Charles and Ray Eames Seating
American
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.
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Creator: Charles and Ray Eames
1958 Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman in Brazilian Rosewood
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman, models 670 and 671, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1956. This set dates to ca. 1958. The shells on this se...
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Soft Pad Office Chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, US, 1960s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Antwerp, BE
Charles and Ray Eames softpad office chair, produced by Herman Miller. This distinguished chair, crafted as the original USA edition for Herman Miller, features a sleek black leather seat and backrest, complemented by a chrome frame and armrests. An extension of the iconic Aluminum Group chairs, designed in 1958 for the Irwin Miller home, the Soft Pad Group retains the structural integrity of its predecessor while introducing plush cushions for enhanced comfort. Its 5-star base with casters, tilt-swivel mechanism, and seat-height adjustment ensure functionality and versatility, making it ideal for executive or office use. The Eames soft pad executive chair...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Chrome
Rocking Chair RAR by Charles & Ray Eames For Herman Miller, 1960s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in bruxelles, BE
Fiberglass rocking chair. Stamped Herman Miller on the underside. Seat height: 40 cm.
Wear due to time and the age of the chair.
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1960s Central American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Metal
1992 Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Management Desk Chair in Black Leather
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Soft Pad Management Chair, Model EA435, initially designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1969. These particular examples date to 1992....
Category
1990s American Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
1 Herman Miller Eames Fiberglass Shell DAR Eiffel Base
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
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 Eames' 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.
1 midcentury Herman Miller Eames Fiberglass Shell...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Fiberglass
$1,280 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Vintage Eames Fiberglass Navy Blue Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Geneva, CH
Vintage fiberglass Eames navy blue dowel dining chairs.
Perfect condition. New solid walnut dowel bases from Modern Conscience.
Price per item.
Category
1960s American Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Fiberglass
$896 / item
Eames Soft-Pad Executive Chairs in Smoke Gray Leather by Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Stamford, CT
The great portfolio of Charles & Ray Eames is widely celebrated and serves as a model of inspiration for designers to this day. One of their most recognizable designs is the Aluminum Group line for Herman Miller from which these Soft Pad Executive Chairs were born. It is said that the Soft Pad variation was a design accident - cushions from the Eames Chaise found themselves draped over an Aluminum Group chair, and the rest is history. Whatever the story may be, the comfort of Charles & Ray’s Soft Pad seating perhaps rivals that of their famed Eames Lounge Chair.
The Soft Pad collection consists of a Lounge Chair, a Low Back Management Chair, and this High Back Executive Chair. The design language is similar to the Eames Aluminum Group suite which sports a single “sling” of material which is tethered to two cast aluminum side rails and in this case, four plush cushions for optimal comfort. These chairs are equipped with a tilt mechanism with tension control as well as manual height adjustment.
We have a large quantity of these Eames Soft Pad Executive Chairs...
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum
2021 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chairs in Leather
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair, model EA335, initially designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman ...
Category
2010s American Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
2010s Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair Leather 6x Avail
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a single (multiple chairs are available, though sold individually) Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1958. Th...
Category
2010s American Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum
2022 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Management Desk Chairs w/ Bristol Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair, model EA335, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1958. These particular examples date to 2022. Th...
Category
2010s American Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
2012 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Side Desk Chair Brown Leather 12+ Avail
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk or Side Chair, model EA-108, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1958. These examples were produced in 2012. The li...
Category
2010s American Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Charles Eames for Herman Miller Compact Sofa
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
The Eames sofa compact works where bulkier sofas don’t. The clean profile and crisp, light scale evolved from a built-in sofa that Charles and Ray Eames designed for the living room ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Other
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Eames 3474 Time Life Executive Lobby Desk Chair Vitra ES104 Black Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra
Located in London, GB
An extremely rare and museum-worthy 1960s model of the Eames Time-Life Desk Chair in lovely vintage condition. Widely considered the most iconic office chair design of the 20th Century, this especially rare version of an outstanding armchair will provide superb quality and comfort and will add a quintessential Mid-Century, 1960s-cool, ‘Mad Men’ aesthetic to any interior.
