Skip to main content Skip to accessibility help , Red / Light Maple The new height of the iconic Vitra Eames DSW is ultra-stylish and beautifully comfortable in design, made from a moulded seat that's designed for every 'body', atop a sturdy maple base. Every colour in the selection complements each other, so you can mix and match to suit your décor. With their new seat height, the Eames DSW Chairs are even better suited for use in combination with contemporary dining tables and interiors. The polypropylene shell is dyed through, so the colour will never fade. Husband and wife team Charles and Ray Eames revolutionised 20th Century furniture design. They combined their respective disciplines in architecture and modern art with low-cost yet durable materials to create perfectly balanced, functional furniture. The Eames’ works have proved to be real ‘designs for life’: they’re iconic art pieces and objects of desire, yet utterly practical. Please note: Not all of our Furniture ranges are on display at every branch.
Please phone your nearest John Lewis to check before you visit. 0% APR Representative: If you buy this product in our shops, it's eligible for Interest Free Credit, which is available when you spend £1000 or more on selected home products. Terms and conditions apply: find out more H83 x W46 x D55cm Eligible for International Delivery Delivery from 3 working days (lead time and available delivery slots will vary by postcode) International delivery not available How we may still help you The countdown has begun to order your classics before the law changes DSW Fibreglass Dining Chair £139.00 + FREE Delivery 130cm Round Tulip Table £2,345.00 + FREE Delivery 80cm Round Tulip Table £1,379.00 + FREE Delivery 160cm Oval Tulip Table £2,548.00 + FREE Delivery DSW Fibreglass Chair - Second Stock (See Description) 120cm Round Tulip Table £1,841.00 + FREE Delivery 244cm Oval Tulip Table £3,874.00 + FREE Delivery
150cm Round Tulip Table £3,352.00 + FREE Delivery 100cm Round Tulip Table £1,610.00 + FREE Delivery 235cm Oval Tulip Table £3,759.00 + FREE Delivery Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Black Powder Coating £900.00 + FREE Delivery Tulip Style Italian Carrara Marble Dining Table Oval £1,134.00 + FREE Delivery RAR Fibreglass Rocking Chair £140.00 + FREE Delivery £180.00 + FREE DeliveryIN 1950, after a decade of experiments, Charles and Ray Eames introduced a chair that looked and performed like no other. It was lightweight, flexible, comfortable and affordable—and all because it was plastic. In the past decade alone, some 500,000 Eames Molded Plastic Chairs have been sold globally, fulfilling Charles Eames’s ambition to make “the best for the most for the least.” (The price of the classic currently starts at $319.) Originally made of a fiberglass-reinforced polyester resin used for World War II shock helmets, the Eames chair was produced until 1989, when Herman Miller, the chair’s manufacturer for North America, discontinued it because of the material’s health threat to factory workers.
In 2000, the chair was brought back in polypropylene, which bore no risk and had the advantage of being recyclable. In 2014, Herman Miller released a safe, recyclable fiberglass version. Few chairs are more versatile: The collection includes models with and without arms in a variety of colors, with bases of wood or metal that sit squarely or rock. Or more influential: The Eames classic has seen many offspring over the years, and the category continues to thrive. Among the descendants shown at the international furniture fair in Milan in April were chairs by Jasper Morrison, for the American company Emeco; Alfredo Häberli, for the Italian company Alias; and Simon Legald, for the Danish company Normann Copenhagen. The market for plastic chairs is insatiable, interior designers say, because of their many virtues. you can wipe them. You can put them in any room,” said New York-based Vicente Wolf, whose clients have included Twyla Tharp, Egon von Furstenberg and Clive Davis. The protean material can be easily contoured for comfort or visual drama, Mr. Wolf added, and he appreciates the color range.
He is partial to bright, sinuous Panton chairs, which are effectively $310 pieces of sculpture. Ghislaine Viñas, a fellow New York designer known for colorful interiors, said a plastic chair “is hip, it’s not precious, and if you’re tired of it inside, you can move it outside.” Ms. Viñas also noted that world-class designers frequently create the chairs, so if you want relatively inexpensive furniture by, say, Ron Arad or Philippe Starck, here’s your chance. She singled out Mr. Arad’s Tom Vac chair ($455) and Mr. Starck’s Toy chair ($972 for four) among her favorites. The price range for molded plastic chairs is considerable, from less than $10 for a patio chair at Home Depot to almost $1,500 for Neri&Hu’s new Sedan chair for ClassiCon. What sets them apart? $128 for two Championed by: Brian Patrick Flynn, a television producer and interior designer. “There’s something to be said about a versatile, durable chair with classic, modern lines that’s certain to withstand the test of time,” he said.
How it compares to the classic: The visual inspiration is more Arne Jacobsen than Charles and Ray Eames, but the design still telegraphs midcentury modern. Value proposition: You can arrange four around the dining table for the price of a single Eames chair. Born: 2012, for German schoolchildren. Mr. Grcic designed PRO after research found fidgeting helps learning. Restless students can sit sideways or straddle the back. Championed by: The Design Museum in London, which named it 2014 Design of the Year in the fashion category. (It beat Prada’s spring/summer collection.) How it compares to the classic: A conceptual departure. Eames chairs were meant to be so comfy you wouldn’t squirm. But the Eameses understood kids and might have approved. Value proposition: PRO is lightweight, which reduces shipping costs. Flötotto, +49- 5241-9405-542 Born: 2010, with later editions. Mr. Morrison named the chair after the homicidal supercomputer in Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 “2001: A Space Odyssey” because he liked the film’s “incredible set design.”
Championed by: The architecture studios SANAA and Imrey Culbert, which put it in the café of their glass-block Louvre-Lens Museum, in France. How it compares to the classic: Even more versatile. Fifteen different bases support diverse models—armchairs, barstools, rolling desk chairs, etc. Value proposition: Mr. Morrison plus Vitra equals design and production rigor—a lot of quality for your money. Vitra, 212-463-5750 Born: 2014. The name alludes to the fins connecting the seat and base. Neuland, the German studio that designed Sharky, also did a commodious chair called Elephant. Championed by: The German Design Council, which named it winner of the 2015 Interior Innovation Award. How it compares to the classic: Fancier. A lacquered polyurethane seat shell is coupled with a base of solid beech, solid oak or aluminum. Kvadrat fabric upholstery is an option. Value proposition: Luxe materials and killer looks don’t come cheap. Inspired by the human-powered conveyance favored by the wealthy, Neri&Hu Design and Research Office, in Shanghai, separated the polyurethane foam shell from the solid-wood support so the seat looks suspended.