Description
Designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller®, 1950
Historic Storage: Described as "working art" after being exhibited at the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1949, the Eames Desk Unit by Charles and Ray Eames truly is a masterpiece. Choose from neutral or Mondrian-inspired finishes, and various drawer configurations.
Fits the need: Eames Desk Unit desks can have the drawer on the right or left side OR choose open storage without a drawer.
Strong and durable: The EDU features a birch finish on tops and file fronts. Painted hardwood board on case sides and back panels.
Easy on floors: Feet have nylon glides.
Herman Miller® Authorized Retailer
Historic Storage: Described as "working art" after being exhibited at the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1949, the Eames Desk Unit by Charles and Ray Eames truly is a masterpiece. Choose from neutral or Mondrian-inspired finishes, and various drawer configurations.
Fits the need: Eames Desk Unit desks can have the drawer on the right or left side OR choose open storage without a drawer.
Strong and durable: The EDU features a birch finish on tops and file fronts. Painted hardwood board on case sides and back panels.
Easy on floors: Feet have nylon glides.
Herman Miller® Authorized Retailer
Specifications
Eames Desk UnitDimensions: 60"w x 28"d x 29"h
Finish: Brights or Neutrals
Design Story
Design StoryThe Eames Desk Unit is emblematic of the grace and whimsy Charles and Ray Eames used in designing home furnishing solutions.
A result of work they had done for a 1949 exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Eames Desk Unit reveals the "machine aesthetic" and Japanese influences important to the Eameses at the time. Long before "modularity" and "high tech" entered the language, Charles and Ray combined standardized parts in many ways to create practical furnishings that suit a variety of uses at home and the office.
The zinc-coated wire cross-supports used in the Eames Desk Unit echo other classic Eames designs, including their wire chairs, wire-base tables, and molded plywood chairs.