Vitra Aluminium Group Chair EA 124 & EA 125 red-champagner/polished, Charles & Ray Eames, 1958
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The Aluminium Chair EA 122 with stool Aluminium Group EA 125 by Vitra
(Charles & Ray Eames, 1958) in Hopsak red-champagner, polished base: The chairs in the Aluminium Group are the most famous creations by
Charles and Ray Eames. Designed in 1958 they rate amongst the great
achievements in the design history of the 20th century. An important characteristic of the Aluminium Chair is the intelligent
combination of materials. It has a clear, transparent form and its
construction is clearly visible. Aluminium sections lend the chair both
stability and lightness. The material is fixed into the side sections,
yet fitted loosely so that it follows the line of the body and is
comfortable without requiring extensive upholstery. This material is not
a cover but an integral part of the design. Vitra has produced
the Aluminium Chair programme for many
decades to a consistently high quality. On the basis of this experience
Vitra now granting a 30-year guarantee on all chairs of the Aluminium
Group,
provided the purchaser has registered at Vitra. The Vitra symbol gives
you the security of owning an authorised original product by Charles and
Ray Eames.
Aluminium Group Chair EA 124 with armrests, high backrest and removable pillow. Regular dynamic backrest. Swivel on
4-star base.
Die-cast aluminium clamping brackets, frame, armrests and bases, either
polished or chromed. Upholstery in
fabric Hopsak. High-frequency welded upholstery. With glides for carpets or glides with felt pads for
hard floor surfaces.
Aluminium Group EA 223 non-swivel on 4-star base. Die-cast aluminium clamping brackets, frame and bases, either polished or chromed. Upholstery in fabric Hopsak. High-frequency welded upholstery. With glides for carpets or glides with felt pads for hard floor surfaces.
EA 124: 985 x 650 x 780 mm.
EA 125: 354 x 535 x 546 mm.
Aluminium Group EA 223 non-swivel on 4-star base. Die-cast aluminium clamping brackets, frame and bases, either polished or chromed. Upholstery in fabric Hopsak. High-frequency welded upholstery. With glides for carpets or glides with felt pads for hard floor surfaces.
EA 124: 985 x 650 x 780 mm.
EA 125: 354 x 535 x 546 mm.
Product.Nr.: 4123660013+4123670013-9805
Colours & Material
Hopsak
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Design classics by Charles & Ray Eames at lachair.com
Charles Eames, born 1907 in St. Louis, Missouri, studied architecture at Washington University in St. Louis and opened his own office together with Charles M. Gray in 1930. In 1935 he founded another architectural firm with Robert T. Walsh. After receiving a fellowship in 1938 from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, he moved to Michigan and assumed a teaching position in the design department the following year. In 1940, he and Eero Saarinen won first prize for their joint entry in the competition "Organic Design in Home Furnishings" organized by the New York Museum of Modern Art. During the same year, Eames became head of the department of industrial design at Cranbrook, and in 1941 he married Ray Kaiser.Ray Eames, née Bernice Alexandra Kaiser, was born in Sacramento, California in 1912. She attended the May Friend Bennet School in Millbrook, New York, and continued her studies in painting under Hans Hofmann through 1937. During this year she exhibited her work in the first exhibition of the American Abstract Artists group at the Riverside Museum in New York. She matriculated at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1940 and married Charles Eames the following year.
Charles & Ray Eames designed and developed stretchers and leg splints made of moulded plywood between 1941-43, and showed an exhibition of experimental moulded plywood furniture at the New York Museum of Modern Art in 1946. The Herman Miller Company in Zeeland, Michigan, subsequently began to produce the Eameses' furniture designs. In 1948, Charles and Ray Eames participated in the "Low-Cost Furniture Competition" at MoMA, and in 1949 they built their Case Study houses. Around 1955 they began to focus more on their extensive work as photographers and filmmakers, and in 1964 an honorary doctoral degree from the Pratt Institute (New York) highlighted Charles’ achievements.
The Eames Office designed the IBM Pavilion for the 1964-65 World's Fair in New York, and the year 1969 offered the opportunity to participate in the exhibition "Qu'est-ce que le design?' at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. In 1970-71, Charles was invited to hold the Charles Eliot Norton Professorship of Poetry lecture series at Harvard University. MoMA again presented an exhibition of their work, entitled "Furniture by Charles Eames", in 1973. Charles Eames died in St. Louis in 1978; Ray's death followed in 1988.
The influence of Charles and Ray Eames was fundamental to the development of Vitra. Its activity as a furniture manufacturer began in 1957 with the production of their designs. Yet it was not only the products of Charles and Ray Eames that left their mark on Vitra. With their approach to and understanding of design, they made an ongoing contribution to the values and goals of the company.
Additional information on Charles and Ray Eames can be found at: www.eamesoffice.com
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