Eames Molded Plastic Armchair Rocker Base Click on image to zoom Designers: Charles and Ray EamesThe Molded Plastic Armchair Rocker Base is exemplary of the Eameses’ iterative process and their desire to make “the best for the most for the least.” With each new finish and configuration, Charles and Ray pushed the boundaries of what the shell chair can be, whether it’s in an office lounge or the corner of your living room. Made of 100 percent recyclable polypropylene, this plastic rocking chair’s subtle matte texture offers a soft tactility and notable durability, and it is available in an array of colors and numerous upholstery options. Configure Your Eames Molded Plastic Armchair Rocker Base Add to Wish List Charles and Ray Eames realized their first successful, single-shell form in 1950 with the Molded Fiberglass Chairs. However, when the environmental risks associated with fiberglass production became more widely understood, the decision was made to switch to a safer plastic material.
In 2004, Herman Miller reintroduced the Molded Plastic Armchair Rocker Base in polypropylene. Fulfilling the goals of every modern designer. The Molded Plastic Armchair Rocker Base is available in an array of colors as well as a variety of upholstery options including many from the Alexander Girard archive. You've been added to our mailing list. Please enter a valid email addressathomeinloveI love furniture of all types, but chairs have my heart. Each one seems to have a personality of it’s own. I love seeing a bunch of different chairs in a room, like old friends sitting around chatting...Read More about 5 Iconic ChairsCharles Eames and Ray Eames were the embodiment of the inventiveness, energy and optimism at the heart of mid-century modern American design, and have been recognized as the most influential designers of the 20th century. As furniture designers, filmmakers, artists, textile and graphic designers and even toy and puzzle makers, the Eameses were a visionary and effective force for the notion that design should be an agent of positive change.
They are the happy, ever-curious, ever-adventurous faces of modernism. Charles studied architecture and industrial design. Ray (née Beatrice Alexandra Kaiser) was an artist, who studied under the abstract expressionist Hans Hofmann. They met in 1940 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in suburban Detroit (where Charles also met his frequent collaborator Eero Saarinen and the artist and designer Harry Bertoia) and married the next year. His technical skills and her artistic flair were wonderfully complementary. They moved to Los Angeles in 1941, where Charles worked on set design for MGM. In the evenings at their apartment, they experimented with molded plywood using a handmade heat-and-pressurization device they called the “Kazam!” machine. The next year, they won a contract from the U.S. Navy for lightweight plywood leg splints for wounded servicemen — they are coveted collectibles today; more so those that Ray used to make sculptures. The Navy contract allowed Charles to open a professional studio, and the attention-grabbing plywood furniture the firm produced prompted George Nelson, the director of design of the furniture-maker Herman Miller Inc., to enlist Charles and (by association, if not by contract) Ray in 1946.
Some of the first Eames items to emerge from Herman Miller are now classics: the “LCW,” or Lounge Chair Wood, and the “DCM,” or Dining Chair Metal, supported by tubular steel. The Eameses eagerly embraced new technology and materials, and one of their peculiar talents was to imbue their supremely modern design with references to folk traditions. Their “Wire Chair” group of the 1950s, for example, was inspired by basket weaving techniques. The populist notion of “good design for all” drove their “Molded Fiberglass” chair series that same decade, and also produced the organic-form, ever-delightful “La Chaise.” In 1956 the “Lounge Chair” and ottoman appeared — the supremely comfortable plywood-base-and-leather-upholstery creation that will likely live in homes as long as there are people with good taste and sense. Charles Eames once said, “The role of the designer is that of a very good, thoughtful host anticipating the needs of his guests.” For very good collectors and thoughtful interior designers, a piece of design by the Eameses, the closer produced to original conception the better, is almost de rigueur — for its beauty and comfort, and not least as a tribute to the creative legacy and enduring influence of Charles and Ray Eames.
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#857 in Home and Garden (See top 100) #5 in Home & Kitchen > Furniture > Living Room Furniture > Chairs 6.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) 2xhome - White - Eames Chair Rocker White Eames Rocker Molded Modern Plastic Armchair - Retro Rocker Chrome Steel Eiffel Base - Ash Wood Rockers Living Room Matte Finish Best Choice Products Eames Style Armchair Mid Century Modern Molded Plastic Shell Arm Chair Best Choice Products Eames RAR Style Mid Century Modern Molded Plastic Rocking Rocker Shell Arm Chair 5 star51%4 star20%3 star13%2 star7%1 star9%See all verified purchase reviewsTop Customer ReviewsJUST THE FACTS!|Just open it, but it came with scratches all ...| Note the seat height|Got two of those and couldn't be happier! makes me really sad. other then it being completely damaged|Just what I wanted.| See and discover other items: chair under $100, eames chair, modern chair, modern chairsA special version of the popular Eames Plastic Chair by Vitra is the RAR rocking chair.
The name stands for „Rocking Armchair Rod Base“and describes the use as a rocking chair which comes with maple skids and connected via a steel frame to the seating shell. The extraordinary Vitra rocking chair invites to relax and to enjoy each minute of your leisure time. Its first introduction had the new chair collection at the "Low Cost Furniture Design" competition in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. There the creation by Charles & Ray Eames reached 2nd place. In the meantime all Eames Plastic Chairs, including the RAR rocking chair have become real classic designer pieces. In the 50s of the 20th century the idea behind the designer chairs was a true phenomenon: to this date no comparable designs existed which had a plastic shell made from one piece. Charles & Ray Eames‘ motto "The most of the best to the greatest number of people for the least" - is perfectly adapted by the designers with the RAR rocking chair. Thus the Eames Plastic Rocking Chair is an affordable industrial produced chair with unique design which knows how to excite.
The Eames Plastic Chairs have written history in the context of their creation. Since living space in the post-war period was short even in the USA the need for flexible furniture which could be used in many ways was great. The Plastic Chairs were the solution! With their unobstrusive yet unique design the designer chairs fit in every interior. Moreover RAR & co. brought a fresh breeze into the antiquated living style of the 50s. The journey of the Eames Plastic Rocking Chair RAR across the Atlantic started a few years after its introduction in the USA . There all Eames Plastic Chairs were manufacturered by Herman Miller. Since Erika and Willi Fehlbaum the founders of the renowned company Vitra liked the designs of Charles & Ray Eames very much they started to negotiate for the sales rights right away. The plan succeeded and Vitra received the exklusive sales rights for Europe and Asia. To this date Vitra is the only licensed manufacturer to sell the Eames Plastic Chairs.
In the beginning the seating shell of the Vitra Eames Plastic Rocking Chairs was made from fibre glass reinforced with polyester resin. It allowed an extremley flexible formability - the disadvantages were the environmentally unfriendly characteristics of the material. For this reason the production of the Eames chairs was suspended for six years in 1993 until a solution was found for this problem. Since then Vitra uses recyclable polypropylen which is formable just as well and a lot more environmentally friendly. The frame of the RAR is made of metal which you can order online in chrome or black powdercoated finish. For the skids Vitra choose maple stained either with a yellow tint or dark brown. The RAR by Vitra offers a high seating comfort and ist very durable thanks to its sturdy frame – the rocking chair is tested up to 110 kg. In a design orientated home were comfort and cozyness is important the RAR rocking chair should not be missing. With its witty and unique design the chair sets highlights – also as an everyday furniture it convinces totally and its seating comfort is legendary.