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1957 Pair of Herman Miller Eames DKX Wire Dining Chairs with Full Vinyl Covers
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Listed for sale is a pair of circa 1957 production Eames DKX dining chairs with wire uppers and fully upholstered pads. The pads are both original naugahyde in a yellowish tan color. The pads are both in quite nice condition, showing some wear from use and as noted in the photos, one relatively small tear to the edge, which does not affect the chair functionally. These are iconic Eames designs and always nice to see an original pair. Overall they are in very good to excellent vintage condition. See photos.
Measurements are: 32 inches tall by 19 inches wide and 21 inches deep. The seat height measures 19 inches.
The price listed includes both chairs.
- Creator:Herman Miller (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 32 in (81.28 cm)Width: 17 in (43.18 cm)Depth: 19 in (48.26 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Modern (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:1957
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:Seller: 210504021stDibs: LU8164235895922
Herman Miller
No other business of its kind did more than the Herman Miller Furniture Company to introduce modern design into American homes. Working with legendary designers such as Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson and Alexander Girard, the Zeeland, Michigan-based firm fostered some of the boldest expressions of what we now call mid-century modern style. In doing so, Herman Miller produced some of the most beautiful, iconic and, one can even say, noblest chairs, sofas, tables and other furniture ever.
Founded in 1923, Herman Miller was originally known for grand historicist bedroom suites: heavily ornamented wood furniture that appealed to a high-minded, wealthier clientele. The company — named for its chief financial backer — began to suffer in the early 1930s as the Great Depression hit, and D.J. De Pree, the company’s CEO, feared bankruptcy. In 1932, aid came in the form of Gilbert Rohde, a self-taught furniture designer who had traveled widely in Europe, absorbing details of the Art Deco movement and other modernist influences. After persuading De Pree that the growing middle class required smaller, lighter household furnishings, Rohde set a new course for Herman Miller, creating sleek chairs, tables and cabinetry that were the essence of the Streamline Moderne style.
Rohde died suddenly in 1944. The following year, De Pree turned to George Nelson, an architect who had written widely about modern furniture design. Under Nelson’s leadership, Herman Miller would embrace new technologies and materials and audacious biomorphic forms.
Some of the pieces the company produced are now emblems of 20th century American design, including the Eames lounge chair and ottoman and Nelson’s Marshmallow sofa and Coconut chair. Such instantly recognizable furnishings have become timeless — staples of a modernist décor; striking, offbeat notes in traditional environments.
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