Manufacturer:

Herman Miller Furniture Company, Zeeland, Michigan, USA  Search this

Designer:

Charles Eames, American, 1907–1978  Search this

Ray Kaiser Eames, American, 1912–1988  Search this

Executor:

Don Albinson  Search this

Medium:

Rosewood, leather, metal, upholstered cushions (filled with down, duck feathers, foam)

Dimensions:

H x W x D (a): 82 x 83.4 x 82 cm (32 5/16 x 32 13/16 x 32 5/16 in.)

H x W x D (b): 41.3 x 66.5 x 53.5 cm (16 1/4 x 26 3/16 x 21 1/16 in.)

Type:

furniture

Decorative Arts

Chair and ottoman

Object Name:

Chair and ottoman

Made in:

Zeeland, Michigan, USA

Date:

1956

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Lounge chair composed of three molded plywood shells, covered on their upper sides with leather-upholstered cushioning. The armrests are also padded with foam and covered in leather. The chair and ottoman rest on cast aluminum swivel bases with polished and matte black surfaces; the aluminum back braces are finished in the same way.

Credit Line:

Gift of Robert Blaich

Accession Number:

1977-1-2-a,b

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq43e554ca1-c97e-4ae7-b24d-35a7a5e11c03

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1977-1-2-a_b