Unique Chairs SeatingCool ChairsLounge ChairsModern ChairsQuirky ChairsCozy LoungeUnusual ChairsStylish ChairsChairs ChairsForwardThe pieces draw on everything from classic hand-made wood furniture to contemporary metal-and-glass home products, but are unified in terms of quality, finish and abstract form. Using traditional stains on top of modern plywood-bending techniques, some items feature over a hundred layers of carefully-assembled slices used to create their dynamic curves.Eames Molded Plywood Chairs 3D Models / Revit Charles and Ray Eames See how this product can contribute to your environmental goals. "Design of the Century" by Time magazine for Eames molded plywood chair What's In It For You A Shape that Sits Well Expanded Materials and Options Designers Charles and Ray Eames established their long and legendary relationship with Herman Miller in 1946 with their boldly original molded plywood chairs. The aesthetic integrity, enduring charm, and comfort of the chairs earned them recognition from Time magazine as The Best Design of the 20th Century.
Time called the design "something elegant, light and comfortable. Much copied but never bettered." (A locomotive came in second.) Distinctive DesignYou can tell it's Eames at a glance. Lounge chair, dining chair. Both with wood or chrome-plated steel legs. Molding thin sheets of lightweight veneer into gently curved shapes gives the durable material a soft, inviting appearance. The chairs work just about anywhere—from homes and offices to schools and public areas. The chairs are offered with richly grained birch veneer in bright colors that recall the times when the chairs were introduced. The environmentally friendly aniline stains we use allow the wood's natural characteristics to show through. You can also have them in natural cherry, walnut, and light ash. A Shape that Sits WellIn their search for a better way, Charles and Ray Eames developed an innovative technique for molding plywood. The process allowed them to bend wood furniture in new directions and give hard materials a soft look.
The contours the molding process creates out of plywood fit the body's shape. The plywood has five plies, with hardwood inner plies. Natural rubber shock mounts absorb movement. Expanded Materials and OptionsWe’ve updated the existing finishes and added new material options to restore the original character of this timeless classic. The Eames Molded Plywood chair is now available in multiple upholstered fabric options and two new base finish options—a sophisticated black matte and an environmentally friendlier trivalent chrome. More choice means you are able to curate complete environments and yet still provide the same high level of quality and workmanship, regardless of the choices you make. The story behind the Eames molded plywood chairs makes clear just how big a role imagination and serendipity play in design. In the early 1940s, when Charles Eames was working on MGM set designs, he and his wife, Ray, were experimenting with wood-molding techniques that would have profound effects on the design world.
Their discoveries led to a commission from the US Navy to develop plywood splints, stretchers, and glider shells, molded under heat and pressure, that were used successfully in World War II. When the war was over, Charles and Ray applied the technology they had created to making affordable, high-quality chairs that could be mass-produced using dimensionally shaped surfaces instead of cushioned upholstery. When they found that plywood did not withstand the stresses that occurred where the chair seat and back met, they abandoned their original single-shell idea in favor of a chair that had separate molded-plywood panels for the back and seat. The process eliminated the extraneous wood needed to connect the seat with the back, which reduced the weight and visual profile of the chair and established a basis for modern furniture design. Sculpting a seat and back to fit the contours of the human body, they designed a truly comfortable chair that's suitable for businesses and homes.1956 AucklandAuckland MuseumChair GarthSeating 3Chairs SeatingBenchesFurniture Garth ChesterChairs BroCreative FurnitureForwardBikini chair designed by Garth Chester, 1956, Auckland, New Zealand.
Steel frame with original red vinyl upholstery. Collection of Auckland Museum 2005.119.6 Garnet Campbell (Garth) Chester is a Kiwi legend. His unique, early modernist designs have become highly coveted New Zealand icons. Garth Chester (1916-1968) is one of New Zealand's most important furniture designers. He found success with pioneering designs using bent plywood. Douglas Lloyd-Jenkins recounts that the Curvesse Chair, designed in 1944, was "the first cantilevered plywood chair to appear anywhere in the world ...a progressive high point in local design" (At Home - A Century of New Zealand Design). During the early days, manufacturing technology was a barrier to smooth construction for many of Chester's designs. Chester reportedly threw away 17 out of every 20 Curvess made. After a mysterious fire burnt down his workshop Chester went on to design steel-framed furniture. In the 1950s he created another iconic design - the Bikini chair. It was a three legged chair with a Bikini style backrest and was bound to have caused a stir with the ever conservative New Zealand public.
Our Garth Chester pieces Garth Chester Chair for Winter's Hairdressing Salon Garth Chester Magazine Rack Garth Chester Atomic Side Chairs Garth Chester Bar Stools Garth Chester Bar StoolsAt Starex we are about creating innovative, functional and aesthetically beautiful furniture which is designed to enrich the learning environments of kiwi kids. We realise not all early childhood centres are the same. Our focus is to provide our customers with world leading furniture options and to work in partnership with you to support your unique vision. All 100% NZ Designed and Made by us whilst taking care of our environment. The Leni Bentwood Stool - Simple and Stylish!The anywhere stool - dining table, coffee table, kids rooms, bedside tables, cafe - endless options!Stackable for space saving! Check out our Blog post - Choosing the right bedside table for your bedroom. This is such a stylish stool - I'm using at my desk and it makes my home-office look super cool!
We have these stools around our dining table - and always get lots of positive comments from friends.... 45cm high x 49cm wide at base x 41cm deep at base 2.5kg - 39cm x 60cm x 52cm Shipping Free NZ shipping with a tracked courier service. Estimated delivery is 2 to 4 working days for urban areas and an extra day or 2 for rural areas. Visit our shipping & delivery page for more information. Returns 100% no questions asked, money back guarantee For full returns and exchanges information, visit our returns & exchanges page. Sorry no returns/refunds or discount codes on clearance products. Brought these as only had a small space either side of our bed & these stools do the job nicely, they look great & enough space on top for a lamp phone & book etc. As always fast free delivery.Arrived today and have heaps of places it could be used! Currently it is beside our Mocka recliner. Such a great price for a very classy piece of furniture. We ordered two of these and are so happy with our purchase!
We were really happy with how easy they were to order online and were delivered so so quickly. Awesome product, awesome service....just waiting to move into our house so we can use them:) Great to have around. Use it as a side table by my couch -but it has been great to use as an extra stool when there hasn't been enough seats. And have used it as a step ladder a couple of times too! We got two of them. We use for many things as mini table, chairs and kid playing house lol. My two kids love them. They move around the house, sit on it,use it as tea table.. My son loves to turn it upside down for his play time. Still don't know what is he trying to do. He just turn one. Nice, tidy and modern piece of furniture that my husband uses for sitting on to put his shoes on! Simple and stylish, looks great as a side table and handy as a spare stool when needed.I have three and we mainly use them as side tables next to the couch. However, when extra guests turn up, we just draw them up to the table and they become seats.