Terms and conditions of use
Charles EAMES (designer), Ray EAMES (designer), HERMAN MILLER, Michigan (licensee), HERMAN MILLER (AUST.) PTY LTD, Melbourne (manufacturer)
Lounge chair 670 and Ottoman 671
designed (1956); manufactured (1972)
Medium
leather, plywood, aluminium, nylon, zip, (other materials)
Measurements
(1) 85.2 × 86.2 × 83.3 cm (lounge chair)
(2) 42.7 × 65.6 × 54.6 cm (ottoman)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1972
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Charles and Ray Eames based their Lounge chair 670 and Ottoman 671 on the traditional English buttoned leather club chair. With the streamlined elegance of moulded plywood with rosewood veneer and soft padded leather, the lounge chair exudes an air of executive power and status.
The three-dimensional sculptural quality of the pieces also illustrates the Eames’s interest in designing furniture in the round, similar to free-standing sculpture. With the rise of open-plan living spaces in the 1950s, designers were bringing furniture away from walls and into the room where it was required to stand on its own.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Glen Waverley, Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
(1) printed in silver ink on paper on base chair seat u.c.: DESIGNED BY CHARLES EAMES / HERMAN MILLER (AUST.) P/L. / M
(2) printed in silver ink on paper on base u.c.: DESIGNED BY CHARLES EAMES / HERMAN MILLER (AUST.) P/L. / M
Accession Number
D80.1-2-1972
Department
International Decorative Arts
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