Vitra - Charles & Ray Eames - Chair - New Elephant, Design Object - plastic
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Vitra Nieuwe Elephant design object, designed by Charles & Ray Eames, in plastic, originating from Switzerland, dating to 2000–2010.
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Sculpture, a stool, and a children's chair in one, from the Vitra brand and designed by Charles & Ray Eames in the United States of America. The item has a blue 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. By the time Charles and Ray Eames spent many years developing and refining a technique for bending three-dimensional shapes from plywood. As they progressed, they designed a range of furniture and sculptures. Of all those original designs, the two-piece elephant turned out to be the greatest technical challenge due to its strong multiple curves. The then-existing techniques were not capable of achieving mass production of the elephant. The 14-year-old Lucia Eames, daughter of Charles, received a prototype that was later lent for a exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1946. This prototype is still owned by 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 designs and produces 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 so distinctive in form that you have probably seen them before! Vitra products are developed to last a lifetime. No matter your taste or the size of the space, Vitra’s collection will appeal to you. True design classics indeed.
Dimensions are: 39 x 21 x 20.5 cm,
Shipped by registered mail and carefully packed to guarantee the object's integrity. And for combined purchases, a single shipping rate is offered!
Sculpture, a stool, and a children's chair in one, from the Vitra brand and designed by Charles & Ray Eames in the United States of America. The item has a blue 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. By the time Charles and Ray Eames spent many years developing and refining a technique for bending three-dimensional shapes from plywood. As they progressed, they designed a range of furniture and sculptures. Of all those original designs, the two-piece elephant turned out to be the greatest technical challenge due to its strong multiple curves. The then-existing techniques were not capable of achieving mass production of the elephant. The 14-year-old Lucia Eames, daughter of Charles, received a prototype that was later lent for a exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1946. This prototype is still owned by 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 designs and produces 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 so distinctive in form that you have probably seen them before! Vitra products are developed to last a lifetime. No matter your taste or the size of the space, Vitra’s collection will appeal to you. True design classics indeed.
Dimensions are: 39 x 21 x 20.5 cm,
Shipped by registered mail and carefully packed to guarantee the object's integrity. And for combined purchases, a single shipping rate 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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