Eames Molded Task Armchair

(plastic typically ships in 25-45 business days, please allow 24-26 weeks for fiberglass)

Design Charles & Ray Eames, 1953
Molded fiberglass or plastic shell, metal frame, seat pad
Made by Herman Miller

It beckons with an aesthetic and biomorphic shape thatbecome archetypal: the Eames molded shell, prized since 1950 for inventing a new paradigm for simple and comfortable, sophisticated and playful seating. In this iteration as the Eames Task Chair, the iconic chair steps up its service as a desk chair that provides effortless functionality and flexibility.

The Eames Task Chair marries the beloved molded one-piece shell designin side or armchair versionswith a five-star base for just-right stability and a height-adjustable, swivel-mounted seat and casters for mobility. The molded fiberglass of the original Eames Shell Chairwith all of its expressive surface variationis once again available thanks to an environmentally friendly process. Along with the molded plastic version, it offers a customizable aesthetic; colors range from fresh to vintage pigments, available with or without full upholstery, or a seat pad. The Eames Task Chair also offers a choice of bent wire or molded wood side chair shells. Whatever options you choose, Eames Task Chairs are look-good, feel-good form following function at its agile best.

The Eames Shell Chair was born in 1950, a child of the visionary wife-and-husband design team, Ray and Charles Eames. The boundless creativity of these pioneers of modern furniture helped transform the home and office with form-fitting comfort, flexibility, and color.

A timeless favorite, the Eames Shell Chairs ongoing iterations affirm the Eamesian philosophy that Design addresses itself to the need. As the need for versatile, comfortable seating has changed over time, so has their iconic single-shell chair, with new materials and bases extending its utility. The need for stylish, expressive seating for officesincluding home officesinspired the original four-star base, added in 1953. With the development of a five-star base, the Eames Task Chair once again sets the side and armchair shells on casters for use as a desk chair.

This mobile desk chair sets the Eameses iconic one-piece armchair shell on a height-adjustable base with casters. The textured polypropylene material complements the shapely appeal of the form in an array of colors ranging from fresh to vintage.

Dimensions:

Plastic shell: 26.25″ w | 26.5″ d | 30.25″ – 35.25″ h | seat: 15.75″ – 20.75″ h
Fiberglass shell: 26.25″ w | 26.5″ d | 30.25″ – 35.25″ h | seat:15.75″ – 20.75″ h