Chair
Charles Eames (St Louis 1907 - St Louis 1978)
Category
Furniture
Date
1960 - 1979
Materials
Fibreglass, aluminium, leather, steel, paint, plastic
Measurements
87 x 49 x 53 cm
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The Homewood, Surrey
NT 864347
Summary
A fiberglass and aluminium chair, British, designed by Charles Eames for Herman Miller, circa 1950s, manufactured by Hille International Ltd, circa 1960s/70s, the moulded seat with loose black leather cover, the rotatable and height adjustable seat on a single black-painted steel column and four aluminium splayed arms, each arm painted black to the sides terminating in white-plastic disc feet. Used as a piano stool by Patrick Gwynne's friend the pianist Geoffrey Rand.
Provenance
The Homewood and some of its contents were given to the National Trust by Patrick Gwynne in 1999.
Makers and roles
Charles Eames (St Louis 1907 - St Louis 1978), designer Herman Miller , licencer Hille International Ltd., manufacturer