairs by Herman Miller, set of 4 1960s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Mid century fiberglass and fabric 'La fonda' chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced by Herman Miller.
Fabric, Fiberglass
Eames La Fonda Chairs by Herman Miller, Set of 8 1960s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Mid century fiberglass and leatherette 'La fonda' chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced by Herman Miller.
Metal
Sold|$1,371 / item
Eames 'La Fonda' Chair for Herman Milller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Hitchin, England
Eames 'La Fonda' chair. Aluminium frame with fibreglass shells and grey leatherette, Herman Miller.
Steel
Sold|$887 / set
Eames La Fonda chairs by Herman Miller, set of 2 1960s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Mid century fiberglass and chrome 'La fonda' chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced by Herman Miller.
Chrome
Sold|$9,800 / set
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller La Fonda Chairs, Pair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
We adore the La Fonda design! These chairs were commissioned by Alexander Girard for a Mexican restaurant in the Time Life Building in New York that opened in 1961. To keep with the ...
Upholstery, Fiberglass
Sold|$4,379 / set
La Fonda Chair by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, 1960s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in bruxelles, BE
8 La Fonda chairs by Charles Eames. Stamped. Some wear marks due to time and age of the chairs (see photo).
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.