To ensure seated comfort, Charles and Ray Eames suspended a continuous piece of seat-back upholstery between lightweight aluminum side ribs and stretched the upholstery tautly around each end of the frame. Whether upholstered in fabric, leather, vinyl, or an innovative mesh material that allows the chair to breathe, the result is appropriate firmness with just the right flexibility. GREENGUARD™ certified, 90% recyclable and 67% of the chair material was derived from recycled resources.
Though not as universally popular as the Eames Lounge and Ottoman, the Eames Aluminum Group Chair is a pop-culture icon in its own right. Designed originally to be an outdoor seating solution, the stylish modern design and brilliant functionality of the Eames Aluminum Group Chair has made it an ideal choice for interior seating as well as home seating over the years. This popularity transferred seamlessly into television and movies, where it has been featured numerous times over the years as a staple of modernism. Here are just some examples of where the Eames Aluminum Chair can be spotted on screen:
Television:
- VIP - Starring Pamela Anderson, in one episode a bomb gets strapped to the bottom of an Eames Aluminum Group chair Anderson is tied to!
- Colbert Report - Steven Colbert's guests sit in an Eames Aluminum Group chair in the satirical news program
- 2008 Presidential Debate in Austin, Texas - The live special (pictured above) featured Democratic candidates Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama sitting in white Eames Aluminum Management Chairs
Movies:
- Moonraker - (White Eames Aluminum Chair seen in left middle)
Modern Office Space:
- Facebook's cutting-edge new offices feature red Eames Aluminum Group Chairs used in the meeting rooms.
The Eames Aluminum Group Chairs are popular choices on or off the screen, and their classic style and exceptional comfort are what we have grown to expect from Ray and Charles Eames, as well as from Herman Miller. Keep an eye out for the Eames Aluminum Group next time you are watching television or a movie, and take a serious look at potentially purchasing this celebrity chair for your office or home.