Vitra présente la Eames Fiberglass Turquoise, une édition spéciale 2023, limitée à 500 pièces.
Dessinée par Charles et Ray Eames, la Eames Fiberglass Chair est l'une des créations de meubles les plus importantes et les plus connues du XXe siècle. Présentée en 1950, c’est la première chaise dont l'assise et le dossier ont été réalisés d'une seule pièce. Les Eames ont conçu ce design révolutionnaire dans le contexte d'une société en mutation : la fibre de verre n'avait jamais été utilisée auparavant pour le mobilier. Ces chaises légères, avec leur forme organique et leur utilisation de la couleur inhabituelle à l'époque, ont engendré une nouvelle dynamique dans les foyers – et bientôt dans les bureaux et les espaces publics.
La palette de couleurs des Fiberglass Chairs a été continuellement élargie au fil des ans, chaque teinte faisant l'objet d'une phase de développement et de test approfondie avant d'être ajoutée à la gamme. L'une de ces couleurs était Eames Turquoise, qui n'a jamais fait partie des couleurs standard mais était réservée aux commandes supérieures à 200 chaises. Au printemps 2023, Vitra réintroduit cette couleur remarquable avec le lancement de l'Eames Fiberglass Side Chair turquoise.
Color
Eames Turquoise
Colour
blue
Material
composite
Dimensions
l 46,5 x p 55 x h 83 cm, assise h 43 cm
Matériaux
polyester renforcé de fibre de verre, piètement acier finition époxy noir
When he died at the age of 71 in 1978 in St Louis, his home town, Charles Eames embodied one of the major figures of 20th century design, which he was able to steer towards mass production. Trained as an architect, in 1940 he won 1st prize with Eero Saarinen in the Moma organic design competition in New York, which led to him teaching industrial design at Cranbrook Academy, where he met his wife Ray, who studied painting there. Charles and Ray Eames married in 1941 and moved to Los Angeles, where they began experimenting together with three-dimensional plywood moulding techniques. The aim was to create comfortable and affordable chairs. Innovative plywood splints and stretchers for the US Army led them to develop this technology, the furniture for which was produced by Herman Miller (1946), then Vitra (1957). In 1948, Charles and Ray Eames entered MoMA's "Low-Cost Furniture" competition, and in 1949 they created the Eames House as their private residence. Their Eames Lounge Chair has sold over 6 million units since its creation in 1956, while the Aluminium Chair (having initiated the Aluminium group in 1958) and the swivel armchair with its Soft Pad footrest (1969) continue to appeal to design enthusiasts and even enjoy a 30-year guarantee! In addition to their work in furniture design and architecture, Charles and Ray Eames also regularly dabbled in graphic design, photography, film-making, and exhibitions. For Vitra, the encounter with Charles and Ray Eames was of fundamental importance. The company's history as a furniture manufacturer began with the production of their designs in 1957. But it's not just their products that the design duo are making their mark on Vitra. In fact, their conception of design still defines the values and direction of the company to this day. To this day, the design philosophy of Charles and Ray Eames continues to notably determine the values, direction, and goals of Vitra. This decisive influence can be seen most clearly in the question that always arises at Vitra when it comes to making important design decisions: what would Charles and Ray say? During their life together, the couple gave their answers on trips to Europe and on return visits to California. In the Eames House, we can find many items brought back from trips, such as the Eames House Bird.
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VITRA
Vitra was founded in 1950 by Willi Fehlbaum and Erika Fehlbaum. The design furniture company Vitra is located near Basel, in Switzerland. Starting in 1981, the brand Vitra expanded and opened many subsidiaries around the world. The founders spotted the Eames chairs, including the Eames armchairs, the Vitra tables and the office chairs created by Charles and Ray Eames, Antonio Citterio or also the Bouroullec brothers.