Eames Time-Life Desk Chairs are in high demand for their quality, durability and scarcity, especially in working condition and upholstered in leather, and even more so if they’re one of the oldest, first-generation models from the 1960s, such as this one. What makes this particular chair even more of a special piece is that this model hardly ever comes to market and a recent exhaustive search has found only one other – in a design museum.
A real gem, a design collector’s delight and one of the rarest early versions of one of the most sought-after chairs, this armchair was made 1960-1968 (or 1961-1970 depending on which maker’s website you read) and was produced in Switzerland by Vitra, who have held the European licence for manufacturing Eames furniture since 1957. The only other example we’ve found of this extremely rare European version of this much sought-after design icon is on the Vitra Design Museum’s website itself.
This superb chair goes by several names and can be called: the Eames Time Life Desk Chair, the Eames Executive Office Chair, the Eames 3474 (manufactured 1960-1968) or the later ES104 (manufactured 1968-1985). To somewhat further confuse the name, this super chair is similar to, but distinct from its precursor, the Time-Life Lobby Lounge Chair (which was made as a lounge chair specifically for the lobby of the Time Life Building in New York), and so this chair can also sometimes be called an Eames Lobby Chair, or an Eames Lobby Desk Chair. We like to use its correct moniker, the Eames Time Life Lobby Desk Chair or Eames 3474, which was released in 1961 as an adaptation of the slightly shorter, wider, squarer and more angle-backed Eames Time Life Lobby Lounge Chair released in 1960.
Expertly made, this extremely comfortable and reassuringly heavy armchair features plush, padded and buttoned black leather cushions to the seat, back and arms, over an aluminium frame set on the 1960s four-star aluminium base.
Distinguishing it from the Herman Miller (American licensee) produced 1960s version are the Vitra bolt-handle tilting mechanism and the Vitra black plastic ball feet casters with aluminium hoods, making this particular model an extremely rare (almost never seen outside of the Vitra Design Museum catalogue) version of this already very rare and much sought-after armchair.
All in all this is an incredibly rare, museum-worthy 1960s design icon, which won’t fail to add outstanding quality, comfort and quintessential Mid Century style and sophistication to any setting.
AUTHENTICITY
The labels on these early chairs appear to have been stuck to the underside only and as such, few labels still remain and such is the case with this chair, which no longer has an Eames or Vitra label. However, we’re 100% confident that this is an original 1960s Eames chair...
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1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Eames for Herman Miller DSS Orange Fiberglass Shell Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original 1960s DSS molded fiberglass shell chairs on stacking base, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Gleaming orange shells are in original condition, each with a...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Fiberglass
Charles & Ray Eames - Four Soft Pad Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of high back 'soft pad' management chairs by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, in black leather. Each chair is $1900. Only four (4) chairs available now.
Each chair is ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Chrome
$1,900 / item
Resin Production Chair Herman Miller Design Ray & Charles Eames STYLE
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Resin production chair Herman Miller design Ray & Charles Eames.
Category
1960s Virgin Islands Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Metal
$836 Sale Price
53% Off
Eames Fiberglass Cats Cradle LAR Lounge Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Fulton, CA
A "Cats Cradle" LAR formed fiberglass lounge chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Circa. 1960's. Elephant Gray fiberglass shell with original metal base. No visible makers mark on this chair.
24.5 inches high.
24 inches wide...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Metal
Charles and Ray Eames Time Life Stools in Walnut for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Dallas, TX
The Eames Walnut Stool series were designed by Ray Eames in 1960 for the lobby of the Time-Life building in New York City. Crafted from solid turned...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Walnut
2014 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chairs in Beige Leather
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chairs, Model EA335, designed by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller in 1958. These particular examples were produced in 2014. The ...
Category
2010s American Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum
2005 Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Aluminum Executive Desk Chair in Blue Leather
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Executive-Height Soft Pad Desk Chair, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1968. This particular example dates to 2005. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Eames DCM Chair for Herman Miller in Blue
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An iconic original: authentic vintage Eames DCM (Dining Chair Metal) chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, circa 1950s.
