La Chaise

Charles and Ray Eames designed the elegant lounge chair La Chaise for a competition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1948. It was inspired by the 'Floating Figure' sculpture by Gaston Lachaise. The lounge chair has long since established itself as an icon of organic design.

Material description

Shell: Polyester resin, white lacquer finish.

Base: Chrome-plated tubular steel.

Cruciform base: Solid natural oak, protective natural lacquer finish.

Origin of wood: Oak (Quercus robur) from Western Europe and/or Poland.

Shell: Polyester resin, lacquered in the colour Parchment.

Base: Chrome-plated tubular steel.

Cruciform base: Solid American walnut, oiled finish.

Origin of wood: Walnut (Juglans nigra) from the USA.