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A legend returns: Eames Fibreglass Chairs

The wait is finally over

Vitra is re-releasing the Eames fibreglass chair in 2018 - the legendary chair, which became one of the most famous furniture classics of the 20th century, was designed by the most famous design couple in the world: Charles and Ray Eames.

For many design enthusiasts, fibreglass was and is the only true material for the famous Eames chair. The "slick" of the Plastic Chairs was always suspect to them. What was missing was the special structure and liveliness that only fibreglass has. Thanks to a new production process, it is now possible to revert to the original material.

Some of the colours are also thoroughly "retro". Navy blue, raw umber, sea foam green, parchment, red orange and elephant hide grey are original colours.
Esszimmer mit weißem Tisch, Eames Stühlen in verschiedenen Farben und moderner Beleuchtung.
Texturierte, dunkelgraue Oberfläche mit feinen, weißen Kratzern für Design und Dekoration.
Nahaufnahme von Cellulose-Nanokristallen (CNC) auf braunem Hintergrund, ideal für wissenschaftliche oder industrielle Anwendungen.
Dunkelblauer Hintergrund mit feinen, kreuz und quer verlaufenden Linien, Textur für Design und Handwerk.
Detailaufnahme von grünem GFK (Glasfaserkunststoff) mit feinen, weißen Glasfasern für robuste Oberflächen.
Esszimmer mit Esstisch und farbigen Eames Plastic Chairs mit schwarzem Eiffelgestell. Designklassiker Stühle.

The story behind the design

In 1948, Charles and Ray Eames submitted a chair with a comfortable and body-shaped shell to the "International Competition for Low Cost Furniture Design" competition of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The design took second place, but in its metal shell version it was too expensive for mass production.

The search for alternative materials finally led the Eames couple to polyester resin reinforced with fibreglass. Until then, this material had only been used for military purposes, such as radar housings.

The use of this material, which was new to the furniture industry, made it possible to mass-produce the design chairs. Production later had to be switched to polypropylene - this is how the famous Eames Plastic Chairs came into being.

Since 2018, however, thanks to a new material composition, the original fibreglass chairs can also be produced again, which more than delights many design lovers.

Discover the Eames Fibreglass Chairs now: 

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Grauer Eames DSW Stuhl von Vitra mit Holzbeinen, Ansicht von vorne. Designklassiker.
Eames Fiberglass Chair DSW Chair Vitra

£613.24*

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Grüner Eames Fiberglass Arm Chair DAR Stuhl von Vitra mit schwarzem Eiffelgestell.
Eames Fibreglass Arm Chair DAR Chair Vitra

£647.06*

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Grüner Eames Armchair DAW Stuhl von Vitra mit Holzbeinen, ein Designklassiker für Wohnräume.
Eames Fibreglass Arm Chair DAW Chair Vitra

£767.65*

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Weißer Eames Arm Chair DAX Stuhl von Vitra mit schwarzem Metallgestell, Frontansicht. Designklassiker für Wohnen und Büro.
Eames Fibreglass Arm Chair DAX Chair Vitra

£616.91*

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Schwarzer Eames Fiberglass Arm Chair LAR Stuhl von Vitra mit schwarzem Drahtgestell. Designklassiker.
Eames Fibreglass Arm Chair LAR Chair Vitra

£716.91*

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Eames Schaukelstuhl RAR von Vitra, Fiberglas Armlehnstuhl in Grau mit Holz-Kufen und Drahtgestell.
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Vorderansicht des Eames Fiberglass Chair DSR Stuhls von Vitra mit verchromtem Gestell.
Eames Fibreglass Chair DSR Chair Vitra

£492.65*

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Roter Eames Stuhl mit Fiberglas Sitzschale und schwarzem Metallgestell von Vitra.
Eames Fibreglass Chair DSX Chair Vitra

£462.50*

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Schwarzer Eames Fiberglass Chair LSR Stuhl von Vitra mit filigranem Drahtgestell. Designklassiker.
Eames Fibreglass Chair LSR Chair Vitra

£562.50*

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Oranger Eames Fiberglass Chair mit Sitzpolster und verchromtem LSR Drahtgestell von Vitra. Designklassiker.
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Eames Fiberglass Side Chair La Fonda in Ocker Dunkel mit gestreifter Sitzfläche. Designklassiker.
Eames Side Chair La Fonda in Rot Orange, limitierte Vitra Edition mit Stoffbezug.
Charles und Ray Eames sitzen umgeben von bunten Eames Plastic Chairs, Designklassiker für Wohnzimmer und Büro.

Charles and Ray Eames

Two names that cannot be ignored in the design world - Charles and Ray Eames. The Eames couple is one of the most important personalities in the field of design in the 20th century. Probably the most influential US architect and designer of the 20th century by far, Charles Eames was born on 17 June 1907 in St. Louis in the US state of Missouri. He studied architecture at Washington University in St. Louis.

Ray Eames was born Bernice Alexandra Kaiser in Sacramento in 1912. Her talent became apparent very early, her extraordinary talent for drawing was already discovered at the age of three. She first studied painting with Hans Hofmann in 1939 before beginning a four-month design course at Cranbrook Academy. There she not only worked with Eero Saarinen, but also met Charles Eames. Together with Ray, Charles started an unprecedented career - with the creation of numerous pieces of furniture that are still at the top of the design world today: the Plastic Chairs, the Lounge Chair or also the House Bird, to name just three of them.

In addition to designing furniture, the two have also made films, photographed and put together exhibitions. Vitra is the only legitimate manufacturer of Eames products for Europe and the Middle East.

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