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Eames Wire Base Elliptical Table
The Eameses' 1951 low elliptical table with a seven-ply top and wire-rod base.
2261 × 251 × 743 mm
1951
Official product information
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Overview
Designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1951, the Eames Wire Base Elliptical Table stretches its low top to 89 inches. Herman Miller also identifies it by the informal name “surfboard table.”
Construction
The top has a seven-ply Baltic birch core between high-pressure laminate surfaces, with an edge beveled at 20 degrees. A wire-rod base is offered in white, black, or trivalent chrome.
Specifications
The single listed size measures 89 in wide, 29.25 in deep, and 9.875 in high and weighs 50.75 lb.
Story
A long, low table
Charles and Ray Eames designed the Elliptical Table in 1951. Herman Miller characterizes its plan as an expansive arc and its profile as notably low, while the store records both the 89-inch length and the table's “surfboard” nickname.
Plywood and wire
The table brings two recurring Eames materials together: a layered plywood top and a wire base. The sharply controlled bevel exposes the top's thin profile, while the paired wire supports carry the long surface close to the floor.
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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.
