Object Details
Manufacturer
Herman Miller Furniture Company, Zeeland, Michigan, USA
Designer
Charles Eames, American, 1907–1978
Ray Kaiser Eames, American, 1912–1988
Executor
Don Albinson
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
Date
1956
Accession Number
1977-1-2-a,b
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
furniture
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Chair and ottoman
Type
Chair and ottoman
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.)
made in
Zeeland, Michigan, USA
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1977-1-2-a_b