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Organic Chair Collection

Organic Highback

Name: Organic Highback
Brand: Vitra

Upholstered armchair with a high seat shell, extended backrest and longer, wider armrests.

Designer

Charles Eames & Eero Saarinen

Brand

Vitra

Dimensions

850 × 1070 × 785 mm

Year

1940

Materials

Seat shell: laminatedUpholstery: polyurethane foam with fabric coverLegs: black ash or natural oakGlides: plastic glides for carpet

Finishes

68 ash, black, lacquer finish10 oak, natural, lacquer finish

Colors

65 coral/poppy red (Hopsak, page default)

Official product information

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Description

Overview

The Organic Highback is an upholstered armchair with a high seat shell, by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen, dated 1940 by Vitra. It is the version of the Organic Chair with an extended backrest and longer, wider armrests.

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Construction

A laminated seat shell with polyurethane foam and a fabric cover stands on black ash or natural oak legs fitted with plastic glides.

Specifications

850 mm wide, 785 mm deep, 1070 mm high. 85 cover options in Hopsak, Credo, Cosy 2 and Tonus.

Story

A taller shell

Vitra describes the Organic Highback as a comfortably upholstered, compact armchair with a strikingly shaped high seat shell and regards it as a classic. The manufacturer's fact sheet puts it as the version of the Organic Chair with an extended backrest and longer, wider armrests.

Covers and legs

The page opens on a Hopsak cover in coral/poppy red with black ash legs. Covers come in four ranges, Hopsak, Credo, Cosy 2 and Tonus, and the legs in black ash or natural oak.

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Collection

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Vitra's Organic Chair family (1940) by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen: from the MoMA competition entry to the 2004 launch of Chair, Highback and Conference.