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Charles & Ray Eames - Miniature - Lounge Chair & Ottoman (1956)

Brand
Vitra
$910.00

Description

The Lounge Chair is one of the best known creations of Charles and Ray Eames. It has become a classic in modern furniture history. This luxury item was inspired by the traditional English Club Chair. This object has become iconic with Modern style design, although when it was first made, Ray Eames remarked in a letter to Charles that the chair looked "comfortable and un-designy". Charles's vision was for a chair with "the warm, receptive look of a well-used first baseman's mitt."

The main purpose of this furniture is to offer users maximum seating comfort. Hence it combines both function with timeless design. The Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman are part of the permanent collection of New York's Museum of Modern Art.

This Vitra collectible miniature design chair is constructed to the exact specifications of the original, right down to the last detail. Because each miniature modern chair is so true to the original, the miniature chair is not only a valuable collector "item or decorative item, but also an ideal illustrative material for universities, colleges of design and architects. The Vitra miniatures collection presents the most important classics of modern furniture history in miniature scale.

Technical Specifications

• Dimensions: 5.5"H x 5.5"W x 5.5"D
• Scale 1:6
• Material: bent plywood, cast aluminium and leather cushions
• Manufacturer of the full-scale 1:1 model: since 1991 Vitra, Basel / Switzerland
• Ships in a small wooden Vitra box which is perfect for storage or display

Eames

Eames

Charles and Ray Eames were 20th-century American designers best known for their groundbreaking contributions to architecture, furniture design, and industrial design. Not only they have had a prominent influence on manufacturing but on photography. They believed that design is a solution to a problem and remained true to their philosophies for their entire lives.

In the first place, their work reflected the nation’s defining social movements. This husband-and-wife team based their pieces on a combination of art and science. The Eameses design architecture, process, product, style, and function ushered in a new age of design.

Their world-renowned Eames lounge chair is now in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It also stands in homes and offices throughout the world. They received many awards, including the Royal Gold Medal and the Twenty-Five Year Award from the American Institute of Architects.

Musart is proud to present their work and designs that still inspire us today.

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