This example features its original cobal...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Vitra EA 219 Bürostuhl Soft Pad blau Charles & Ray Eames Leder
By Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten einen wunderschönen Vitra EA 219 Bürostuhl von Vitra in blauem Leder zum Verkauf an. Das Design stammt von Charles und Ray Eames und vereint Funktionalität mit zeitloser E...
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1670s German Post-Modern Antique Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Tandem Eames for Herman Miller for Three Shells and a Table Top
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
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 base/ 40 incl the top of the seat support/ 42 cm incl the top of the table top su...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Metal
Set of two Vitra 671 Lounge Chairs by Charles and Ray Eames
By Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra
Located in CULEMBORG, GE
For sale is a lovely set of two iconic Vitra 671 Lounge Chairs, designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1956. The Eames’ wanted to create a spacious armchair that combines ergonomics — ...
Category
1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Chrome
2008 Eames Herman Miller Aluminum Group Executive Desk Chair Black Sets Avail
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a single (multiple chair or sets are available) Eames Aluminum Group Executive high back desk chair. These examples were produced in 2008 (a few in 2009) and are upholstered in gorgeous black leather. The desk chairs are in excellent condition, showing only some light wear from use. The aluminum frame gleams. These chairs are guaranteed as authentic Herman Miller examples. They will have either the Eames office tag or the Herman Miller Eames anniversary...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Metal
1970s Herman Miller Aluminum Management Side Chairs in Black Naugahyde
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Eames Aluminum Group Desk Chairs, Model EA308, initially designed by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller in 1958. These particular chairs were manufactured in the 1970s...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum
2002 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Soft Pad Executive Desk Chair in Leather
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Soft Pad Executive Chair, Model EA437, initially designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1968. These examples date to 2002. The listed ...
Category
Early 2000s North American Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum
2010s Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Executive Desk Chair in Blue Fabric
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Eames Aluminum Group Soft Pad Executive Desk Chairs, Model EA437, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1969. These particular examples were produced by Herman Mi...
Category
2010s American Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Eames Wire Scoop Dining Chairs for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A set of five white wire shell scoop dining chairs with H based legs tipped with plastic foot pads to protect your floors . Designed by Ray and Charles Eames the iconic husband and w...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Metal, Wire
$2,200 / set
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 condition with wear as shown. Extremely comfortable and worn in. Chair swivels. Heigh...
Category
1980s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum
1968 Herman Miller Eames Time Life Executive Desk Chairs in Leather, 5-Star Base
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Eames Time Life Executive Desk Chairs, model 3474 , initially designed in 1961 by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. The listing price includes one executive chair, a...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum
1962 Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman in Brazilian Rosewood
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman, models 670 and 671, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1956. This set dates to 1962. The shells on this set ar...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Charles and Ray Eames, prod. Vitra, 1950
By Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Lounge Chair and Ottoman, pair, Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra Production 1990s, United States, 1956 (original design). Bent plywood frame, white-colored leather upholstery, and die-ca...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
C. 1953 Herman Miller Eames LCW Lounge Chair in Calico Ash
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an LCW Lounge Chair, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1948. It is an early Herman Miller example featuring the 5-2-4 screw pattern, dating it to ca. 1953. The ...
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Steel
Set of Eames upholstered side chairs by Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Highland, IN
This set of side chairs by Charles and Ray Eames are post-war classics. The seats are elephant hide gray fiberglass with olive green naugahyde upholstery and they sit on cast aluminu...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum
2007 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chairs in Beige Leather
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chairs, Model EA335, designed by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller in 1958. These particular examples were produced in 2007. The ...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum
1954 Herman Miller Eames LCM Walnut Lounge Chair with Metal Legs
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a circa 1954 production Herman Miller LCM (Lounge Chair with Metal Legs), designed by Ray and Charles Eames. This was one of the earliest designs by the Eames,' af...
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Metal
Early Eames DCM Dining Chair by Herman Miller, 1950s Edition
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous early Herman Miller edition Eames DCM chair. Molded seat and back with walnut finishes. Dates to the 1950s, with solid steel rod frame, with original plating. Metal in good ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Walnut
Eames Time Life Stool A
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original, first-issue time life stool A, designed by Charles and Ray Eames. A striking design first commissioned for the Time Life Building and informe...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Walnut
$3,900
1990s ES 108 3-Seat Sofa by Ray and Charles Eames in Teak w/ Tan Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an ES-108 Three-Seat Teak Sofa, initially designed by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller in 1984. This example dates to the 1990s. Its design consists of a solid aluminu...
