Lounge Chair & Ottoman Miniature - / Eames (1956) by Vitra Black

Located in Weil am Rhein in Germany (near the Swiss border), the Vitra Design Museum is a privately funded museum that showcases the unique design collection of the Swiss furniture manufacturer Vitra. The Vitra Design Museum collection is one of the most important furniture design collections in the world. It contains around 7,000 pieces of furniture, more than a thousand lighting pieces, numerous archives and the inherited series of famous designers such as Charles & Ray Eames, Verner Panton and Alexander Girard. The Vitra Design Museum's collection of miniatures, which started more than 20 years ago, is an illustration of the milestones in the history of design. This collection encompasses the entire history of industrial furniture from the 1800s to present day, creating a pathway through time leading to the creation of modern seating, from historicism and Art Nouveau to Bauhaus and New Objectivity, Radical Design and Postmodernism to present day. A magnificent collection of emblematic works is presented to you. These chairs that have taken their place in history all carry the memories of their times: Materials, shapes, colours... They reveal the often forgotten dreams of their time, the (sometimes utopian) aspirations of their designers, but above all to their vision of the world. The chairs are reproduced on a one-sixth scale and faithfully replicate the original historical model down to the smallest details in the design, material and colour shade. This precise detail is also applied to the wood grain, the reproduction of the screws and the meticulous methods of handcrafting. These miniatures are not only valuable collector's items, but are also an educational tool for universities, design schools and architects. Rolf Fehlbaum, President of Vitra: “We can deduce and understand an era, its social order, its materials, its techniques and its taste by observing its chairs. I should point out that no other everyday object offers such diversity.” The Lounge Chair created by Charles and Ray Eames in the 1950s is now considered to be one of the major furniture design creations of the 20th century. It has been manufactured by Vitra for decades in an almost identical process using high quality materials. When ordering the Lounge Chair and Ottoman together, we ensure that the wooden shells of both of the pieces of furniture match perfectly in the production process. "What if we gave a modern twist to the traditional English club chair? “ This question, asked by Charles Eames, was the starting point for the creation of the Lounge Chair, a process that lasted several years. This creation had to meet the requirements of a generous seat with complete comfort combined with the highest quality in both materials and manufacturing. The armchair designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1956 set new standards; it is not only lighter, more elegant and more modern than the traditional solid club chairs, but it is also more comfortable. These qualities have made the Lounge Chair one of Charles and Ray Eames' best-known designs, awarding it the status of a classic in the history of modern furniture.