Early Herman Miller Shell Lounge Chair

Early Herman Miller Shell Lounge Chair
Vintage Eames Herman Miller Shell Lounge Chair Shell fiberglass arm chair orange X iron solid base *Lounge height

Dimensions

Orange - 22″ Width x 24″ Depth x 27″ Height 15″ Seat height 32″ Arm Height

Light yellow - Width x 25″ Depth x 22″ Height 31.25″ Seat Height 17.5″

Condition

Very good original vintage.

Preparation, Timing and Shipment

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Herman Miller
Charles and Ray Eames Charles and Ray married in 1941 and moved to California where they continued their furniture design work with molding plywood. During the war they were commissioned by the Navy to produce molded plywood splints, stretchers and experimental glider shells. In 1946, Evans Products began producing the Eameses` molded plywood furniture. Their molded plywood chair was called “the chair of the century” by the influential architectural critic Esther McCoy. Soon production was taken over by Herman Miller, Inc ., who continues to produce the furniture in the United States to this day. Another company, Vitra International , manufactures the furniture in Europe. The Eameses continued to create new furniture designs into the 1970s. Examples include the molded plastic or fiberglass chairs from the early 1950s and the famous Lounge Chair and Ottoman from 1956. Sturdy, comfortable and elegant office furniture was created in the 1960s, as well as seating designed for Dulles and O`Hare Airports. This Tandem Sling Seating is still in use in airports around the world today.