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Product Description
The Aluminium Chair is one of the great furniture designs of the twentieth century. Charles and Ray Eames conceived and developed this chair in 1958 for the private residence of an art collector in Columbus, Indiana (USA). For its construction, the designer couple departed from the principle of the seat shell, instead stretching a panel of fabric or leather between two aluminium ribs to create a taut but elastic seat. The chair adapts to the body of the sitter and is exceedingly comfortable, even without elaborate upholstery.
Materials & Finishes
Chair with medium high backrest; upholstery units in leather, side profiles and clamping bracket in die-cast aluminium. Back panel in Plano fabric. Four-star base in die-cast aluminium.
Dimensions
W 52.5 x D 59 x H 83 cm
Seat height - 40 cmDelivery Times
6-8 weeks
Additional Information
Not all Vitra Furniture is available to buy online. However, the full range can be ordered via our London-based showroom where we have an array of Vitra Furniture on display. Please contact our design team on 020 8421 1779 if you require further information or to discuss the Chaplins Price Promise.
Vitra warrants its products for five years against defects in workmanship and material.
Year of design
1958
FURNITURE DELIVERY
Production time for this item is 6-8 weeks.
The delivery cost is shown in the table below or you can collect from our Hatch End showroom free of charge.
Orders up to £1500 Orders over £1500 Home Delivery Service - Within M25 £65 £85 Home Delivery Service - Zone 1 £95 £125 Home Delivery Service - Zone 2 POA POA 
Most furniture and large items are delivered by our two-man Furniture Delivery service.
Items held in stock are typically delivered in 8-10 working days, if the delivery address is within the M25. Outside the M25, delivery may take up to 21 working days.
For items with production times, our logistics team will contact you to arrange a suitable time for delivery once we have received the items into our warehouse.
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BUY & COLLECT
Place and pay for your order online and we’ll deliver it to our main showroom in Hatch End ready for your collection.
We’ll contact you when your order is available; for in stock items this is within 5 days of your order date, items not held in stock will be within 5 working days of arrival at our warehouse (see product page for indicative lead times).
Remember to bring your confirmation email with you as proof of purchase.
Please note, large items, such as sofas and large tables, are excluded from our Click & Collect service. If you have any question regarding this service, please call our Customer Service team on 020 8421 1779 (Non UK: +44 (0)20 8421 1779) or e-mail us: customerservices@chaplins.co.uk
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Charles Eames studied in Missouri, and attended Washington University where he concentrated his attention on engineering and architecture. Ray Kaiser Eames studied painting with Hams Hofmann in New York and then enrolled to Cranbrook Academy where she collaborated with the famous designers Charles and Eero Saarinen.
The married artists are considered to be the most important American designers of the previous century. Their work expanded to architecture, furniture design, industrial design, manufacturing, and photographic arts. Their contribution to these sectors has been highly admired and exposed around the globe.
Vitra is a Swiss designer on a global mission to transform offices and homes into powerful, creative sanctuaries. Home of the iconic Eames Lounge Chair, Vitra has a long history of collaborating with some of the world's most exciting designers, past and present. Guardians of good style and soul-stirring design, Vitra furniture ensures vibrant living spaces through a mix of old and new, high and low, classic and contemporary. Lifelong quality and gorgeous aesthetics have been their constants since the 1950s. Explore our wonderful collection of Vitra furniture including Vitra lighting and Vitra Office Chairs.
About Charles & Ray Eames
Charles Eames studied in Missouri, and attended Washington University where he concentrated his attention on engineering and architecture. Ray Kaiser Eames studied painting with Hams Hofmann in New York and then enrolled to Cranbrook Academy where she collaborated with the famous designers Charles and Eero Saarinen.
The married artists are considered to be the most important American designers of the previous century. Their work expanded to architecture, furniture design, industrial design, manufacturing, and photographic arts. Their contribution to these sectors has been highly admired and exposed around the globe.
About Vitra
Vitra is a Swiss designer on a global mission to transform offices and homes into powerful, creative sanctuaries. Home of the iconic Eames Lounge Chair, Vitra has a long history of collaborating with some of the world's most exciting designers, past and present. Guardians of good style and soul-stirring design, Vitra furniture ensures vibrant living spaces through a mix of old and new, high and low, classic and contemporary. Lifelong quality and gorgeous aesthetics have been their constants since the 1950s. Explore our wonderful collection of Vitra furniture including Vitra lighting and Vitra Office Chairs.
