The Stool 60 Giveaway. Sign up for our emails and a chance to win this ingenious stackable stool. At Design Within Reach, we make authentic modern design accessible. Modern masterpiece for sale. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, Tirranna is a very special property.Eames Molded Fiberglass Chairs 3D Models / Revit Charles and Ray Eames See how this product can contribute to your environmental goals. Thanks to a new proprietary process of producing fiberglass, Herman Miller is once again able to produce the Eames original 1950 Molded Fiberglass Chair safely by means of a less volatile, monomer-free “dry bind” process. Like the original shell chairs, our new fiberglass finish has the same covetable surface variation and tell-tale fiberglass striation that have attracted avid vintage collectors for decades. Available in both the arm and side chair formats in eight archival colors, the chairs can be configured with a choice of wire, dowel leg, stacking, rocker, and 4-leg bases.
An array of trim, finely tailored Hopsak fabrics designed by Alexander Girard, Herman Miller’s Textile Director from 1952 to 1973, round out the collection of shell customization options, fully restoring the integrity of the original 1953 shell chair offerings. All chairs can be recycled through the Herman Miller Take Back Program. The process for making shells and the nature of fiberglass mean that each shell is unique and can possess traits such as tiny cavities in the surface, small points of lighter or darker color, or faint circular shadows where base attaches to shell. For Every NeedCharles Eames famously said, “The role of the designer is that of a very good, thoughtful host anticipating the needs of his guests.” With the molded plastic, fiberglass, and wood shell chairs—as well as the wire chair—the Eames have created a universal response to what everyone wants from a chair: a simple, gracious form that fits any body and every place. In Every WayBorne out of Charles’ and Eero Saarinen’s early investigations molding plywood at Cranbrook Academy in 1939, and continued with Ray at the Eames studio in Venice, California, the molded chair is exemplary of the Eames iterative process and their desire to make “the best for the most for the least.”
With each new form, finish, and configuration, the Eames continued to push the boundaries of what the shell chair could be: after experimenting with single-form plywood and stamped metal, they turned to fiberglass and experimented with bent wire; when fiberglass production proved unhealthy for the environment, the decision was made to switch production to a safer plastic; and now, with advancements in safe fiberglass composition and dynamic veneer technologies, the evolution continues with the Molded Fiberglass and Molded Wood Chairs. For EveryoneThe Eames Shell Chair was designed on the principle of adaptability, offering innumerable configurations to serve a wide variety of applications and environments. It’s what makes the chair a classic worthy of museum collections—and living rooms, Laundromats, lobbies, and cafés. It’s what makes it a great first piece of furniture to buy in your twenties, that’s still worthy and relevant enough to hand down to your children 20 years later.
A diverse selection of shell, base, color, and finish options enable you to create your perfect chair. Just like every person, every chair has a story.Fake replicas of classic designs banned under new copyright ruling A change to copyright law means that fake versions of classic design icons such as Ray and Charles Eames’ chairs will stop being sold from 28 January 2017 onwards. Update 27 January 2017: The six-month grace period, which gave retailers, manufacturers and designers time to sell or get rid of fake replica products, ends tomorrow 28 January. This means that leftover products now either need to be destroyed or the owner needs to approach the copyright holder for a licence, according to law firm Gowling WLG, which specialises in intellectual property law. The law firm adds that the ruling also affects 2D images of protected products – for example, publishers which have printed photos of classic designs in books may now need to obtain a licence. Simply possessing the products, with no intention to sell or trade – for example, a restaurant which uses fake Eames chairs – will not infringe the law in most cases, according to Gowling WLG.
A change in copyright law has now come into effect in the UK, which looks to protect classic designs from imitation. The repeal of section 52 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 came into effect on 28 July, and means that iconic design products will now be protected for 70 years after a designer dies. This includes products such as Arne Jacobsen’s egg chair and Charles and Ray Eames’ DSW plastic chair. Retailers, designers and manufacturers have a six-month grace period in which to sell or get rid of any replica stock they own. The ruling states that no replica products can be sold after 28 January 2017. Additionally, no new replica products can be manufactured between now and January, unless the company gains rights from the original copyright holder. To be granted the right of being a classic design, 3D designs must qualify as “works of artistic craftsmanship”, according to the Intellectual Property Office – this means they have required special training and skill to make, they are seen as a “piece of art”, and the designer purposefully intended to create a work of art.
For any designs created after the year 1988, designers are also protected by registered and unregistered design rights, says Dids Macdonald, founder at Anti-Copying in Design (ACID) and communications chairman at The Furniture Makers’ Company. Designers can fall back on registered design rights if they choose to register their designs, and unregistered design rights if they don’t. Registered rights last for 25 years, and unregistered rights last for 15 years after production. Macdonald advises: “Designers should register their designs as a priority, and if they’re relying on unregistered rights, then they should keep signed and dated records.” ACID has a database, where people can send their designs for free. The organisation will note the time and date the work was submitted with a unique number, so that designers have evidence of when a design was first created. “Become intellectual property-savvy and understand the rights that protect you,” Macdonald says.