Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
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.
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 (1907–78) studied architecture and industrial design. Ray (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 — they 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 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 collection of original Eames furniture on 1stDibs includes chairs, tables, case pieces and other items.
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Creator: Charles and Ray Eames
Up to (7) Mid-Century Brown Soft Pad Chairs by Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration is this authentic Eames for Herman Miller vintage soft pad chairs in dark brown leather. Adjustable tilt and height with manual lift. These authentic examples ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
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Aluminum
Eames Aluminium Group Chairs for Herman Miller 3 Available
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration are up to 5 Aluminium Group Management chairs in black mesh designed by Eames for Herman Miller. These are the most comfortable of all Eames aluminum Group cha...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
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Aluminum
Original Eames Fiberglass Shell Chairs by Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage 1960s molded fiberglass side shell chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Gleaming shells are in original condition, each with a distinct thready texture...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
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Fiberglass
Eames for Herman Miller Rare 1956 First Year Lounge Chair with Spinning Ottoman
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare 1956 first year production of the iconic 670/671 lounge chair with spinning ottoman by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller. The spinning ottoman was only made during the f...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
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Leather, Rosewood
Set of Two- Herman Miller Eames DCW (Evans label)
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in New York, NY
Presenting a rare pair of early edition Eames DCW chairs in red aniline dye. Both chairs retain the desirable Evans label, indicating these chairs were manufactured before 1950.
Ch...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
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Plywood
Charles Eames Wire Chairs with Bikini Cover on Eiffel Base's (Old Edition)
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Argelato, BO
Awesome Classic Brown Eames wire chairs on a black eiffel base with the bikini cover for Herman Miller.
It is a true icon of mid-century American design, offered here in one of its...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Charles and Ray Eames, LCW Lounge Chair, circa 1960
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Boise, ID
Designed by the iconic Charles and Ray Eames; a pair of plywood LCW lounge chairs stained in black. Manufactured by Evans / Herman Miller.
The veneer and chair is in good original co...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
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Plywood
Early Eames Bent Walnut DCW for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of very well grained early bent walnut plywood side chairs designed by the iconic team of Ray and Charles Eames . These sculptural chairs are part o...
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
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Walnut
Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller Plywood DCW Dining Chairs, 1950s Set of 2
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in London, GB
The DCW chair was originally released in 1946, with Herman Miller taking over the manufacture of the chairs in 1950. This lasted until 1953 when the chairs were taken out of producti...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
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Plywood
Eames Aluminium Group Management Chairs for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration up to 18 aluminum group chairs in black leather designed by Eames for Herman Miller. All in very good original condition showing minimal wear. With manual tilt...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
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Metal, Aluminum
Eames Aluminium Group Management Chairs for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration up to 6 Aluminum Group chairs in black leather designed by Eames for Herman Miller. All in very good original condition showing minimal wear. Much better than ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
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Metal, Aluminum
Aluminium chair by Charles and Ray Eames, set of 2 chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Porto, PT
EA 116 chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames, in the late 50s.
Blach steel teggs and grey leather upholstery.
Functional , strong and elegant.
A set of 2 chairs
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Modern Early Eames DAX Armed Shell Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Tulsa, OK
Mid Century Modern Early Eames DAX Armed Shell Chair
Fiberglass in good condition and structurally sound. Some slight discoloration but overall above average vintage condition.
Add...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
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Fiberglass
Set of Four Vintage Eames Chairs Contractor Swivel Base for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Set of four Eames chairs contractor swivel base for Herman Miller in their original condition, the fabric is a little discolored in some but it is the original, one chair is missing ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of aluminium chairs EA 108 by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller- 60s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Padova, IT
True icons of twentieth century design, the seats of the Aluminum Group series were designed by Charles and Ray Eames in the 1950s and were first created in 1958, defining what is still the standard for meeting chairs today. A clean and visible structure, which combines the stability and lightness of aluminum with the comfort of a covering - in leather, fabric or mesh - which, being kept taut only by fixing to the sides, becomes an integral part of the joint.
Herman Miller, Inc. based in Zeeland (Michigan), is an American office furniture and furnishings company. Some products that have entered the history of industrial design are the Equa chair...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
EC-127 Dining Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These original EC-127 padded DCM Chairs by Eames for Herman Miller chairs have been given new life by a master upholsterer. Wrapped in a burgundy mohair, and finished with a black le...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Metal
Orange Eiffel Shell Chair By Charles And Ray Eames For Herman Miller, 1960s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Zohor, SK
Original 1960s orange fiberglass shell chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. The scarse candy orange color has its original finish with the distinct thread textu...
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1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Metal
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...
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Early 2000s American Modern Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Metal
Zenith Charles Eames DAR Fiberglass Shell Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames, Zenith
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the Zenith Charles Eames DAR Fiberglass Shell Chairs – Iconic Design, Unmatched Comfort
The Zenith Charles Eames DAR Fiberglass Shell Chairs are a testament to the timeless beauty and visionary design of Charles and Ray Eames. These chairs represent the pinnacle of mid-century modern style, capturing the essence of an era and standing as an iconic symbol of modern design.
