In the early 1940s, when Charles Eames was working on MGM set designs,
he would return to the small apartment where he and his wife, Ray, were
experimenting with wood-molding techniques that would have profound
effects on the design world.
After World War II, they adapted the technology to create inexpensive,
high-quality chairs that could be mass-produced. Their relationship with
Herman Miller started with molded plywood chairs in the
late 1940s and includes this world-renowned Eames lounge chair, now in
the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
The Eames Molded Plywood LCW Chair features a striking scuplted form
created by molding thin sheets of lightweight veneer into gently curved
shapes that give the hard material a soft, inviting appearance. The natural
contours of the seat and back are designed to comfortably fit the body.
Constructed of natural face veneers and maple inner plies with a 5-ply
seat and back and 8-ply legs. The chairs are offered with birch veneer in
seven new finish colors (red, green, orange, black, light blue, white satin,
and yellow); these environmentally friendly aniline stains allow the wood's
natural characteristics to show through. Also still available natural cherry,
walnut, or light ash.
Dimensions: 26.5"h x 22"w x 24.25"d, seat height 15.5"
