Image source: Vitra — Eames Plastic Side Chair DSW
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Eames Plastic Side Chair DSW
The Eames side shell on a four-legged wooden base, now in recycled plastic
465 × 830 × 550 mm
1950
Germany
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Eames Plastic Side Chair RE DSW is the wood-base side chair of the Eames plastic range, shown by Vitra as a 1950 design by Charles and Ray Eames.
Construction
- Side shell in post-consumer recycled plastic
- Four-legged wooden base in maple or golden maple, steel rod cross struts
- Bare, with seat cushion, or with full upholstery
Specifications
- W 465 x D 550 x H 830 mm, seat height 430 mm, backrest 390 mm above the seat
- 15 shell colours (RE)
Story
Plastic and wood
Vitra describes the DSW as the pairing of a plastic shell and a wooden four-legged base, and credits the contrast with the warm, casual feel of the chair.
Options on one frame
The page lets the shell colour, base colour, base height and seat treatment be set separately: bare shell, seat cushion or full upholstery, on the same wooden base.
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.
