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Eames Contract Tables
Eames small meeting and bistro tables on the universal four-star base, round or square tops, 1968.
700 × 740 × 700 mm
1968
Germany
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Eames Contract Tables are small tables on the universal base that Charles and Ray Eames developed for them. Vitra offers round tops in Ø700 and Ø800 mm and a square 750 x 750 mm model, for small meetings or as bistro tables.
Construction
A pedestal base with four-star legs in die-cast aluminium carries tops in white melamine, oak veneer, white solid core or HPL. The glides adjust by up to 10 mm.
Specifications
Ø700 mm round, 740 mm high (page default size); Ø800 mm round and 750 x 750 mm square are also offered. Five tops and four base versions.
Story
A base from the Soft Pad years
Vitra dates the Contract Tables to 1968 and says Charles and Ray Eames designed the universal base for them. Its form strongly resembles the bases of the Soft Pad Group, while its structure recalls the larger Eames Segmented Tables.
Indoors and out
Vitra lists the tables as small meeting tables and bistro tables for indoor and outdoor use; the outdoor version has a powder-coated base and a solid core top.
More by Charles and Ray Eames
Occasional Table LTR
Eames low occasional table of 1950 with a steel-wire rod base and wood, HPL, linoleum or marble top.
Soft Pad Chair EA 223
Eames stool for the EA 222 lounge chair, with a sewn-on cushion and an aluminium base, 1969.
Plywood Group DCW
Eames' Dining Chair Wood: made entirely of moulded plywood, 1945/1946.
Eames Chaise
The 1968 Eames Chaise, an 18-inch-wide leather chaise on a die-cast aluminum frame.
Collection
Eames Tables
Vitra's Eames Tables (1964/1968) by Charles and Ray Eames: Segmented and Contract Tables built on a base system, for offices, public spaces and homes.
