Eames La Chaise Vitra

Charles and ray eames left the plastic shell untreated.

Eames la chaise vitra.

Vintage eames vitra la chaise chair original fiberglass first generation 1993. Dans ce nouvel épisode de la minute design l émission consacrée aux icônes du design notre spécialiste maiso. Today the chair serves as a long established icon of organic design. Mid century modern lounge chair ea 115 by charles ray eames for vitra.

Their work spans the fields of furniture design filmmaking photography and exhibition design. The eames la chaise replica has an irregularly shaped body that makes for a truly unique sitting and viewing experience. But it is only since 1991 that vitra has been manufacturing small quantities of the design in serial production. Sep 20 2017 the eames la chaise replica is a beautiful reproduction from manhattan home design.

Although the wiki is designed to showcase the works of charles and ray available in their lifetime the eames la chaise is included as it is known around the world has a great history and is a faithful reproduction of. The two outstretched sides can double as armrests besides. Ceci n est pas une chaise ceci est la chaise. Cork vitra home collection autumn 2020.

The intervening space was filled with polystyrene foam. La chaise is suitable for both sitting and lying on. When you own an eames product made by vitra you know it is an original. Vitra is the sole authorised manufacturer of eames products for europe and the middle east.

Inspired by the floating figure sculpture by gaston lachaise charles and ray eames designed the elegant lounge chair la chaise for a competition at the museum of modern art in new york in 1948. It wasn t until 1996 that the long time eames partner vitra international began manufacturing and distributing the la chaise in response to public interest and demand. Vitra later reproduced a few of the early eames designs that were not released including la chaise and the plywood elephant. It is available exclusively from vitra.

La chaise consists of two paper thin fiberglass shells glued to each other but separated by hard rubber discs. Soft pad billy wilder chaise by charles ray eames. Charles and ray eames are counted among the most important figures of twentieth century design. Design charles ray eames 1948 fiberglass steel supports oak base made in germany by vitra charles and ray eames designed la chaise in 1948 for a museum of modern art competition.

The base is made of five in part angled metal rods inserted into a cross shaped wooden structure.