Image source: Herman Miller — Eames Sofa
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Eames Sofa
The last piece of furniture produced by the Eames Office, in production since 1984.
2032 × 838 × 762 mm
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Eames Sofa is offered as a 2-seat or a 3-seat sofa by Herman Miller. Its original production date is 1984.
Construction
A solid walnut or teak frame and back panels, leather-covered cushions on fabric-reinforced rubber webbing, and polished die-cast aluminum legs and arm supports.
Specifications
3-seat sofa: 80 in wide, 30 in deep and 33 in high on the product-sheet drawing; the 2-seat sofa is 56 in wide. The back finish is oiled walnut or teak and the base finish is polished aluminum.
Story
The last Eames Office piece
Herman Miller's design story names the sofa as the final piece of furniture the Eames Office produced. Work on the design was finished after Charles Eames died in 1978, and production began in 1984.
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A complement to the Soft Pad Group
The design story says Charles and Ray Eames designed the sofa to complement their plush soft pad chairs and the sleek chaise.
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 Collection
The Eames Collection at Herman Miller: molded plywood chairs (1946), molded plastic chairs, Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman, storage units and Hang-It-All.
