Vitra - Eames Plastic Armchair RE LAR, base chrome

Vitra Eames Plastic Armchair RE LAR.

Design by Ray and Charles Eames for Vitra.

The design duo started applying their plywood molding techniques to furniture in 1943, after which manufacturer Vitra started production of this furniture. The design of the Eames Plastic Armchair LAR chair is a very strong design that immediately evokes the association with Vitra.

Vitra's Eames LAR is a charming combination of a plastic seat with a black metal frame. The compact Vitra Eames lounge armchair provides maximum seating comfort and is now available with a plastic seat made of recycled plastic.

The LAR Re is the perfect resting place after a busy day, the smooth plastic shell embraces you.

Designed by Charles and Ray Eames, the plastic Eames chairs are true design icons from the 1950s. Their popularity lies in the timeless, ergonomic design and the different versions. The original model with a fiberglass seat was the first industrially produced plastic chair.

Over the years, Vitra has adapted the dimensions and geometry of the classic chairs to make them more comfortable for today's needs. The dimensions of the LAR chairs were updated in 2019: longer runners, higher seat and more upright seating angle make the chairs more stable than before.

From January 2024, the shells of Vitra's Eames Plastic Chairs are now made from recycled post-consumer plastic. These chairs are known as Eames Plastic Chairs RE. The recycling material comes from the German 'Yellow Bag' (Gelber Sack) collection of household waste, which mainly consists of used packaging. Using 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 color variants of the seat shells alternate with small pigment spots.

Dimensions: Width 62.5 cm Depth 61 cm Height 63 cm Seat depth 25.5 cm.
Frame material: Steel
Seat material: Polypropylene / consists of at least 50% recycled materials.

Basic material: black steel.
Warranty:10 years (product must be registered on manufacturer's website within 3 months of purchase date)

The comfortable model is an eye-catcher that fits into different interior styles and offers you wonderful moments of relaxation, both at home and in the office.

Make your beautiful Vitra chair even more pleasant with the loose Soft Seat cushions from Hella Jongerius. The beautiful Soft Seat cushions are made of soft furniture fabrics and are available in three types: square type A, organic type B and round type C. Cushion A is suitable for this Vitra chair.

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