{"title":"Charles \u0026 Ray Eames","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Georgia Pro',serif;\"\u003eCharles \u0026amp; Ray Eames were born in Missouri and California respectively in the early 1900s. Their career spans from architecture to art, from painting to design and developed in parallel with the evolution of post-war American design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Georgia Pro',serif;\"\u003eThe spouses were forerunners not only in the field of design, but also in architecture, photography and cinematography. Their works are the result of a perfect combination of American and Scandinavian design, of which Charles Eames was an expert (in fact, the Finnish-born designer Eero Saarinen is one of his greatest friends).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Georgia Pro',serif;\"\u003eVirtually all the works designed by the Eames have now become collectibles due to their originality and modernity. In fact, their union proved to be a perfect partnership: he, architect and designer, focused mainly on the technological, productive and material aspects, she, artist and painter, more interested in the aesthetic, formal, spatial and, last but not least, ergonomic aspect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Georgia Pro',serif;\"\u003eTheir journey, marked by great complicity, as well as by a desire for experimentation, meant that in 1942 they received an important order from the Navy, which led them to open a bentwood and plywood processing company that allowed them to lay the foundations for some of the most famous products designed by the Eameses like the famous Chaise Lounge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Georgia Pro',serif;\"\u003eThis desire for experimentation regarding the processing of materials allowed them to obtain the maximum performance from materials such as wood, aluminium sheet, polyester resin reinforced with fibreglass and others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Georgia Pro',serif;\"\u003eIn 1946 Charles Eames was invited by the MoMA of New York to present his first personal exhibition, in which the prototypes of some of the most important Eames chairs were exhibited. Following this exhibition, some American companies began to show great interest in their work and soon their furniture was sold exclusively by the American company Herman Miller and later by the Finnish company Vitra for the European market.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Georgia Pro',serif;\"\u003eOp. cit. \"The role of the designer is comparable to that of a kind and attentive host who knows how to foresee the needs of his guests\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"vitra-eames-fiberglass-side-chair-dsw","title":"Eames Fiberglass Side Chair DSW","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Fiberglass Chairs were launched on the market by Charles \u0026amp; Ray Eames in 1950, introducing a new furniture typology that has since become widespread: the multifunctional chair whose shell can be combined with a variety of bases to serve different purposes. In response to the enormous popularity of the chair, the choice of bases and colours was subsequently expanded. Over the course of the following decade, the Fiberglass Chairs became one of the best known furniture designs of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vitra","offers":[{"title":"Dark maple base | Hopsak upholstery | Upholstery color: warm grey\/swamp brown | Eames raw umber shell \/ 46,5 W – 46,5 D – 83 H cm","offer_id":49280304906546,"sku":"'4055737254352","price":910.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/9321\/8866\/files\/4055737254352_01_559543f1-dc53-4744-ba69-8af9d3adf8f9.jpg?v=1728650839"},{"product_id":"vitra-aluminium-chair-ea-104","title":"Aluminium Chair EA 104","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Aluminium Chairs EA 101, EA 103 and EA 104 by Charles and Ray Eames are ideal for using in combination with tables: in comparison to the other models in the Aluminium Group, they are somewhat lighter, narrower and higher. Thanks to the wide selection of subdued or bright upholstery colours, it is easy to find the perfect chair for any dining room interior.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vitra","offers":[{"title":"Chromed base | Hopsak cognac\/ivory upholstery \/ 56 W – 52,2 D – 84,5 H cm","offer_id":49280305004850,"sku":"'4055737028328","price":1926.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/9321\/8866\/files\/4055737028328_01.jpg?v=1726067494"},{"product_id":"vitra-eames-plastic-side-chair-re-dsw","title":"Eames Plastic Side Chair RE DSW","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor the Dining Height Side Chair Wood Base (DSW), Charles and Ray Eames combined the organically shaped shell – which Vitra now manufactures from post-consumer recycled plastic – with a four-legged wooden base. This contrasting juxtaposition of plastic and wood lends the classic design a warm, casual appeal. The seat shells can be fitted with seat cushions or full upholstery in a wide selection of fabric colours, enabling a multitude of individual configurations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vitra","offers":[{"title":"Maple base in yellow tone | Shell color: cotton white (RE) recycled plastic \/ 55 W – 46,5 D – 83 H cm","offer_id":49280305856818,"sku":"'4055737255441","price":369.