Sold: Early LCW chair in Walnut by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, 1954 | #117438

Chair, model LCW (Lounge chair wood); American, 1946-49, designed by Charles and Ray Eames, manufactured by Evans Products

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Time magazine called the LCW “the chair of the century". It was first made available to the public in 1946, and we still make it in the same configuration today. In 1945, as the sense grew that the war was coming to a close, the Eames Office, now two years old and some 15 people strong, turned its attention away from wartime work and back to furniture.

Charles Eames, Ray Eames. Lounge Chair and Ottoman. 1956. Herman Miller Furniture Co., Zeeland, MI. Molded rosewood, plywood, leather, cast aluminum, rubber shock mounts, and stainless steel glides. .a (chair): 33 x 33 3/4 x 33" (83.8 x 85.7 x 83.8 cm) .b (ottoman): 16 x 26 x 21" (40.6 x 66 x 53.3 cm). Gift of the manufacturer. 336.1960.a-b. Architecture & Design

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The story behind a true classic.

“The iconic Eames Lounge Chair is so beloved, so coveted, a part of me really hoped it wouldn’t live up to all the hype. Cynicism be damned, that lounge was comfortable”

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