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.
18 DSS Stacking Chairs, Charles & Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Orange Fiberglass
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of 18 stackable dining room chairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970 (late 1960s or ear...
Metal, Chrome
22 DSS Stacking Chairs, Charles & Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Red Fiberglass, 1974
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of 22 stackable dining room chairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, manufactured in midcentury, 1974. The chairs are labeled ...
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Herman Miller Eames DCM Molded Plywood Side Chairs 1985-1999 (Signed)
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An iconic pair of Herman Miller Eames DCM molded plywood side chairs 1985-1999 (Signed). These chair’s beautiful design makes them incredibly recognizable and sought after. Very stur...
Metal
$2,250 / set
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...
Walnut
$3,897Sale Price|40% Off
Set of 4 First Edition Eames Evans DCM Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Seattle, WA
Four Early DCM chairs designed by Charles & Ray Eames for Evans, distributed by Herman Miller. Labels remain intact on all four chairs. Shock mounts has been...
Plywood
$400Sale Price / item|20% Off
Original Vintage Eames Fiberglass Shell Dining Side Chairs for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid Century Modern DSS stacking dining side chairs designed by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller circa 1960s. These collectible molded fiberglass shell seats are available in g...
Fiberglass
Early 1950s Eames DCM (Dining Chair Metal)
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Oakland, CA
Early 1950s Eames DCM with the silver dollar seat back tabs, constructed of ash with a chromed frame. The chair came from the original family whose owner was an architect in the Paci...
Chrome
Charles and Ray Eames, "DCW" Chair, Plywood, USA, 1950s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in High Point, NC
A moulded plywood DCW dining chair or side chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced by Herman Miller, USA, 1960s. 16.6” seat height
Plywood
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...
Aluminum
8 DCM Chairs by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DCM chair (Dining metal chair) by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Designed in 1946, this molded plywood + chromed steel chair is a classic design. Sometimes referred to as the "potato chip chair...
Metal
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. The designers set to work on this model in response to a request from their friend A...
Aluminum
2010s Herman Miller Eames DSR Dining Chairs in Yellow Plastic with Eiffel Base
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Eames DSR Chairs, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames in the 1950s. These particular examples were produced by Herman Miller in the USA in the 2010s. These chairs ...
Steel
Vintage Mid Century Purple DSX Side Chairs by Eames for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Detroit, MI
These vintage mid century modern purple DSX side chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller were produced between 1965-1978. The iconic DSX chair - Dining (D) Side Ch...
Aluminum, Steel
Set of 6 Eames Fiberglass Shell Chairs by Herman Miller, USA
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Set of 6 Original Eames Fiberglass Shell Chairs with Brown Naugahyde Pads, Herman Miller. An exceptional group of six original Charles and Ray Eames molded fiberglass stacking shell ...
Metal, Aluminum
$480Sale Price|20% Off
DCM (Dining Chair Metal Base) by Charles and Ray Eames
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Doral, FL
DCM (Dining Chair Metal Legs) by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Ebony Stained Ash Bentwood with Chromed Metal Base
Metal
Set of 4 Vintage White Fiberglass Eames Chairs by Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 vintage white fiberglass Eames chairs by Herman Miller. All original, not a recent edition. Stamped under.
Steel
2018 Herman Miller Eames Dark Blue Upholstered DSW Side Chair w/ 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 2018, and the listed ...
Steel
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. All the chairs are ori...
Metal
2018 Eames Plastic DSW Shell Dining Chairs in White w/ Dowel Bases 5x Available
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames DSW Side Chair, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller in 1948. These examples were produced by Herman Miller in the USA in 2018, and the lis...
Steel
Charles & Ray Eames Set of 4 Off white "H-Base" Chairs for Herman Miller, 1960
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in The Hague, NL
Set of 4 classic chairs the "H-Base" designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1961 produced by Herman Miller. All the chairs are originally marked under seating. The chairs have a Off Wh...
Metal
Set of 4 Vintage White Fiberglass Eames Chairs by Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 vintage white fiberglass Eames chairs by Herman Miller. All original, not a recent edition. Stamped under.
