2008 42c Eames, Sculpted Chair
# 4333h FDC - 2008 42c Eames, Sculpted Chair
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U.S. #4333h
Charles and Ray Eames
La Chaise
Issue Date: June 17, 2008
City: Santa Monica, CA
La Chaise was one of Charles and Ray Eameses’ earliest furniture designs. Created in 1948 for the New York Museum of Modern Art’s International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design, La Chaise received much attention.
Like an elegant seating sculpture, La Chaise was reportedly inspired by and named after sculptor Gaston Lachaise. With its fluid, voluptuous shape, the unusual chair looks as if it might have come straight out of a Salvador Dali painting.
La Chaise was functional as well as beautiful. Its design allowed several sitting and reclining positions. Evolving from the Eameses’ experiments in molding shells for attractive, comfortable seating, La Chaise’s seat and back were formed from fiberglass-reinforced plastic. Its legs were made of metal and wood.
Although designed in 1948, it wasn’t until 1990 that Germany’s legendary furniture manufacturer, Vitra International, began producing La Chaise. Known as a “collector’s piece,” today its distinctive look graces modern homes, hotels, and offices, and even advertisements and music videos.
In 2008, the Eames La Chaise was featured on a 42¢ stamp, one of a pane of 16 issued by the U.S. Postal Service to honor the contributions of Charles and Ray Eames to American design.
U.S. #4333h
Charles and Ray Eames
La Chaise
Issue Date: June 17, 2008
City: Santa Monica, CA
La Chaise was one of Charles and Ray Eameses’ earliest furniture designs. Created in 1948 for the New York Museum of Modern Art’s International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design, La Chaise received much attention.
Like an elegant seating sculpture, La Chaise was reportedly inspired by and named after sculptor Gaston Lachaise. With its fluid, voluptuous shape, the unusual chair looks as if it might have come straight out of a Salvador Dali painting.
La Chaise was functional as well as beautiful. Its design allowed several sitting and reclining positions. Evolving from the Eameses’ experiments in molding shells for attractive, comfortable seating, La Chaise’s seat and back were formed from fiberglass-reinforced plastic. Its legs were made of metal and wood.
Although designed in 1948, it wasn’t until 1990 that Germany’s legendary furniture manufacturer, Vitra International, began producing La Chaise. Known as a “collector’s piece,” today its distinctive look graces modern homes, hotels, and offices, and even advertisements and music videos.
In 2008, the Eames La Chaise was featured on a 42¢ stamp, one of a pane of 16 issued by the U.S. Postal Service to honor the contributions of Charles and Ray Eames to American design.