Gorgeous vintage Eames for Herman Miller segmented base
table with taupe base and table edge, rectangular natural oak wood veneer top,
and aluminum spider attachment. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this
is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. Minor scratches in
the top have been touched up and does not detract from its overall beauty. Please
see photos and zoom in for details. We
attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, May 2, 2000.
There’s just nothing quite as
prestigious as Eames for Herman Miller!! This is the classic segmented base
design by the iconic duo of designer’s husband and wife team Charles and Ray
Eames. The
top is rectangle with natural oak wood veneer and mounted on the Eames iconic
segmented base which they designed to accommodate many different length
tabletops. This base, including both legs and shafts, and table edge is taupe,
and the spider attachment is aluminum colored. It can be used in an office as a
conference table, but it would be equally as wonderful in your dining room.
And, with Eames’ system approach to design, the table breaks down for easy
shipping and moving! It is a handsome and timeless table that will host many
options of dining or office chairs. It’s definitely a FABULOUS piece of
furniture thanks to the genius that was Charles and Ray Eames.
Charles Eames was born in St.
Louis, Missouri in 1907. Ray Kaiser Eames was born in Sacramento, California in
1912. They met at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan and were married in
1941. They moved together to California and continued their design work they
began together at Cranbrook. A commission, which they acquired from the
government during WWII to produce molded plywood splints and stretchers,
launched a career producing iconic mid-century modern furnishings which are
still fresh and sought after today. The Eames and their association with Herman
Miller were the partnership of the century. If you want to learn more about
Charles and Ray please visit Eames Office, the Eames Official website.
Herman Miller started life as
Star furniture Co. in Zeeland, Michigan in 1905 a producer of high-quality
furniture. Becoming Michigan Star Furniture Co in 1919, and then in 1923, when
long time employee Dirk Jan De Pree and his father-in-law purchased 51% of the
company stock, it was renamed Herman Miller Furniture Company. And remained so
until the 1960s when it became Herman Miller, Inc. Until the 1930s they
produced only traditional wood furniture, but the Great Depression caused a
need for change, and they hired modernist Gilbert Rohde who took the company in
a new successful direction. Upon Rohde’s death in 1944 he was replaced by none
other than the renowned George Nelson. Working with the likes of not only
Charles and Ray Eames but Isamu Noguchi, Alexander Girard, and Robert Propst,
to name just a few, Nelson led Herman Miller to became one of the finest names
in furniture and design.
Charles and Ray Eames had the
vision of making a better world. One in which things were designed to bring
pleasure into our lives. This table can do that for you! Don’t wait… Make it
yours!!
Table:
Boxed/Crated
Size:
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