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/9321\/8866\/files\/4055737255441_01.jpg?v=1726067421"},{"product_id":"vitra-soft-pad-chair-ea-217","title":"Soft Pad Chair EA 217","description":"\u003cp\u003eEA 217 is part of the office swivel chairs in the Soft Pad Group by Charles and Ray Eames. The extraordinary comfort of the chairs results from the combined effect of their tilt mechanism, which can be adjusted to the user's weight, and the soft fabric- or leather-covered upholstery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vitra","offers":[{"title":"Powder–coated intense black base | Cosy 2 chestnut upholstery material \/ 57 W – 58 D – 81,5\/92,5 H cm","offer_id":49280306282802,"sku":"'4055737177002","price":3221.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/9321\/8866\/files\/4055737177002_01.jpg?v=1726067395"},{"product_id":"vitra-la-chaise","title":"La Chaise","description":"\u003cp\u003eCharles and Ray Eames designed the elegant lounge chair La Chaise for a competition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1948. It was inspired by the 'Floating Figure' sculpture by Gaston Lachaise. The lounge chair has long since established itself as an icon of organic design.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vitra","offers":[{"title":"White lacquered polyester resin | Chromed steel tubing | Natural solid oak \/ 147 W – 87 D – 88 H cm","offer_id":49280310739250,"sku":"'4055737012716","price":8590.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/9321\/8866\/files\/BANNER_SCHEDA_PRODOTTO_2000_x_2000_d60ad6ee-248e-4fa2-adc3-bbfe35688991.png?v=1764953545"},{"product_id":"vitra-miniatures-collection-rar","title":"Miniatures Collection - RAR","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Fiberglass Chairs were launched on the market by Charles \u0026amp; Ray Eames in 1950, introducing a new furniture typology that has since become widespread: the multifunctional chair whose shell can be combined with a variety of bases to serve different purposes. In response to the enormous popularity of the chair, the choice of bases and colours was subsequently expanded. Over the course of the following decade, the Fiberglass Chairs became one of the best known furniture designs of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vitra","offers":[{"title":"Mixed materials \/ 11 W – 10,5 D – 11,5 H cm","offer_id":49280315064626,"sku":"'4055737008412","price":196.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/9321\/8866\/files\/4055737008412_01.jpg?v=1726066969"},{"product_id":"vitra-miniatures-collection-plywood-elephant-natur","title":"Miniatures Collection - Plywood Elephant natur","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe elephant that Charles and Ray Eames initially developed out of plywood in 1945 is available in plastic – as a toy or decorative object in a variety of colours, and not just for children's rooms.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vitra","offers":[{"title":"Wood \/ 13 W – 7 D – 7 H cm","offer_id":49280315588914,"sku":"'4055737011443","price":220.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/9321\/8866\/files\/4055737011443_01.jpg?v=1726066891"},{"product_id":"vitra-miniatures-collection-lcw","title":"Miniatures Collection - LCW","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe small Lounge Chair Wood (LCW) is an iconic design by Charles and Ray Eames that dates from the period of their early experiments with three-dimensionally moulded plywood.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vitra","offers":[{"title":"Wood \/ 10 W – 9 D – 11,5 H cm","offer_id":49280315621682,"sku":"'4055737011542","price":245.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/9321\/8866\/files\/4055737011542_01.jpg?v=1726066873"},{"product_id":"vitra-miniatures-collection-la-chaise","title":"Miniatures Collection - La Chaise","description":"\u003cp\u003eCharles and Ray Eames designed the elegant lounge chair La Chaise for a competition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1948. It was inspired by the 'Floating Figure' sculpture by Gaston Lachaise. The lounge chair has long since established itself as an icon of organic design.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vitra","offers":[{"title":"Various materials \/ 14,2 W – 13,7 D – 25 H cm","offer_id":49280316277042,"sku":"'4055737012068","price":302.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/9321\/8866\/files\/4055737012068_01.jpg?v=1726066835"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/9321\/8866\/collections\/CHARLES_RAY_EAMES_mod.jpg?v=1726223225","url":"https:\/\/www.internionline.live\/en-ae\/collections\/charles-and-ray-eames.oembed","provider":"Interni Design Experience","version":"1.0","type":"link"}