Charles (1907-1978) and Ray Eames (1912-1988) designed the LCM in 1946 for the MoMA exhibition devoted to their furniture. The couple had spent the war bending plywood under pressure, first for leg splints made for the Navy, then for chairs. LCM stands for "Lounge Chair Metal": the seat and the backrest, two shells of molded wood, float on a chromed steel tube base.
Each shell is fixed with black rubber mounts that cushion the body and let the wood flex. Here the ash is stained black, so the grain remains visible beneath the finish. The piece is low, light, almost graphic.
This pair was made by Vitra, which has produced the Eames designs in Europe since 1957. The original Vitra label, dated 1997, is still on the back of one backrest.
Good condition of the ash and the metal for pieces that will soon be thirty years old, with a few light marks of use. A very beautiful, elegant pair.
Each chair measures 61 cm deep, 55 cm wide and 66 cm high.
Other pieces by Charles and Ray Eames are available at Treaptyque.
Charles (1907-1978) and Ray Eames (1912-1988) designed the LCM in 1946 for the MoMA exhibition devoted to their furniture. The couple had spent the war bending plywood under pressure, first for leg splints made for the Navy, then for chairs. LCM stands for "Lounge Chair Metal": the seat and the backrest, two shells of molded wood, float on a chromed steel tube base.
Each shell is fixed with black rubber mounts that cushion the body and let the wood flex. Here the ash is stained black, so the grain remains visible beneath the finish. The piece is low, light, almost graphic.
This pair was made by Vitra, which has produced the Eames designs in Europe since 1957. The original Vitra label, dated 1997, is still on the back of one backrest.
Good condition of the ash and the metal for pieces that will soon be thirty years old, with a few light marks of use. A very beautiful, elegant pair.
Each chair measures 61 cm deep, 55 cm wide and 66 cm high.
Other pieces by Charles and Ray Eames are available at Treaptyque.
Material: Black-stained ash, chromed steel
Colour: Black and chrome
Dimensions:
- Height: 66 cm
- Width: 55 cm
- Length: 61 cm
Condition: Good condition: clean black ash with a few light marks of use, chromed metal in good condition, original 1997 Vitra label
This object is shipped with UPS, carefully packed, to your home or to a UPS access point.
You can also collect it by appointment at our storage space in the Essonne (91), one hour from Paris.
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