Fabulous vintage MCM (Mid-Century Modern) Eames for Herman
Miller racetrack oval conference or dining table with a black universal
segmented base and cherry wood veneer top with black vinyl edge banding. Beautiful condition,
keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and
wear even if it has been refinished or restored. Specifically, there are some
scratches, dents etc. on this top as you would expect with age and use. Please
see photos, zoom in for details, and see long description as they are part of
the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, 2001.
Excuse me… Did someone say
Eames for Herman Miller?? Yes, please!! This is the classic Racetrack design by
the iconic duo of designer’s husband and wife team Charles and Ray Eames. The
top is oval shaped with a cherry wood veneer and a black vinyl edge banding
mounted on the Eames iconic black segmented base which they designed to
accommodate many different length tabletops. This base, including both legs and
shafts, is all black and the spider attachment is natural cast aluminum. It can
be used in an office as a conference table, but it would be equally as fabulous
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 Mid-Century
Modern table that will host many options of dining or office chairs. We have
several chairs that will pair nicely with this table listed here for sale…
check them out!!! It’s definitely a FANTASTIC piece of unforgettable 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 iconic table can do that for you! Don’t wait…
Make it yours!!
Dining Table Size
- Height: 28.5 Inches
- Width: 72.25 Inches
- Depth: 42 Inches
- Knee
Clearance Depth: 23 Inches
- Knee
Clearance Height: 27.5 Inches
- Weight: 102.5
Pounds
Crated Size:
- Height: 34 Inches
- Width: 78 Inches
- Depth: 48 Inches
- Weight: 325 Pounds