Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman, shel - walnut color, upholstery - black leather

• One of the most significant designs of the 20th century.
• Pairs fine fabric or leather with molded wood.
• Chair and ottoman comprised of molded wood shells filled with removable cushions.
• Stamped with a medallion on the chair’s underside to signify authenticity.
• Suited for living spaces, reception areas and executive offices.

Eco-Friendly Description: LEVEL Certified and Indoor Advantage Certified. LEVEL® by BIFMA is an evaluation and certification system for environmentally preferable and socially responsible office furniture. The LEVEL program has three performance tiers: LEVEL 1, 2, and 3. The higher the number, the more criteria considered and met across 4 key areas: materials, environmental impact, human health, and social responsibility. Indoor Advantage Gold certification is SCS Global Services’ highest level of indoor air quality performance for furniture. The certification assures that furniture products support a healthy indoor environment by meeting strict chemical emission limits for volatile organic compounds (VOCs). 

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Characteristics

Through their furniture, corporate projects, World’s Fair displays, and in the aesthetics of their own California Case Study home, the Eameses exemplified modern living in postwar America. The Eames Lounge and Ottoman, introduced by Herman Miller in 1956, remains a touchstone of American style.

Charles and Ray Eames’ designs were a colorful, ergonomic, and even cozy approach to modern furniture. They pioneered the use of new materials—molded plywood and fiberglass chairs, desks and storage units set on wire frames—challenging old ideas about what furniture should be made of. They met in 1940 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art where Charles intended to study industrial design and Ray was an aspiring abstract painter. They collaborated with Eero Saarinen on a molded plywood chair for MoMA’s Organic Furniture Competition. During World War II, the Eameses were commissioned by the Navy to develop splints and stretchers using their molded plywood technique.

After the war, they established the Eames Office in Venice, California, and their prototypes became a product in 1946 when Herman Miller introduced the Eames molded plywood chair. With innovative touches like rubber shock absorbers, it seemed to anticipate its user’s comfort. In 1956, they introduced the Lounge Chair and Ottoman. Their riff on a leather club chair, Charles and Ray Eames’ lounge chair remains a beloved piece of 20th-century furniture.

Their Pacific Palisades home (built for Arts & Architecture magazine’s Case Study program) was filled with flowers, folk art, and Hans Hofmann paintings suspended from the ceiling—the living embodiment of their brand of vibrant, California modernism. They were also design ambassadors, producing a multi-screen presentation inside a dome by Buckminster Fuller for the American Exposition in Moscow in 1959. Their 1977 short film “Powers of Ten” explored scale in nature and design, from the smallest particles to the outer reaches of the universe. The film’s attentiveness and soaring perspective seems to capture the ethos of Charles and Ray Eames furniture: a belief that every gesture matters. “The details are not details,” Charles once said. “They make the product.”

Expansive, sustainable options

The design of Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman has become so recognizable that its configuration is a registered trademark. That form and the materials used to create the set are an integral part of what it delivers. Today, the chair and ottoman are available in two sizes, a variety of veneers, and a range of upholstery options. Regardless of which options you choose, the same high level of quality and workmanship is guaranteed.

Embracing the latest in material innovation

The design of the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman is rooted in molded plywood, the material innovation of its time. Now comes a new, highly innovative option for upholstery: a bamboo-based alternative to leather that’s soft, durable, and more scratch resistant and colorfast than any other option—including leather. When it comes to materials worthy of a classic, bamboo is a natural.

Offering the finest veneers

An oiled finish is available for walnut and santos palisander veneers. It closely matches the look and feel of the finish used on the original rosewood chair and will need to be maintained with periodic hand oiling. You can also choose the standard, high-performance lacquered plywood shell in all four wood veneers. The lacquered finish requires nothing more than dusting.

The cushions will not flatten or clump over time. As Charles Eames described them, “The leather cushions do have built-in wrinkles to start with, but that is a clue that spells comfort to come, like the warm, receptive look of a well-used first baseman's mitt.” Each hide used for the cushions possesses variations that are a natural occurrence in leather, and each will age to reveal its own unique personality.

The seat is permanently tilted to take the weight off your lower spine and distribute it properly to the back of the chair. The lower cushion piece supports your lower back, so you feel relaxed. The angle supports your chest so that you can be comfortable as you read, watch a movie, or have a conversation.

The ottoman also provides a health benefit. Most of us sit or stand all day, so blood collects in the lower extremities. Resting your feet on the ottoman helps restore normal blood circulation.

Маterials

SKU: ES67071OU2109

Back material: Aluminum / Plastic

Seat material: Black leather

Armrests: Leather

Base color: Graphite/Black

Back color: Dark Grey

Seat Color: Black

Tilting: Yes

Maximum weight: 135 kg

Official warranty:12 years

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