Side Chair (model DKR-1)
Charles Eames
American, 1907–1978
1951
A 1951 side chair with a sculpted, padded leather seat mounted on a delicate black wire 'Eiffel' base, made to marry industrial materials and production with domestic comfort.
The warm, smooth leather shell seems to float above a spidery, geometric lattice of thin metal rods, creating an immediate contrast between sensuous form and engineered lightness.
A hallmark of mid‑century design by the Eameses, this piece helped show how molded seats and simple metal frameworks could be mass‑produced to bring elegant, comfortable modern furniture into everyday life.
Medium
Wire, padded leather, and metal glides
Dimensions
32 5/8 x 18 7/8 x 20 7/8" (82.9 x 48 x 53 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of the manufacturer
Accession
217.1953
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