Vitra - Charles & Ray Eames - Chair - New Elephant, Design Object - plastic
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Vitra design object Nieuwe Elephant, designed by Charles & Ray Eames and produced by Vitra, circa 2000–2010, in plastic, dimensions 39 × 21 × 20.5 cm, in excellent condition.
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Sculpture, stool and child chair in one, from the brand Vitra and designed by Charles & Ray Eames in the United States of America. The item is pink in color, and on top sits the official Vitra emblem, and underneath the decorative object is signed.
This Vitra elephant was originally designed in the early 1940s by Charles and Ray Eames. Over time, Charles and Ray Eames spent many years developing and refining a technique for bending three-dimensional shapes from plywood and multiplex. In the course of this, they designed a range of furniture and sculptures. Of all those original designs, the two-piece elephant proved the greatest technical challenge due to its strong multiple curves. The techniques of the time were not able to sustain mass production of the elephant. Fourteen-year-old Lucia Eames, the daughter of Charles, received a prototype that was later lent to an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1946. That prototype is still in the possession of the Eames family.
In the early 2000s, the Eames Elephant was released in plastic, making it available to the originally intended audience: children. Thus the elephant can be used as an iconic design piece but also as a toy.
Vitra is a unique and well-known name in the design world. Since the 1950s, the company has designed and produced beautiful design furniture, lighting, and accessories. Twentieth-century designs by George Nelson, Charles and Ray Eames, Isamu Noguchi, Jean Prouvé, and Verner Panton form the basis of the Vitra Home Collection. They design products that are known for their durability and uniqueness and are often so distinctive in form that you will have surely seen them before! Vitra products are developed to last a lifetime. Whatever your taste or the size of the space, the Vitra collection will appeal to you. Real design classics, indeed.
Dimensions are: 39x21x20.5 cm,
Shipped as registered mail and carefully packaged to guarantee the object's integrity. And with combined purchases, one shipping price is offered!
Sculpture, stool and child chair in one, from the brand Vitra and designed by Charles & Ray Eames in the United States of America. The item is pink in color, and on top sits the official Vitra emblem, and underneath the decorative object is signed.
This Vitra elephant was originally designed in the early 1940s by Charles and Ray Eames. Over time, Charles and Ray Eames spent many years developing and refining a technique for bending three-dimensional shapes from plywood and multiplex. In the course of this, they designed a range of furniture and sculptures. Of all those original designs, the two-piece elephant proved the greatest technical challenge due to its strong multiple curves. The techniques of the time were not able to sustain mass production of the elephant. Fourteen-year-old Lucia Eames, the daughter of Charles, received a prototype that was later lent to an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1946. That prototype is still in the possession of the Eames family.
In the early 2000s, the Eames Elephant was released in plastic, making it available to the originally intended audience: children. Thus the elephant can be used as an iconic design piece but also as a toy.
Vitra is a unique and well-known name in the design world. Since the 1950s, the company has designed and produced beautiful design furniture, lighting, and accessories. Twentieth-century designs by George Nelson, Charles and Ray Eames, Isamu Noguchi, Jean Prouvé, and Verner Panton form the basis of the Vitra Home Collection. They design products that are known for their durability and uniqueness and are often so distinctive in form that you will have surely seen them before! Vitra products are developed to last a lifetime. Whatever your taste or the size of the space, the Vitra collection will appeal to you. Real design classics, indeed.
Dimensions are: 39x21x20.5 cm,
Shipped as registered mail and carefully packaged to guarantee the object's integrity. And with combined purchases, one shipping price is offered!
Details
Era
After 2000
Country of origin
Switzerland
Manufacturer/brand
Vitra
Model
New Elephant, Design Object
Designer/artist/maker
Charles & Ray Eames
Material
plastic
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
21 cm
Width
20.5 cm
Depth
39 cm
Estimated period
2000-2010
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