Eames dining chair

Time magazine called the LCW “the chair of the century". It was first made available to the public in 1946, and we still make it in the same configuration today. In 1945, as the sense grew that the war was coming to a close, the Eames Office, now two years old and some 15 people strong, turned its attention away from wartime work and back to furniture.

The Eames plywood guest chair possesses aesthetic integrity, enduring charm, and comfort - voted the best design of the 20th century.

The story behind a true classic.

BUY – VITRA – EAMES PLASTIC ARMCHAIRS DAW – design Charles & Ray Eames, 1950 – The DAW Eames Plastic Armchair - Dining Armchair Wood base - belongs to the Eames Plastic family designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1950. With the new molded polypropylene models, in addition to the reinvented fiber glass versions, Vitra has improved its robustness, elasticity and comfort. The armchair is available in 4 versions, using a same shell shape – the DAW with wooden base, the DAR with the Eiffel base…

Vitra's timeline of Eames designs, from the earliest to the latest, timelss classics all

Design Within Reach Eames Molded Plywood Dining Chair Wood Base (DCW) Midcentury modern design icon.

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