H 89-95 x W 69 x D 70,5-84 cm Seat height 41,5-47,5 cm Sides and base: die-cast aluminium, chrome plated Optionally available with soft castors for hard floors or hard castors for carpets Seat height adjustable via gas spring To clean the polished aluminium you can use a glass cleaner, for gloss chrome surfaces a little detergent and then wipe dry. For details on cleaning and maintaining the leather covers please refer to the enclosed brochure. ISO 90001: 2008 (Quality management systems) ISO 14001: 2004 (Environmental management systems) Please click on picture for detailed information (ca. 0,3 MB). h3 An office or conference chair the class: the mighty Eames Lobby Chair also functions effortlessly as an executive chair. Originally designed in 1960 for the Time Life Building in New York, the ES 104 has gone on to become the archetype of office and conference room chairs, and that despite being originally conceived for lobby and waiting area.

A comfortable, and visually representative, chair the design principle of the Vitra Eames ES 104 is reminiscent of the Eames Lounge Chairs, however, the three cushion parts of ES 104 are connected laterally by two aluminium spars; and thus the ES 104 Executive Chair can be considered as an evolution of the Eames aluminium chair family, where precisely this construction principle of two aluminium spars is fundamentally for the sitting comfort of the very reduced chair family. Just like the aluminium chairs so to does the Vitra ES 104 with its voluminous leather upholstery also feature adjustable back tilt technology and is effortlessly height adjustable via a gas spring. Designer The story of the most famous designer couple of American modernism began in 1940 at the Cranbrook Academy of Arts. There St. Louis born Charles Eames was working with the architect Eero Saarinen on their entry for the New York Museum of Modern Art's "Low Cost Furniture" competition when Sacramento born Ray Kaiser was appointed their assistant.

A year later Ray Kaiser and Charles Eames were married and thus sealed not only their personal relationship, but also began a very productive professional collaboration. Following their wedding Charles and Ray Eames moved to Los Angeles where they established the Eames Studio and developed innumerate projects which went beyond furniture and chairs, such as the ES 104 Executive Chair, to include films, textile designs, photographs and building designs. Especially for their functional designs, for which the two designers often developed new manufacturing methods, the Eames' are considered so important in history of furniture design. The cooperation lasted until the death of Charles Eames' in 1978, after which all the activities in the Eames Studio stopped. Manufacturer The ES 104 Executive Chair has been produced in Europe by the Swiss based furniture manufacturer Vitra ever since its inception in the 1960s. Founded in Birsfelden near Basel in 1957 Vitra possesses, in addition to the licenses for the Eames furniture, the rights to furniture designs by other American mid-century designers such as Alexander Girard or George Nelson: designers who are represented in the US by Herman Miller.

Vitra and Charles & Ray Eames always enjoyed a friendly, familiar, relationship, which is why upon Ray Eames' death the estate of the designers passed to Vitra; table and chair rentals in kannapolis nca heritage and connection Vitra keep alive today through regular exhibitions and by an adoption of the Eames' philosophy in the company processes. table and chair rental saskatoonIn addition to designs of the Eames, Girard, Nelson et al, the Vitra portfolio also includes numerous other modern classics and the latest designs from contemporary designers such as Hella Jongerius, Konstantin Grcic or Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec.anti gravity chair trick Production The production of the original Eames Lobby Chair ES 104 for Europe is carried out by Vitra. chair rail molding with lip

The side parts and the mobile base in chrome plated die-cast aluminium while the polyurethane foam filled, leather upholstered cushions are available in a range of colours. nautica beach chair 5 positionsFirst produced by Vitra in the 1960s the Eames ES 104 belongs, as with so many of the other Eames Chairs, to those objects with who's production Vitra have over a half a century's experience: alone colours and cover materials being occasionally adjusted from time to time to reflect current trends and requirements. party chair hire maitlandThe consistently high quality of the Eames ES 104, it is no marketing folly that sees Vitra offer a 30-year guarantee for the quality of the Eames classics, can thus be attributed to a long tradition and the related wealth of experience. wing chair recliner canada

The longevity of the furniture also underscores Vitra's efforts in terms of sustainability: if furniture last for generations resources are saved.barber chairs for sale in brooklyn Historical Context The Eames Lobby Chair ES 104 was born into an America that was dominated by the rapid progress of popular culture and the increasing importance of consumption, phenomenon largely triggered by the economic boom of the postwar years. massage chairs for sale indianapolisNew materials and production techniques made it possible to produce furniture in large quantities for broad sections of the population at affordable prices. Ray and Charles Eames contributed in this context, repeatedly pioneering new production processes and new uses for new materials. In addition, they often created furniture collections as a means to meet the demand for flexible solutions for modern living and working spaces.