Category
1990s American Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum
1940s Pair of Early Charles Eames for Herman Miller Lcw Lounge Chairs in Birch
By Charles and Ray Eames, Evans Products Company, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed in the late 1940s by Charles Eames, this chair has cemented itself in Mid-Century Design like very few other pieces. Early models like this are difficult to come by and are very rarely in such good condition, as many have been worked on in some way or another before their value shot up. These chairs feature a super sleek design of steam-bent plywood, an incredibly innovative technique pioneered by Herman Miller in collaboration with the Eames's and manufacturing firm Evans. The large seat and back are mounted to a molded plywood base with rubber shock mounts, another Eames staple. This allows them to have excellent contrast through spacing, which gives them an excellent stance, almost insect-like. Both are early chairs with the 5-2-5 screw configurations beneath.
This pair features all original hardware, finish, and shock mounts. Very few blemishes, and those that exist are minimal, barely visible even in our high-res pictures.
At this time, we have two early pairs, as seen in in photos. We also have another single early model, and two extremely rare pre-production chairs with the accompanying molded plywood coffee table...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Rubber, Wood, Plywood
2016 Herman Miller Eames Green Upholstered DSW Side Chair with Walnut Dowel Base
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames DSW Side Chair, initially designed by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller in 1948. This example was produced by Herman Miller in the USA in 2016, and the listed ...
Category
2010s American Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Steel
Lobby Desk Chair ES104 by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, USA, 1960s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Antwerp, BE
Eames executive chair ES-104, also known as the Time-Life chair, an iconic piece of mid-century design by Charles and Ray Eames. This chair was originally crafted for the executive f...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Classic Modernist Charles and Ray Eames Arm Shell Lounge Chair, Zenith
By Zenith, Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
First generation, circa 1950 Charles and Ray Eames. Museum quality, sea foam green arm shell lounge chair made by Zenith Plastic Co./ Herman Miller. Features amazing exposed fibers, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Zinc
2010s Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair in Brown Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Management Chair, Model EA335, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1958. These particular examples were produced in the ...
Category
2010s American Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Ea 208 Soft Pad Alu Group Office Chairs, Vitra
By Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra
Located in Renens, CH
One chair left in inventory!
The Aluminum group chairs by Charles & Ray Eames are one of the most important designs of the 20th Century. Their original design from the 1950s is stil...
Category
Early 2000s German Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Charles and Ray Eames DCW for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Belmont, MA
DCW by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in original condition. Legs attached with 5/2/4 screw configuration. Original patina.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Plywood
$1,900 Sale Price
24% Off
1950s Herman Miller Eames LCW Lounge Chair in Walnut
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an LCW Lounge Chair, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1948. It is an early Herman Miller example featuring the 5-2-4 screw pattern. The chair is composed of wa...
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Steel
Early Salmon color Charles and Ray Eames Arm Shell Chair, 2nd generation X base
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early Salmon color Charles and Ray Eames Arm Shell Chair, 2nd generation. X base. Amazing condition, retains clean, crisp gel coat, large domes o...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Iron
2005 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Executive Desk Chair in Green Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Eames Aluminum Group Executive Desk Chairs, initially designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1958. These particular examples date to 2005. The listed price ...
Category
Early 2000s North American Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Herman Miller Eames Fiberglass Dining Chair in Brilliant Yellow
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic Herman Miller fiberglass diamond chair. Designed by Charles and Ray Eames. circa 1970s production. Model DSX. This shade is called “Brilliant Yellow” and is one of the less c...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Fiberglass
1940s Pair of Early Charles Eames for Herman Miller LCW Lounge Chairs in Oak
By Charles and Ray Eames, Evans Products Company, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed in the late 1940s by Charles Eames, this chair has cemented itself in Mid-Century Design like very few other pieces. Early models like this are difficult to come by and are very rarely in such good condition, as many have been worked on in some way or another before their value shot up. These chairs feature a super sleek design of steam-bent plywood, an incredibly innovative technique pioneered by Herman Miller in collaboration with the Eames's and manufacturing firm Evans. The large seat and back are mounted to a molded plywood base with rubber shock mounts, another Eames staple. This allows them to have excellent contrast through spacing, which gives them an excellent stance, almost insect-like. Both are early chairs with the correct screw configurations beneath.
