"LAR" Armchair

Charles Eames|Ray Eames|The Herman Miller Furniture Company, Zeeland, MI

1949 · Fiberglass-reinforced polyester, zinc-plated steel · Modern and Contemporary Art

Although best known for their innovations with bent plywood, the husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames also experimented with new materials. This mass-produced armchair, while not the first to be made of fiberglass, was among the first to aesthetically exploit the material, developed during the war years and never previously used unupholstered. The Herman Miller Furniture Company was among a growing number of firms that began to gain a reputation for manufacturing and marketing well-designed, high-quality, inexpensive furniture for the consumer market following the war.

Artist

Charles Eames|Ray Eames|The Herman Miller Furniture Company, Zeeland, MI

Date

1949

Medium

Fiberglass-reinforced polyester, zinc-plated steel

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. I. Wistar Morris III, 1986