Vitra - Eames Plastic Armchair RE DAW

Eames Plastic Armchair RE DAW.

A design by Charles and Ray Eames, the plastic Eames chairs have become real design icons from the 1950s. Their popularity lies in the timeless, ergonomic design and the different leg options.

The original model with a fiberglass seat was the first industrially produced plastic chair.

Vitra launched the updated versions of the Eames chairs at the Milan Furniture Fair. Since the average human height has increased by almost 10 centimeters in the past 60 years, Vitra considered it necessary to update the dimensions of the classic chairs. Depending on the model, the length of the legs has been increased by approximately 20 mm and the geometry of the seat has been carefully adapted. The changes seem minimal, but they make the Eames seats significantly more comfortable for today's needs.

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: Colored shell, Black cross frame, Ash legs.
Dimensions: Width 46.5 cm Depth 46.5 cm Height 83 cm Chair height 43 cm
Frame Material: Steel, black powder coated.
Seat material: Polypropylene shell / made from at least 50% recycled materials 
Base material: Ash legs
Warranty: 10 years (product must be registered on the manufacturer's website within 3 months of purchase date)

About the designers:

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 his future wife Ray, and the couple married in 1941.