This pair features all original hardware, finish, and shock mounts. Very few blemishes, and those that exist are minimal, barely visible even in our high-res pictures.
At this time, we have two early pairs, as seen in in photos. We also have another single early model, and two extremely rare pre-production chairs with the accompanying molded plywood coffee table...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Plywood
Mid-Century Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller for ICF
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20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
La Fonda Chairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, 1960s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in New York, NY
Set of two La Fonda chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller during the 1960s.
The designers set to work on this model in response to a request from their friend A...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum
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 Miller, circa 1960s. Originally commissioned for the grand lobbies of the Time & Life Bu...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Rare Early Set of Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Chairs in Zebrawood
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in North Miami, FL
A set of 4 of beautifully grained early DCM chairs by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in a very hard to find zebrawood pressure molded plywood on chr...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Steel
1960's Set of 6 Authentic Vintage Eames PSC Swivel Chairs for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in TORQUAY, AU
An exceptional matched set of six authentic mid-century Eames Pivot Side Chairs (PSC) for Herman Miller, dating to the 1960s.
These chairs feature their original moulded fibreglass ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum
2010s Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Management Desk Chair in Blue Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Soft Pad Management Desk Chair, Model EA435, initially designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1969. This example dates to the 2010s. I...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Charles and Ray Eames Early DCW Ash Plywood Dining Chairs for Herman Miller
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Iconic Charles & Ray Eames DCW dining side chairs in Ash plywood. Early Herman Miller production from the fifties (5-2-5 screw configuration), just after Herman Miller took over ...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Rubber, Plywood, Ash
Herman Miller Blue Moulded Plastic Stool by Charles & Ray Eames
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Basildon, London
The Herman Miller Blue Moulded Plastic Stool by Charles & Ray Eames is a testament to the duo's iconic design philosophy—simple yet functional. Feat...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Seating
Materials
Fiberglass
$191 Sale Price / item
50% Off
Charles And Ray Eames seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Charles and Ray Eames seating are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Charles and Ray Eames seating, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 607 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 1 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original seating by Charles and Ray Eames were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider seating by Herman Miller, Milo Baughman, and Edward Wormley. Prices for Charles and Ray Eames seating can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $230 and can go as high as $50,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,499.
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Questions About Charles and Ray Eames Seating
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 21, 2024Charles and Ray Eames were related by marriage. Charles studied architecture and industrial design. Ray (née Bernice Alexandra Kaiser) was an artist who studied under painter Hans Hofmann. They met in 1940 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in suburban Detroit and married the next year. Shop a selection of Charles and Ray Eames furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Charles and Ray Eames are famous for their chair designs. The couple released their first iconic Eames Lounge and Ottoman in 1956 and went on to create more chairs that changed the idea of comfortable seating. In addition to being great furniture designers, Ray and Charles were also graphic and textile designers, architects and film-makers. Shop a collection of Eames chairs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022For 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Charles 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 some 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Rosewood was the favorite wood of famed American designers Charles and Ray Eames. Rosewood made its way into some of the duo’s most celebrated designs, including the iconic Eames lounge chair. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of genuine Eames furniture from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024Yes, Charles Eames chairs are comfortable. The Eameses — Charles and Ray — were fascinated by ergonomics and designed chairs with comfort in mind. The legendary mid-century modernist designer-couple famously called their Eames lounge chair and ottoman “a special refuge from the strains of modern living” and described their design as having the “warm receptive look of a well-used first baseman’s mitt.”
While the couple’s DCW chairs, introduced in the 1940s, prioritized ease of production and affordability of materials, the Eames lounger, which debuted in 1956, was Charles and Ray’s interpretation of luxury furniture. And to the Eameses, luxury meant, above all, comfort.
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