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Green molded plastic armchair with integrated armrests and black metal legs, designed by Charles Eames in 1949. molded plywood dining chair
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Green molded plastic armchair with integrated armrests and black metal legs, designed by Charles Eames in 1949.
Charles and Ray Eames: armchair Molded-plastic armchair reinforced with glass fibers, designed by Charles and Ray Eames, 1950.

Charles Eames and Ray Eames

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Quick Facts Charles Eames and Ray Eames were American designers best known for the beauty, comfort, elegance, and delicacy of their mass-producible furniture. They also wrote books, made motion pictures, and designed exhibitions, fabrics, and industrial and consumer products. Charles Eames, who was also an architect, was for several years head of the experimental design department at Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. During that time (1939–41) he collaborated with the architect-designer Eero Saarinen...

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