Vitra Eames Chair Dsw
Their design won second prize.
Vitra eames chair dsw. Dark maple or black black felt pads. For the dining height side chair wood base dsw charles and ray eames combined the organically shaped seat shell with a four legged wooden base. However the metal seat shell proved too complex and expensive to achieve. Thanks to the carefully coordinated selection of materials and colours available in the vitra colour material library products by vitra can be effortlessly combined to create diverse individual collages.
When you own an eames product made by vitra you know it is an original. Vitra eames fiberglass side chair dsw. Created by charles ray eames the dsw chair is part of the popular eames plastic chair collection by vitra dsw is the abbreviation for dining sidechair wood base. In 1948 charles and ray eames participated in the international competition for low cost furniture design organised by the new york museum of modern art entering a chair with a seat shell moulded to fit the contours of the human body along with a concept for a variety of bases.
Ash honey colored white felt pads. For the dining height side chair wood base dsw charles and ray eames combined the organically shaped seat shell with a four legged wooden base. A wonderfully crafted and fully licensed edition by vitra this reproduction adheres strictly to the eames original design the only change being the replacement of fibreglass shell for a more environmentally. These revisions which are aesthetically almost imperceptible increase the comfort of this classic chair design especially in combination with contemporary tables.
Epitomising the playful functionality of mid century american design the dsw chair by charles and ray eames feels as fresh today as when it was first introduced over 60 years ago. The eames plastic. The pairing of plastic and wood gives this classic design a certain warmth and casual appeal. Eames plastic side chair dsw charles ray eames 1950.
Reinforced base in maple or ash wood and metal wires. Dark maple white felt pads. In 2016 vitra added roughly 20 mm to the base height of the eames plastic chairs dsx dax dsr dar dsw and daw while adapting the seat geometry accordingly. In contrast to dsr and dar the dining room chair dsw comes with a wooden frame.
The eames plastic armchair is complemented by the eames plastic side chair without armrests dsw model has a non stackable wooden base in various shades of maple or honey toned ash stained and lacquered finish steel rod cross struts in basic dark dsw dining height side chair wood base.