Timeless Elegance
It's a trick only Charles and Ray Eames could pull off: Chairs designed in 1958 as outdoor seating still look classic and contemporary in 21st century interiors.
The chairs are equipped with an innovative suspension that creates a firm, flexible "sitting pocket". It conforms subtly to your body’s shape and maintains your comfort.
With an aluminum frame and base, this Eames chair is strong yet lightweight and easy to move. Earth-friendly, too: made of 67 percent recycled materials and 90 percent recyclable at the end of its useful life.
Innovative Comfort Suspension
Charles and Ray Eames were always concerned about the comfort of their furniture. On the Aluminum Group chairs, they stretched a continuous piece of seat-back upholstery tautly between the aluminum side ribs to make a flexible pocket that provides support as you sit.
Handy Adjustments
Chairs have a 5-star base with tilt-swivel mechanism, manual or optional pneumatic seat-height adjustment, and tilt lock feature.
Earth-friendly Construction
Soft Pad chairs are made of 67 percent recycled materials and are 90 percent recyclable at the end of their useful life.
General Dimensions
| Height |
33.75 - 38" |
| Width |
23" |
| Dimension |
16.5" |
Shipping Information
Standard Shipping Method:
LTL Carrier
Packaging Type:
Box
Packaging Dimensions:
35.5" x 26" x 26"
Package Weight:
41 lbs.
Assembly Required:
No
White Glove Service Recommended:
No
Outdoor Seating Comes In
An Industrialist Who Loved Modern Design
J. Irwin Miller was born in the small town of Columbus, Indiana, in 1909. A civic-minded man, he made a fortune as an industrialist. In 1954 he set up the Cummins Foundation and offered his home town a deal: The foundation would pay the architect fees for new public buildings in Columbus. As a result, this town of about 40,000 has buildings by the giants of mid-century modern design—Eero and Eliel Saarinen, I.M. Pei, Cesar Pelli, Kevin Roche, and Richard Meier, among others. In 1991, the American Institute of Architects declared the small town the sixth most important in the country in terms of architecture.
A Challenge to the Eames Team
Among the buildings Eero Saarinen designed in Columbus was Miller's home. Saarinen wanted a high-quality seating product for outdoor use at the home and asked Charles and Ray Eames to develop one. The Eames' accepted the challenge.
Known for their honest use of materials, the Eames' constructed their chairs with cast aluminum and a seat frame that would support a stretched synthetic mesh. The seat-back suspension they developed was a major technical achievement and represented a departure from the concept of the chair as a solid shell.