Storia della collezione
Origine
Il rapporto tra Eames e Herman Miller nasce dal legno curvato. All'inizio degli anni Quaranta Charles e Ray Eames ricevettero dalla US Navy l'incarico di sviluppare stecche leggere in compensato curvato per le gambe. Nel 1946 Herman Miller presentò la Eames Molded Plywood Chair, la Molded Plywood Lounge Chair, il Folding Screen e il Coffee Table, nello stesso anno in cui il Museum of Modern Art di New York allestì la mostra "New Furniture Designed by Charles Eames"; nel 1947 Herman Miller ottenne i diritti esclusivi di commercializzazione e distribuzione dei prodotti in compensato curvato.
Linguaggio del design
Snello e moderno, giocoso e funzionale: Herman Miller lo chiama "Eames look". Ogni progetto partiva dalle stesse domande: ci incuriosisce? possiamo migliorarlo? sarà "serious fun"? Un materiale portava al successivo: dal compensato curvato si passò alla fibra di vetro stampata per le sedute (1950), e poi all'alluminio fuso e alla pelle. "I dettagli non sono dettagli", diceva Charles. "Sono loro a fare il prodotto."
Pezzi principali
- Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman (presentata nel 1956)
- Eames Molded Plywood Lounge Chair LCW e Dining Chair DCW (1946)
- Eames Molded Plastic / Fiberglass chairs, Eames Storage Units e Wire Base Low Table (1950)
- Eames Sofa Compact (1954), Eames Executive Chairs (1960) e Eames Chaise (1968)
- Eames Task Chairs (scocca su base a cinque razze), Eames Coffee Table (1949, in produzione dal 2017), Eames Molded Plywood Coffee Table (1946) e Eames Tables (1957-1964)
- Eames Hang-It-All (1953), Eames Aluminum Group, Eames Turned Stools, Eames Soft Pad Group
Pezzi di questa collezione
Eames Molded Plastic Chair
Eames shell-chair family from 1950, now in recycled plastic; the wire-base side chair is measured.
Eames Sofa Compact
The Eames Sofa Compact, a six-foot, three-seat sofa in production since 1954.
Eames Executive Chairs
The 1960 Eames Executive Chair for the Time & Life Building, in leather on an aluminum base.
Eames Molded Wood Chairs
Three-dimensional veneer completes the Eameses' one-piece molded wood shell.
Eames Chaise
The 1968 Eames Chaise, an 18-inch-wide leather chaise on a die-cast aluminum frame.
Eames Coffee Table
Charles and Ray Eames's 1949 coffee table, reissued with a dowel base and wire struts.
Eames Molded Fiberglass Chairs
The 1950 Eames fiberglass shell chair, reintroduced in 2014 in a reformulated fiberglass.
Eames Soft Pad Chairs
The 1969 Eames Soft Pad Group: Aluminum Group chairs with plush individually upholstered cushions.
Eames Aluminum Group Chairs
The Eames suspension chair family in production since 1958, from side chair to executive chair.
Eames Molded Plastic Dining Chair
The EC-127 dining form returns in 2025 using post-industrial recycled plastic.
Eames Molded Plywood Lounge Chair LCW
The 1946 Eames lounge chair on molded plywood legs, with rubber shock mounts and a low seat.
Eames Shell Task Chairs
Charles and Ray Eames's molded shell chair on a five-star swivel base, as a side chair or armchair.
Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman (Herman Miller)
The 1956 Eames club-chair reinterpretation with 7-ply veneer shells and replaceable cushions.
Eames Shell Chairs
The Eames single-shell chair family, from the 1950 fiberglass chair to recycled-plastic shells.
Eames Molded Plywood Coffee Table
Charles and Ray Eames's 1946 round coffee table of molded plywood, on a wood or metal base.
Eames Sofa
The last piece of furniture produced by the Eames Office, in production since 1984.
Eames Tables
The Eames system of table bases and tops, from occasional to conference and standing height.
Eames Wire Chairs
The Eames welded-wire shell chair, produced from 1951 to 1967 and reintroduced in 2001.