Name: Vitra Eames Lounge Chair & Ottoman
Brand: Vitra
SKU: 41218522-CherryNatural-F100-PSB
Price: 6760.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

Manufacturer: Vitra | Designer: Charles & Ray Eames, 1956

An Icon of Modern Design, Built for Real Life

First introduced in 1956, Charles and Ray Eames set out to create a club chair that combined ultimate comfort with an unmistakable architectural silhouette. Decades later, the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman remains the ultimate benchmark for mid-century design.

Buying a piece like this isn't just about filling a corner; it’s an investment in a piece of design history. Crafted by Vitra—the official European manufacturer authorized to produce the authentic Eames design—every chair is built to last generations, utilizing sustainably sourced European and international veneers treated with eco-conscious water-based lacquers, aging gracefully alongside your home.

Why Choose Your Configuration With Us?

With over 2,000 custom combinations available, you can tailor your chair to suit your exact space:

The Woods: Choose from six distinctive wood surface finishes—including Natural Chestnut, European Cherry, Natural or Dark American Walnut, and iconic Santos Palisander—crafted to complement your interior palette.
The Leather & Fabrics: Select from butter-soft, open-pored natural leathers tanned with olive tree leaves that develop a gorgeous, lived-in patina over time, durable premium grades designed for everyday family life, or textured Nubia bouclé fabrics.
Sizing Options: Available in both the original dimensions designed by Charles Eames and the modern dimensions tailored for today’s taller and wider statures.

The Innes Difference

As a third-generation family business based in East Yorkshire, we know that buying a high-end investment piece requires trust. When you order through Innes, you are guaranteed an authentic, licensed Vitra piece backed by full manufacturer warranties.

For full details on the available combinations - veneers, fabrics, leathers, and base finishes - download the Eames Lounge Chair factsheet or visit the Vitra Colour & Material Library.

Specifications

Dimensions (Classic): W84 × D85-91 × H84cm (seat height 38cm)
Dimensions (Contemporary): W84 × D85-92 × H89cm (seat height 38cm)
Ottoman: W63 × D56 × H42cm
Shell veneers: Santos Palisander, Chestnut Natural, Chestnut Black, Walnut Natural, Walnut Dark, Cherry Natural
Shells: moulded plywood with face veneer
Cushions: polyurethane foam with removable covers
Armrests: polyurethane foam padding, removable covers, attached via shock mounts
Base: five-star swivel base (Lounge Chair) or four-star non-swivel base (Ottoman); die-cast aluminium
Glides: hard glides for carpet as standard; felt glides available for hard floors

For full details on fabric, leather, veneer and base finish options see the Materials tab.

Also available as the Vitra Eames Lounge Chair without ottoman. Part of the Vitra Lounge Chairs and Vitra Eames Icons collections.

Dimensions

Classic: Width: 840mm x Depth: 850-910mm x Height: 840mm (Seat height: 380mm)
Contemporary: Width: 840mm x Depth: 850-920mm x Height: 890mm (Seat height: 380mm)
Ottoman: Width: 630mm x Depth: 560mm x Height: 420mm

Materials

Seat and back shells: moulded plywood with face veneer
Cushions: polyurethane foam with removable covers
Armrests: padded with polyurethane foam, removable covers, attached to shells with shock mounts (bonded rubber and metal connectors)
Base: five-star swivel base (Lounge Chair) or four-star non-swivel base (Ottoman); die-cast aluminium throughout
Seat height: 380mm (250mm under load, measured to EN 1335-1:2000)
Glides: hard glides for carpet fitted as standard; felt glides available for hard floors

Upholstery Grades

Fabric F100 — Nubia — A blended fabric with a lively, natural appearance. Its fine substructure is interspersed with voluminous bouclé yarn, giving the fabric depth and a soft, inviting touch. Varying yarn combinations yield either contrasting or calm colour compositions with a distinctly Mediterranean flair. Available in 11 colours.
Fabric F160 — Calma — Made from 100% natural fibres, Calma’s dense, velvety virgin wool pile changes tone with the light, giving the fabric depth and a natural sheen. Soft and supple to the touch, yet hard-wearing, easy to clean and shape-retaining. Available in 6 colours.
Leather L50 — Leather Premium F — Relatively smooth cowhide with a flat grain and fine top sheen. Dyed-through and lightly pigmented, tanned with an agent extracted from olive tree leaves. Available in 22 colours.
Leather L60 — Leather Natural — Very soft cowhide with an untreated grain. Porous and breathable, it acquires a lively patina through use. Tanned with olive leaf extract; chemicals used are harmless and applied in minimal amounts. Available in 4 colours. Recommended for residential use.

Seat & Back Shell Veneers

Cherry Natural — Fine-pored texture and uniform grain with a golden yellow to reddish hue that deepens into warm reddish brown with age. Sourced in Central Europe.
Chestnut Natural — Prominent growth rings with an open grain and honey-coloured tone that deepens into a light golden reddish-brown over time. Sourced in Central Europe.
Chestnut Black — Black lacquer finish that retains the warmth of the natural chestnut grain. Pairs well with dark leather and fabric colours.
Walnut Natural — Subtle grain with slightly lighter colour and more pronounced grey tones than American walnut. European black walnut sourced from Southeast and Central Europe.
Walnut Dark — Refined, understated elegance with an even grain. A more subdued alternative to palisander.
Santos Palisander — Lively grain pattern integral to the original Eames design and still considered the classic version. FSC-certified forests in Bolivia.

Base Options

Polished / Sides Black — Polished aluminium with black-painted sides. The classic Eames base finish.
Polished Aluminium — Fully polished die-cast aluminium.
Black Powder-Coated Aluminium — Matte black powder-coat finish throughout.

