Image source: Herman Miller — Eames Sofa Compact
© Herman Miller and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
Eames Sofa Compact
The Eames Sofa Compact, a six-foot, three-seat sofa in production since 1954.
1842 × 889 × 762 mm
1954
Approx. $6,500 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Eames Sofa Compact is a six-foot-wide, three-seat sofa from Charles and Ray Eames. Herman Miller has produced the current model continuously since 1954.
Construction
Urethane foam seat cushions on reinforced rubber webbing over a steel and wire-spring armature, with a black enamel steel frame and chrome-plated tubular steel legs. The back is made of two foam pads.
Specifications
The sofa is 72.5 in wide, 30 in deep and 35 in high, values not labelled on the drawing.
Story
Built in, then freestanding
Herman Miller's design story says the sofa began as a built-in sofa in the Pacific Palisades house the Eameses designed for themselves in the 1940s, before a freestanding version, first in wire and then the current model.
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Scaled for small spaces
The page calls the design crisp and light scaled, perfect for smaller rooms in which a traditional sofa would look bulky.
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.