Steel
Vintage Eames Wire Rocking Chair for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A rare satin black metal wire Eames rocking chair with birch wood runners and dark charcoal Naugahyde upholstered seat cover. The chair retains the fa...
Wire
1950, Ray & Charles Eames for Herman Miller Set DSS Fiberglass Stacking Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
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, Chrome
C. 1956 Pair of Herman Miller Eames DKR Wire Dining Chairs with Eiffel Bases
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of DKR Wire Dining Chairs, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1951. These particular examples were produced by Herman Miller circa 1956. The pair features...
Steel
Charles & Ray Eames Set of 4 Kelly Green "H-Base" Chairs for Herman Miller, 1960
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in The Hague, NL
Set of 4 classic chairs the "H-Base" designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1961 produced by Herman Miller. All the chairs are originally marked under seating. The chairs have a Kelly ...
Metal
1948, Ray & Charles Eames for Herman Miller, Fiberglas Stacking Side Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item 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 Beach...
Metal, Chrome
Midcentury Eames Aluminum Group Managment Chairs for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration are a set of 6 Eames side chairs upholstered in gorgeous fabric. Elegance and comfort separates this iconic chair from the rest. The upholstery is in wonderful...
Aluminum
$220Sale Price / item|20% Off
Eames Herman Miller Shell Chairs Multiple
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
Eames Herman Miller fiberglass stacking chairs 2000s 100 available Black molded material with fabric seat pad White powder coated base Mea...
Polystyrene
2005 Herman Miller Eames DCM Dining Chair in Ash Wood 2x Available
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a DCM Chair, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1946. These particular examples were produced by Herman Miller and date to 2005. The design features a bent-plywo...
Steel
$880Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 4 Signed Eames Herman Miller Shell Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
Set of 4 Eames Herman Miller Stacking Chairs CIRCA 2000 Black molded material with fabric seat pad White powder coated base Signed Herm...
Plastic
Charles Ray Eames Herman Miller Zenith MCM 1st Edition Rope Edge Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller Zenith Mid Century 1st Edition Rope Edge Chair Each chair measures: 25 wide x 23 deep x 31.5 high, with a s...
Chrome
Charles and Ray Eames 1st Generation Vintage Fiberglass LAR Cat´s Cradle
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Münster, DE
Eames lounge chair "LAR Armchair" Fiberglass seat shell of the first generation with hemp cord incorporated into the outer line for reinforcement, 1950s, design Charles & Ray Eames,...
Metal
1962 Set of Four Herman Miller Eames DSR Fiberglass Dining Side Shell Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Eames DSR Chairs, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames in 1951 for Herman Miller. These particular examples date to 1962. These chairs feature molded fiberglass she...
Steel
Charles & Ray Eames Set of 4 Off white "H-Base" Chairs for Herman Miller, 1960
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in The Hague, NL
Set of 4 classic armchairs "H-Base" designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1961 produced by Herman Miller. All the chairs are originally marked under seating. The chairs have a Off Whi...
Metal
2022 Herman Miller Eames DAW Dining Chair with Fabric Seat and Eiffel Base
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames DAW Chair, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames in 1950. This example was produced by Herman Miller in the USA in 2022. The chair fe...
Steel
1955 Set of Four Herman Miller Eames Fiberglass DSX Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of four Eames DSX Side Chairs, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames in the 1950s. These particular examples were produced by Herman Miller in the USA in 1955. T...
Steel
2017 Set of Four Eames Plastic DSW Dining Shell Chairs in White with Oak Bases
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of four Eames DSW Side Chairs, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller in 1948. These particular examples were produced by Herman Miller in the U...
Steel
$1,400Sale Price|41% Off
Eames for Evans Ebonized DCM
By Charles and Ray Eames, Evans Products Company, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early ebonized DCM dining chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames, made by Evans for Herman Miller. Molded plywood has great age, wearing its original patina handsomely. Original fi...
Plywood
Eames Evans Red Aniline Dye LCW Lounge Chairs - Matched Pair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Evans Products Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Spectacular matched set of red aniline dye LCW lounge chairs, designed by Charles and Ray Eames and manufactured by Evans Product Company (before Herman Miller production). Aniline-...
