Eames Armchair Fiberglass
Eames fiberglass chairs charles ray eames 1950.
Eames armchair fiberglass. In 1948 charles and ray eames participated in the international competition for low cost furniture design organised by the new york museum of modern art entering a chair with a seat shell moulded to fit the contours of the human body along with a concept for a variety of bases. Clicking on the following button will update the content above. Made to a significantly low cost mass produced easily and catering for domestic and commercial needs it was the perfect design for the times. The back and seat of these chairs are made of a single piece of molded fiberglass contoured to the shape of the human body.
The eames molded fiberglass chair 1950 is the end result constructed using a cleaner process but true to the original with its beloved variegated surface. The armless version was harder to manufacture because the wider sides gave the piece stability. Eames molded fiberglass dowel base armchair 797 00 buy now eames molded fiberglass dowel base side chair 795 00 buy now eames molded fiberglass wire base armchair 710 00 buy now eames molded fiberglass wire base side chair 545 00 buy now eames molded fiberglass 4 leg. The eames molded plastic fiberglass armchair is a fiberglass chair designed by charles and ray eames that appeared on the market in 1950.
One thing is for sure though the eames fiberglass chairs would go on to be the flag bearer of the very intention of the competition. Thanks to a new proprietary process of producing fiberglass herman miller is once again able to produce the eames original 1950 molded fiberglass chair safely by means of a less volatile monomer free dry bind process. Part of the eames plastic chair series the abbreviated eames dsr chair stands for dining d height side s chair on rod r base. Eames molded fiberglass armchair low wire base upholstered product actions.
The eames fiberglass side chair was introduced in 1951 a year after the original shell chair with arms was offered for sale. Eames molded fiberglass chairs. The chair was intentionally designed for the international competition for low cost furniture design. The eye catching design was part of the first series of side chairs developed from 1951 and due to its fabulous construction would soon be labelled the eiffel chair for it s resemblance to the famous parisian tower.