Eames La Chaise Vitra

Although the wiki is designed to showcase the works of charles and ray available in their lifetime the eames la chaise is included as it is known around the world has a great history and is a faithful reproduction of.

Eames la chaise vitra. La chaise has long since become an icon of organic design and its sculptural shape creates a striking highlight even in the most prestigious lobbies and lounges. Inspired by the floating figure sculpture by gaston lachaise charles and ray eames designed the elegant lounge chair la chaise for a competition at the museum of modern art in new york in 1948. Black leather lounge chair by charles ray eames 1970s. Ceci n est pas une chaise ceci est la chaise.

Vintage eames vitra la chaise chair original fiberglass first generation 1993. Vitra is the sole authorised manufacturer of eames products for europe and the middle east. Today the chair serves as a long established icon of organic design. Vitra later reproduced a few of the early eames designs that were not released including la chaise and the plywood elephant.

The eames la chaise replica has an irregularly shaped body that makes for a truly unique sitting and viewing experience. La chaise is suitable for both sitting and lying on. La chaise consists of two paper thin fiberglass shells glued to each other but separated by hard rubber discs. It wasn t until 1996 that the long time eames partner vitra international began manufacturing and distributing the la chaise in response to public interest and demand.

Cork vitra home collection autumn 2020. But it is only since 1991 that vitra has been manufacturing small quantities of the design in serial production. Soft pad billy wilder chaise by charles ray eames. The intervening space was filled with polystyrene foam.

Design charles ray eames 1948 fiberglass steel supports oak base made in germany by vitra charles and ray eames designed la chaise in 1948 for a museum of modern art competition. It is available exclusively from vitra. Dans ce nouvel épisode de la minute design l émission consacrée aux icônes du design notre spécialiste maiso. The la chaise replica is composed of a fiberglass body and 4 chromed metal legs attached to a four leg wooden base.

Their work spans the fields of furniture design filmmaking photography and exhibition design. The base is made of five in part angled metal rods inserted into a cross shaped wooden structure. Charles and ray eames left the plastic shell untreated. Charles and ray eames are counted among the most important figures of twentieth century design.

When you own an eames product made by vitra you know it is an original.