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The design for the Aluminum Chair was inspired during an airplane flight. Charles Eames thought about aluminum frames with material stretched across, creating a 'body-shaped' form. This was a departure from previous hard shell designs, this was an elastic length of material between the side pieces which followed the body contours. He sketched the profile of the sides on the back of an envelope. Back at the studio, experiments led to quilted layers of Naugahyde and high-frequency welding, which gave the "Aluminum Group" chairs and armchairs the look they have today.
Originally developed for outdoors, these chairs, (the first mass-produced aluminum chairs,) are now primarily used indoors. These classics have not lost any of their modernity, are symbols of status in fine offices everywhere.
Introduced in 1958, Aluminum group chairs feature an elegant and innovative combination of metal and fabric. The Eameses' design integrates a light aluminum frame and base with a slim, continuous fabric piece slung between the frame's side ribs. This design creates a "sitting pocket" that combines appropriate firmness with flexibility. The chair responds to each person's shape with remarkably comfortable results.
The authentic Vitra Miniature always comes in the little wooden packing box from the Vitra Design Museum Collection. |
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