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Eames Stools
Eames lathe-turned solid wood stools in three shaft profiles, 1960, Rockefeller Center lobbies.
330 × 380 × 330 mm
1960
Official product information
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Overview
The Eames Stools are lathe-turned from solid wood and come as models A, B and C, which differ in the profile of the shaft. Vitra offers each in chestnut or walnut and says they can serve as occasional tables as well as seats.
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Construction
Laminated sections of natural chestnut with a hard-wax oil finish or of dark walnut with an oiled finish, lathe-turned. The seat is concave.
Specifications
Ø330 mm and 380 mm high for all three models, plus a Ø280 mm value beneath the elevation (unlabelled).
Story
From Rockefeller Center
Vitra dates the Stools to 1960 and traces them to three lobbies in New York City's Rockefeller Center, which the Eames Office was commissioned by Time Inc. to furnish. Charles and Ray Eames made the Lobby Chairs and a series of solid wood stools for the project.
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A seat that holds a teacup
The fact sheet says the seats are concave enough to be comfortable but not so deep that a teacup would tilt and spill.
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