Object Details
Designer
Charles Eames, American, 1907–1978
Ray Kaiser Eames, American, 1912–1988
Manufacturer
Herman Miller Furniture Company, Zeeland, Michigan, USA
Description
The back and seat are molded to adapt to the human body for comfort. The back and the seat are covered in pony hide; they are joined by a frame of tubular steel. The placement of rubber mounts between the frame and the back and seat ensures added comfort.
Credit Line
Gift of the David Teiger Trust
Date
ca. 1950
Accession Number
2016-36-2
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
furniture
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Chair
Type
Chair
Medium
Chrome-plated steel, slunk-skin pony hide, plywood, rubber, metal screws.
Dimensions
H x W x D: 67.3 × 55.2 × 50.5 cm (26 1/2 × 21 3/4 × 19 7/8 in.)
manufactured in
Zeeland, Michigan, USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_2016-36-2