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Eames Plastic Armchair RE DAR
Eames armchair shell on the wire 'Eiffel Tower' base, in recycled polypropylene
625 × 830 × 600 mm
1950
Germany
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Eames Plastic Armchair RE DAR (Dining Height Armchair Rod Base) is the armchair of the Eames plastic range on a wire base, listed by Vitra as a 1950 design of Charles and Ray Eames.
Construction
- Shell in dyed-through recycled polypropylene, fully recyclable
- Wire base, chrome-plated or powder-coated
- Without upholstery, with a seat cushion, or with full upholstery in V-Foam and fabric
Specifications
- W 625 x D 600 x H 830 mm, seat height 430 mm, seat depth 520 mm, seat width 410 mm
- Base finishes: 01 chrome, 30 basic dark, 04 white
- 15 shell colours (RE)
- Certified to DIN EN 16139, level 2 (TÜV Rheinland)
Story
A chair named by its parts
The letters DAR describe the chair: dining height, armchair shell, rod base. Vitra's page puts the wire base at the centre of the design, calling it intricate and structurally strong.
Recycled shell, familiar shape
The armchair shell itself is now moulded in recycled polypropylene with a pigment-flecked surface. The shape of the chair and its wire base are unchanged in the drawings, and the page offers cushion and full-upholstery options for the same frame.
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 Plastic Chairs
Eames Plastic Chairs (1950) by Charles and Ray Eames for Vitra: the first mass-produced plastic chairs, now in recycled plastic, on wood, wire and rocker bases.
