Vitra - Eames Plastic RE Chair DSR chrome

Vitra Eames plastic side chair RE DSR, base chrome.

A design by Charles & Ray Eames from 1948.

The Vitra DRS chair has a simple and beautiful organic design, this chair has become an example for many designers for a chair with a fixed seat shell and a variable base. This variant without arm and with so-called 'Eiffel base' in chrome or matt black base is available in 14 colors. The chair comes standard with a black felt glider for the hard floor.

As the average body height has increased over the past 60 years, Vitra decided in 2016 to increase the seat height by 2 centimeters. In addition, the backrest has been moved forward by 2 degrees, so that the position again perfectly matches the dining table of this time.

From January 2024 the shells of the Eames Plastic Chairs from Vitra are now made of recycled post-consumer plastic. These chairs are known as Eames Plastic Chairs RE. The recycling material stems from Germany's 'Yellow Bag' (Gelber Sack) collection of household waste, which primarily consists of used packaging. Utilising this recyclate instead of conventional plastic generates fewer climate-damaging emissions and significantly reduces energy consumption.

Due to the composition of the recycled materials, the different colour versions of the seat shells are interspersed with tiny specks of pigment.

Colors: rusty orange, deep black, pebble, sea blue, cotton white , emerald, pale rose, granite grey, forest, light grey, poppy red, ice grey, citron,  Base chrome
Dimensions: Width 46.5 cm Depth 55 cm Height 83 cm Seat depth 46.5 cm Seat height 43 cm.
Seat material: Polypropylene / made from at least 50% recycled materials
Base material: Steel
Weight: 4 kg
Notes: Also suitable for outdoor use
Warranty: 10 years (product must be registered on the manufacturer's website within 3 months of purchase date)

About the designer duo:

Ray and Charles Eames were an American designer couple whose name is known to anyone with an interest in modern design. Charles Eames was born in 1907 in St. Louis, Missouri. He studied architecture at the University of Washington and, at the invitation of the Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen, continued his studies at the Cranbrook Academy of Arts, Michigan in 1940.

There he met Eero Saarinen, with whom he entered a competition called " Organic Design in Home Decor" organized by MoMA in New York. Eames and Saarinen won the competition using a plywood molding technique originally developed by Alvar Aalto. In Cranbrook, Charles Eames also met her future wife Ray, and the couple married in 1941.