Crafted with meticulous craftsmanship, the Zenith Charles Eames DAR chairs...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Metal
Model EA 116 Chair by Eames for Herman Miller, 1960's
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice original EA116 Chairs, early edition.
These swivel chairs are designed by Charles and Ray Eames and fabricated by Herman Miller in the 60's.
They have the original grey "H...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Metal
1990 Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Executive Desk Chair w Dark Postmodern Fabric
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a single (the price listed is for one chair, but multiple chairs are available) 1990 production Herman Miller Eames aluminum group executive high back desk chair, ...
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1990s American Modern Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Metal
La Fonda Chairs by Eames for Vitra, Original Fabric, Fiberglass, 1960s
By Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in amstelveen, NL
La Fonda chairs by Eames for Vitra, Orange, Fiberglass, 1960s.
This lovely set of two La Fonda armchairs is the absolute eye-catcher in every styl...
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1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
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Abalone, Wool, Fiberglass
Aluminum Chairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Vitra, USA, 1958
By Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Antwerp, BE
Aluminum Chair; Charles & Ray Eames; Vitra; 1958; Office Chair; Leather; Chrome; Brown; The Aluminum Group; USA;
Aluminum chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames and manufactured by ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Napa, CA
Step into the world of timeless design with the iconic creations of Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller chairs. Renowned for their i...
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Mid-20th Century American Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Metal
Charles & Ray Eames "DSS" Black Dinning Room Chairs For Herman Miller, 1974
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in The Hague, NL
Mid- Century modern period stackable dinning room chairs designed by famous furniture designers Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1970's cir...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Eames Herman Miller Bar Stools in Alexander Girard Black White Check
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Ferndale, MI
Excellent and basically brand new Eames for Herman Miller barstools. Client bought the set and decided to go in a different direction. I traded ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Steel
Charles Eames for Herman Miller Tandem Aluminum Lounge Chairs in Edelman Leather
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible pair of restored and reimagined Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, 1962 Collection, Tandem modular seating that was originally designed for Chicago O'Hare Airport, w...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Model No EA 105, 1958, THE Original Charles and Ray Eames / Miller Swivel Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Markington, GB
Stunning cast aluminium framed chair (Aluminium group, model No EA 105, 1958) Designed by Charles and Ray Eames.
These are NOT a copy but an original from 1958 ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Charles & Ray Eames, Herman Miller Set of 4 Dowel Leg DAW Armchairs Orange
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by Eames, of recent manufacture by Herman Miller, these signed chairs are in like new condition. Each still retaining hang tags, shells are made of white plastic with an off...
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Metal
Original Charles & Ray Eames / Miller Swivel Chair on Wheels Model EA 105, 1958
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Markington, GB
This stunning cast aluminum framed chair (Aluminum Group, Model No EA 105, 1958) Designed by Charles & Ray Eames,
This is not a copy but an original from 1958 ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Pair of Eames DCM Herman Miller Dining Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Eames designed DCM (Dining Chair Metal). Chairs This pair of chairs are currently in later, but not new, orange paint finish, the metal frames are also in later black paint f...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Eames for Miller MKX Wire Mesh Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Genuine set of Mid-Century Modern Eames for Herman Miller MKX-l wire mesh dining chairs. The chairs feature the iconic wire mesh seat conjoined ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Eames Lounge Chair Metal 'LCM'
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in New York, NY
Iconic pair of Eames for Herman Miller LCM's in later orange and black paint finish. These chairs are structurally sound and sturdy, both have a later, but not new, orange paint surf...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Metal
Eames for Herman Miller Parchment DSS Shell Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original 1960s molded fiberglass parchment white shell chairs on stacking base, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Gleaming shells ...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Herman Miller Eames Elephant Hide Grey DSR Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Herman Miller Eames DSR fiberglass chair on Eiffel base in elephant hide grey. Chair dates to 1961. Base has excellent patina and new glides. No s...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Steel
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...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Pair of Early Walnut Eames DCWs Dining Chair Wood for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous pair of early Eames DCW dining chairs in walnut. An ergonomic dining chair that is attractive as is comfortable to lounge in, like its...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Charles and Ray Eames Pair of 'DAX' Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in LAGUNA BEACH, CA
Charles and Ray Eames
Pair of 'DAX' chairs
The DAX chairs were designed by Charles and Ray Eames and was manufactured in the United States by Herman Miller in 1955. It is made fr...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Eames Aluminum Group Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in New York, NY
Pair of modern aluminum chairs.
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1950s American Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
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 cleaned and color washed and present beautifully. Extremely comfortable and worn in. C...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Eames Aluminium Group Chairs for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration are up to 40 Aluminium Group Management chairs in black mesh designed by Eames for Herman Miller. All in very good original condition showing minimal wear. Wit...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller Early Plywood DCW Chairs, Pair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in New York, NY
A pair of vintage original DCW chairs, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller.
Early 21st century.
Molded plywood in a signature profile.
Legs and seat edges a...
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
Materials
Wood
Charles And Ray Eames chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Charles and Ray Eames chairs 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 chairs, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original chairs 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 chairs by Herman Miller, Knoll, and Arne Jacobsen. Prices for Charles and Ray Eames chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $445 and can go as high as $35,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,986.
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Questions About Charles and Ray Eames Chairs
- 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 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 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, 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, 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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