Image source: Vitra — Lobby Chair
© Vitra and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
Collection Story
Origin
Vitra credits the Lobby Chair to Charles & Ray Eames and dates it 1960. The chair was first conceived for the lobby areas of New York's Time Life Building; the Eames Office adds that Henry Luce, chairman of Time, Inc., invited the couple in 1959 to design that lobby, the first Eames design conceived mainly for the contract market.
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Design Language
For comfort Vitra sets the Lobby Chair beside the Lounge Chair, and builds it from three separate cushions joined by aluminium side frames. Covers are leather, in two ranges.
Key Pieces
- Lobby Chair ES 104, office swivel chair
- Lobby Chair ES 108, conference chair on glides
- Lobby Chair ES 105, wider, lower armchair for lounges and waiting areas
Pieces in this collection
Lobby Chair ES 104
Eames office swivel chair with three leather cushions in aluminium side frames, 1960.
Lobby Chair ES 105
Eames visitor chair with an extra-wide seat, a low base and leather cushions, 1960.
Lobby Chair ES 108
Eames conference chair with leather-covered cushions in aluminium side frames, 1960.
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