Plywood
2023 Pair of Herman Miller Eames Molded Plastic Side Chairs with Girard Fabric
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of upholstered DSR Chairs, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames in 1951 for Herman Miller. These particular examples were produced in 2023. The chairs feature ...
Steel
2020 Pair of Herman Miller Eames Plastic DSW Dining Shell Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of Eames DSW Side Chairs, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller in 1948. These examples were produced by Herman Miller in the USA in 2020. The...
Steel
Herman Miller Black Naugahyde Arm Chair by Charles and Ray Eames, 1950
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Miami, FL
Single black stitched Naugahyde over moulded fiberglass shell DAX chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. This chair was initially acquired for The City University of New Y...
Steel
1958 Pair of Herman Miller Eames Fiberglass Dining Shell Chair w/ Chrome H Base
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of Eames DSX Side Chairs, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames in the 1950s. These particular examples were produced by Herman Miller in the USA in 1958. The c...
Steel
1958, Ray & Charles Eames, Herman Miller, PSCC Fiberglass Office Desk Chair
By Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames
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
Charles & Ray Eames Set of 4 Yellow "H-Base" Chairs for Herman Miller, 1960
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in The Hague, NL
Set of 4 classic chairs the "H-Base" designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1961 produced by Herman Miller. All the chairs are originally marked under seating. The chairs have a Yellow...
Metal
1946 Pair of Eames Evans DCW Dining Chairs in Calico Ash Wood
By Charles and Ray Eames, Evans Products Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of DCW Dining Chairs in Calico Ash, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1946. These are ultra-rare, early examples that were produced by the Evans Plywood ...
Steel
Charles & Ray Eames Set of 4 Off Black"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. All the chairs are ori...
Metal
Charles & Ray Eames Set of 4 Yellow "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. All the chairs are ori...
Metal
1960, Ray and Charles Eames, Original La Fonda Chairs by Miller in First Fabric
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
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
1954 Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller DCM Chair in Calico Ash
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames DCM Side Chair, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1946. This particular example dates to approximately 1954 and has its foil patent pending sticker int...
Steel
2015 Set of Six Eames DSR Plastic Chairs in White Plastic with Eiffel Base
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of six DSR Side Chairs, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in the 1950s. These particular examples were produced in the United States in 201...
Steel
2006 Herman MillerEames Armless Aluminum Group Side / Desk Chair In Red Fabric
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group armless desk or side chair, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames in 1958. These particular examples were produced by Herman Miller in the USA ...
Aluminum
1951 Herman Miller Eames PKW-1 with Leather Pad and Dowel Base
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a PKW-1 Chair, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames. This example was produced by Herman Miller in the United States and dates to the year 1951. The chair is comprise...
Steel
2014 Set of Four Herman Miller Eames Plastic Shell Chairs White w/ Eiffel Base
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of four Eames DSR Chairs, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames in the 1950s. These particular examples were produced by Herman Miller in the USA in 2014. The li...
Steel
C. 1957 Herman Miller Eames Wire DKX-1 in Black Steel with Bikini Pad
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a DKX-1 Wire Chair, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1951. This example was produced by Herman Miller circa 1957. The chair features a sculptural black steel w...
Steel
2015 Herman Miller Stacking Eames Plastic Dining Shell Chairs in White 1x Avail
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Eames DSS Chairs, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames in the 1950s. These particular examples were produced by Herman Miller in the USA in 2015. The listed price i...
Steel
2019 Pair of Herman Miller Eames Plastic Dining Shell Chairs with Fabric Seat
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of DSX side chairs, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames in the 1950s. These particular examples were produced by Herman Miller in the USA C. 2019. The chairs ...
Steel
Set of 4 Mid-Century Side Stacking Chairs by Charles & Ray Eames, 1960s
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Hamburg, DE
4 Original Vitra Eames Fiberglass Side Chairs in a rare version with a checkered reference according to a design by Alexander Girard. The classic by Charles & Ray Eames with this ve...
Metal
2022 Herman Miller Eames DAW Dining Chair with Yellow Fabric Seat & Eiffel Base
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames DAW Chair, originally designed by Ray and Charles Eames in 1950. These particular examples were produced by Herman Miller in the USA in 2022...
Steel
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. The chairs are co...
Aluminum