Lobby Chair

Brand

Vitra

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.

Black-and-white photograph of a cushioned chair on a four-star swivel base beside a small turned stool

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