Description

Manufacturer: Vitra | Designer: Charles & Ray Eames, 1956

An Icon of Modern Design, Built for Real Life

First introduced in 1956, Charles and Ray Eames set out to create a club chair that combined ultimate comfort with an unmistakable architectural silhouette. Decades later, the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman remains the ultimate benchmark for mid-century design.

Buying a piece like this isn't just about filling a corner; it’s an investment in a piece of design history. Crafted by Vitra—the official European manufacturer authorized to produce the authentic Eames design—every chair is built to last generations, utilizing sustainably sourced European and international veneers treated with eco-conscious water-based lacquers, aging gracefully alongside your home.

Why Choose Your Configuration With Us?

With over 2,000 custom combinations available, you can tailor your chair to suit your exact space:

The Woods: Choose from six distinctive wood surface finishes—including Natural Chestnut, European Cherry, Natural or Dark American Walnut, and iconic Santos Palisander—crafted to complement your interior palette.
The Leather & Fabrics: Select from butter-soft, open-pored natural leathers tanned with olive tree leaves that develop a gorgeous, lived-in patina over time, durable premium grades designed for everyday family life, or textured Nubia bouclé fabrics.
Sizing Options: Available in both the original dimensions designed by Charles Eames and the modern dimensions tailored for today’s taller and wider statures.

The Innes Difference

As a third-generation family business based in East Yorkshire, we know that buying a high-end investment piece requires trust. When you order through Innes, you are guaranteed an authentic, licensed Vitra piece backed by full manufacturer warranties.

For full details on the available combinations - veneers, fabrics, leathers, and base finishes - download the Eames Lounge Chair factsheet or visit the Vitra Colour & Material Library.

Specifications

Dimensions (Classic): W84 × D85-91 × H84cm (seat height 38cm)
Dimensions (Contemporary): W84 × D85-92 × H89cm (seat height 38cm)
Ottoman: W63 × D56 × H42cm
Shell veneers: Santos Palisander, Chestnut Natural, Chestnut Black, Walnut Natural, Walnut Dark, Cherry Natural
Shells: moulded plywood with face veneer
Cushions: polyurethane foam with removable covers
Armrests: polyurethane foam padding, removable covers, attached via shock mounts
Base: five-star swivel base (Lounge Chair) or four-star non-swivel base (Ottoman); die-cast aluminium
Glides: hard glides for carpet as standard; felt glides available for hard floors

For full details on fabric, leather, veneer and base finish options see the Materials tab.

Also available as the Vitra Eames Lounge Chair without ottoman. Part of the Vitra Lounge Chairs and Vitra Eames Icons collections.

Dimensions

Dimensions

Classic: Width: 840mm x Depth: 850-910mm x Height: 840mm (Seat height: 380mm)
Contemporary: Width: 840mm x Depth: 850-920mm x Height: 890mm (Seat height: 380mm)
Ottoman: Width: 630mm x Depth: 560mm x Height: 420mm

Materials

Materials

Seat and back shells: moulded plywood with face veneer
Cushions: polyurethane foam with removable covers
Armrests: padded with polyurethane foam, removable covers, attached to shells with shock mounts (bonded rubber and metal connectors)
Base: five-star swivel base (Lounge Chair) or four-star non-swivel base (Ottoman); die-cast aluminium throughout
Seat height: 380mm (250mm under load, measured to EN 1335-1:2000)
Glides: hard glides for carpet fitted as standard; felt glides available for hard floors

Upholstery Grades

Fabric F100 — Nubia — A blended fabric with a lively, natural appearance. Its fine substructure is interspersed with voluminous bouclé yarn, giving the fabric depth and a soft, inviting touch. Varying yarn combinations yield either contrasting or calm colour compositions with a distinctly Mediterranean flair. Available in 11 colours.
Fabric F160 — Calma — Made from 100% natural fibres, Calma’s dense, velvety virgin wool pile changes tone with the light, giving the fabric depth and a natural sheen. Soft and supple to the touch, yet hard-wearing, easy to clean and shape-retaining. Available in 6 colours.
Leather L50 — Leather Premium F — Relatively smooth cowhide with a flat grain and fine top sheen. Dyed-through and lightly pigmented, tanned with an agent extracted from olive tree leaves. Available in 22 colours.
Leather L60 — Leather Natural — Very soft cowhide with an untreated grain. Porous and breathable, it acquires a lively patina through use. Tanned with olive leaf extract; chemicals used are harmless and applied in minimal amounts. Available in 4 colours. Recommended for residential use.

Seat & Back Shell Veneers

Cherry Natural — Fine-pored texture and uniform grain with a golden yellow to reddish hue that deepens into warm reddish brown with age. Sourced in Central Europe.
Chestnut Natural — Prominent growth rings with an open grain and honey-coloured tone that deepens into a light golden reddish-brown over time. Sourced in Central Europe.
Chestnut Black — Black lacquer finish that retains the warmth of the natural chestnut grain. Pairs well with dark leather and fabric colours.
Walnut Natural — Subtle grain with slightly lighter colour and more pronounced grey tones than American walnut. European black walnut sourced from Southeast and Central Europe.
Walnut Dark — Refined, understated elegance with an even grain. A more subdued alternative to palisander.
Santos Palisander — Lively grain pattern integral to the original Eames design and still considered the classic version. FSC-certified forests in Bolivia.

Base Options

Polished / Sides Black — Polished aluminium with black-painted sides. The classic Eames base finish.
Polished Aluminium — Fully polished die-cast aluminium.
Black Powder-Coated Aluminium — Matte black powder-coat finish throughout.

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Available Wood Finishes

Cherry Natural

Chestnut Natural

Chestnut Black Lacquer

Walnut Natural

Dark Walnut

Santos Palisander

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