Charles and Ray Eames Furniture Design

April 29, 2011 · by admin · in Furniture Designer

Charles & Ray Eames are a couple of American designers made famous in particular for their creations between 1940 and 1970. In 1940 for the Organic Design in Home Furnishings Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen Cambrooke represent the Academy of Art, and were rewarded with a clever subterfuge. Submit photos of models very realistic, the jury will think that this prototype size.

Chaise DCW Charles Eames 1945

Ray Eames and Harry Bertoia participate in the creation of the sets of models for the photos. These seats molded shells, wooden furniture and tables.

By 1945 many pieces of plywood signed Charles & Ray Eames will see the day. Whether chairs LCW molded wood (Plywood) or versions of LCM chairs with legs and a metal frame. Tables and several chairs will be derived.

Using the techniques he used during the war for the Navy, he managed to change into more production equipment and in 1946 the production of chairs was much faster than the time scale.

Prototype chaise lounge Eames

It was then that Charles and Ray Eames have a first prototype of the famous Eames lounge chair into three parts. When we know that the final part of the furniture sold over the world, we understand why Charles and Ray Eames remained popular.

The first final version of the Eames Lounge Chair was offered to Billy Wildern in 1956, a close friend of Eames. A series of 50 steps, to be exposed. The sale price was $ 404, which is quite high for the time, but still more than 100,000 copies are sold in 20 years, success is total. It was originally rosewood is used, the Eames Lounge chair with a foot cast aluminum polished or matte black 5 spoke rotates on itself. A foot rest comes with it is coordinated with molded wood, but at 4 feet identical branches. For the armrests, seat, backrest and headrest, it is padded cushions and covered with leather. Over the years many coatings and wood veneers will be offered.

Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Charles & Ray Eames in 1956 (Walnut)

RAR Charles Eames 1956

There are other seats and furniture of Charles and Ray Eames that have marked the history of design. In the 1950s Charles Eames decided to use fiberglass (from technological advances in aviation during the war), Eames finally arrives to offer a cheap seat in molded with or without armrests.

Several feet will be offered, of DSW, the RAR via the DSX or RAR, it will be the same power the colors. It is a revolution for the average American who has access to designer furniture to beat prices “Low cost”.

This story of the Charles and Ray Eames plastic chairs will probably be one of the most spectacular successes in Design. The DKX take advantage of the feet and DKR Eames plastic chairs, but the seat and back if it resumed the shape of DSR and will DSX wire.

Fauteuil de bureau Alu Group EA 117 par Charles Eames en 1958

Alu Group EA117 Charles Eames 1958

The contribution of Charles & Ray Eames will expand in 1958 and in 1969 respectively office furniture collection with Aluminum Group and Soft Pad Group.

Office chair with aluminum frame, with large or small file, swivel, fixed casters or without. Today, the Eames Aluminum Group Office and Soft Pad Group are still icons of the office chair. The Soft Pad Group will differentiate the addition of pads that greatly increase comfort.

Armchairs Eames Lobby Series ES 104, ES 105 and ES 108 designed for the lobby of Rockefeller Center will use the same feet, but the rest of the structure is more original than the soft pad.

Charles & Ray Eames remain two huge names in the design of the 20th century.