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Vitra Eames Fiberglass Armchair DAR Seat Upholstery

£975.00 £828.75

Select Seat Shell Colour
Vitra | Eames Fiberglass Armchair
  • Vitra Eames Fiberglass 01 Parchment
  • Vitra Eames Fiberglass 04 Elephant Hide Grey
  • Vitra Eames Fiberglass 05 Sea Foam Green
  • Vitra Eames Fiberglass 06 Raw Umber
Select Upholstery Colour
Vitra | F60 | Hopsak
  • Vitra Hopsak 83 Blue Ivory
  • Vitra Hopsak 63 Red Poppy Red
  • Vitra Hopsak 05 Dark Grey
  • Vitra Hopsak 16 Yellow Ivory
  • Vitra Hopsak 17 Nude Ivory
  • Vitra Hopsak 18 Mustard Ivory
  • Vitra Hopsak 19 Mustard Dark Grey
  • Vitra Hopsak 20 Green Ivory
  • Vitra Hopsak 22 Sea Blue Dark Grey
  • Vitra Hopsak 23 Nero Ivory
  • Vitra Hopsak 24 Dark Grey Nero
  • Vitra Hopsak 25 Sea Blue Ivory
  • Vitra Hopsak 62 Red Moor Brown
  • Vitra Hopsak 65 Coral Poppy Red
  • Vitra Hopsak 66 Nero
  • Vitra Hopsak 67 Poppy Red Ivory
  • Vitra Hopsak 68 Pink Poppy Red
  • Vitra Hopsak 69 Grass Green Ivory
  • Vitra Hopsak 70 Grass Green Forest
  • Vitra Hopsak 71 Yellow Pastel Green
  • Vitra Hopsak 73 Petrol Moor Brown
  • Vitra Hopsak 74 Dark Blue Ivory
  • Vitra Hopsak 75 Dark Blue Moor Brown
  • Vitra Hopsak 76 Marron Moor Brown
  • Vitra Hopsak 77 Nero Forest
  • Vitra Hopsak 79 Warm Grey Ivory
  • Vitra Hopsak 80 Warm Grey Moor Brown
  • Vitra Hopsak 81 Ice Blue Ivory
  • Vitra Hopsak 82 Ice Blue Moor Brown
  • Vitra Hopsak 85 Mint Ivory
  • Vitra Hopsak 86 Mint Forest
  • Vitra Hopsak 87 Ivory Forest
  • Vitra Hopsak 88 Cognac Ivory
  • Vitra Hopsak 96 Red Cognac
Select Base Finish
Vitra | Eames DAR_DSR | Base Finish
  • Vitra Eames DAR DSR Chrome Base
  • Vitra Eames DAR DSR 04 White Powder Coated Smooth Base
  • Vitra Eames DAR DSR 30 Basic Dark Powder Coated Smooth Base
Select Glides
Vitra | Glides | Black
  • Vitra 04 Glides Black For Carpet
  • Vitra 05 Felt Glides Black For Hard Floor
Vitra | Glides | White
  • Vitra 14 Glides White For Carpet
  • Vitra 15 Felt Glides White For Hard Floor

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Manufacturer: Vitra

Designer: Charles & Ray Eames 1950

This is an original genuine Vitra piece.

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. Their design won second prize. However, the metal seat shell proved too complex and expensive to achieve successful mass production.

The couple's search for alternative materials eventually led them to glass-fibre reinforced polyester resin, which until then had been primarily restricted to military applications such as aircraft radomes and cockpit covers. The Eameses recognised and fully exploited the advantages of fibreglass: mouldability, rigidity and suitability for industrial manufacturing methods. With this material, which was previously unknown in the furniture industry, they successfully developed the moulded seat shells for mass production: the Fiberglass Chair was born. Its organically shaped, one-piece shell proved to be a much-admired innovation at a time when chairs typically consisted of a seat and backrest. Fibreglass offered the added advantage of pleasant tactile qualities and a perfectly moulded form for optimal comfort.

Materials: Seat shell: dyed-through, glass-fibre reinforced polyester (fibreglass), hopsak fabric upholstery.

Just like the earliest models, today‘s fibreglass shells are also slightly transparent in some colours.

Dimensions: Width 62.5cm x Depth 60cm x Height 83cm (Seat Height: 43cm)