VitraEames Plastic ChairInformationProducts of the familyDesigner Eames Plastic ChairsCharles & Ray Eames, 1950'Getting the most of the best to the greatest number of people for the least': with these words, Charles and Ray Eames described one of their main goals as furniture designers. None of their other designs come as close to achieving this ideal as the Plastic Chairs. For years, the designer couple explored the fundamental idea of a one-piece seat shell moulded to fit the contours of the human body. After experiments with plywood and sheet aluminium in the 1940s produce unsatisfactory results, their search for alternative materials led them to glass-fibre reinforced polyester resin.The Eameses recognised and fully exploited the advantages of the material: mouldability, rigidity, pleasant tactile qualities, suitability for industrial manufacturing methods. With this material, which was previously unknown in the furniture industry, they successfully developed the shell designs for serial production.
After their debut at the 'Low-Cost Furniture Design' competition organised by the Museum of Modern Art in 1948, the Plastic Armchair (A-shell) and Plastic Side Chair (S-shell) were launched on the market in 1950 as the very first mass-produced plastic chairs in the history of furniture.The Eames Plastic Chairs also introduced a new furniture typology that has since become widespread: the multifunctional chair whose shell can be joined with a variety of different bases to serve diverse purposes. As early as 1950, Charles and Ray Eames presented a series of bases that enabled various sitting positions. An especially striking model is the so-called Eiffel Tower base – an intricate and graceful design made of steel wire that inimitably combines light, elegant forms with structural strength.Today Vitra manufactures the comfortable seat shells of the Plastic Side Chairs and Plastic Armchairs in polypropylene, offering a multitude of bases, shell colours and upholstery options. This allows customers to specify countless different combinations and to use the chairs in the widest range of settings – from dining rooms, living rooms and home offices to office workspaces and conference rooms;
from restaurants and cafés to break rooms and cafeterias; from waiting areas and auditoriums to terraces and gardens.In 2016 Vitra has added approximately 20 mm to the height of the Eames Plastic Chairs DSX, DAX, DSR, DAR, DSW and DAW, while also revising the seat geometry. These modifications, which are aesthetically almost imperceptible, increase the comfort of this classic chair design, especially in combination with contemporary tables.Seat shell (14)Other coloursHopsak (28)Other colours2)4)2)1)1)2)2)Seat shell: dyed-through polypropylene. All models (except RAR) are available with a seat cushion (screwed to the seat shell) or full upholstery. The fully upholstered version has moulded polyurethane foam padding covered in Hopsak fabric, attached to the shell with a welted edge. Covers are available in all Hopsak fabric colours. Different shell and upholstery colours and various bases provide a multitude of possible combinations.Options: the Eames Plastic Chair is available as a visitor chair, dining chair, rocking chair, swivel chair or in stacking versions and with ganging brackets for row seating.
Beam-mounted shells are suited for use in waiting areas. A WORLD OF COLOUR QUALITY IN THE DETAIL Our Best Selling Products GREAT DESIGN IN YOUR HOME EAMES CHAIRS DELIVERED FAST Our Eames Style Office Chairs are available in a huge range of colours & materials, produced to the highest quality. Use our EXPRESS delivery option guaranteeing worldwide delivery from 16 days. BUY NOW PAY LATER We understand that paying upfront is a worrying aspect to internet buying. We offer for no additional cost a deposit system. Pay only 25% to secure your order and the balance a few days before delivery. We are the factory, and because of this we can do the impossible; deliver many of our most popular products within 16 days worldwide. Learn about our express service below. Spitfire Ball Chair with Faux Vintage Dark Red Leather in Aluminium Eames Style DSW Chairs in White, Stem Table with Marble Top, Fortuny Style Studio Floor Lamp, The Steel Modular Office AMC23-02 in White, Stem Table with Marble Top (200x122cm), Spun Light Table Lamp, Spun Light F Modern Floor Lamp
From craftsmanship to materials, our focus is always on quality. We know our products will last, so we offer a ten-year guarantee on every one.Scott Howard is a family business, formed in 1977, with a showroom in London's West End, just off Baker Street and headquarters based in Somerset in England. We specialise in high quality furniture. Amongst our most popular ranges are the USM Haller furniture range and the iconic chair designs of Charles & Ray Eames. As well as our own bespoke office furniture we also offer our own executive furniture, boardroom furniture and reception desks, crafted to your specification by our own cabinet makers. For nearly forty years, two generations of the Appleton family have admired and sold the iconic designs of the greatest designers of the twentieth century - names such as Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Arne Jacobsen, Poul Kjærholm, Verner Panton, Eileen Grey, Isamu Noguchi, Florence Knoll, Eero Saarinen, Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick, to name but a few.
Here at Scott Howard furniture, we are immensely proud to be able to bring these great designers' products to the general market and make them affordable to all.Our ultimate edit of vintage stores. Share your own secret addresses via our Twitter page @ELLEDecoUK #EDdirectory Among the 19 independent antique shops on Fulham’s Lillie Road you’ll find Henry Saywell’s post-war Modernist emporium, 52 Meters. Lighting, mirrors and objets d’art are among the wide selection of vintage pieces on offer here. Furniture dealers Sophie Pearce and Augustus Greaves have founded this beautiful gallery in London’s Hackney Wick. Open by appointment, it has a fantastic selection of stock. 30 Felstead Street, London E9 (betonbrut.co.uk) This lovely vintage store near Hampton Court Palace has grown so much since it opened in 1999 that the stock has spilled into two separate shops – one for gift and homeware, the other for furniture. We recommend exploring both. For die-hard Eames fans, a reproduction is tantamount to blasphemy.
This specialist dealer sources original pieces, or parts to reconstruct on request. So, if you’re after the grey ‘Shell’ armchair with ‘Eiffel’ legs, Mancha is your man. 43 High Street, Leighton Buzzard LU7 (mancha.demon.co.uk) An online source of mid-century furniture dating from the 1950s to the 1980s. All of the company’s pieces are lovingly restored and freshly upholstered in zingy retro patterns. The team can also track down particular items and cover them in your chosen fabric. The Sussex-based owners of this online store source and sell rare German mid-century ceramics and carefully restored Modernist furniture. Designer maker Ines Cole started out reupholstering vintage furniture using the finest Designers Guild velvets and linens, and has since expanded her brand to offer a complete lifestyle collection that incorporates tableware, soft furnishings, candles and gifts. Buy direct online or have a piece of furniture customised using the fabric of your choice.