Eames Segmented Table Charles & Ray Eames A custom-made Vitra Segmented Base table, featuring a square oak veneer tabletop paired with a grey-white segmented base. This combination highlights the timeless versatility of the Segmented Base system, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1964. The Design Story of the Eames Tables The origins of the Eames Tables date back to the 1940s, when Charles and Ray Eames developed the first versions of what would later evolve into the iconic table base. Conceived to support a wide range of chairs and tables, these early designs already demonstrated the Eameses’ distinctive system-based approach to design. In 1964, Charles and Ray Eames developed a system of base elements that made it possible to create a wide variety of table sizes and shapes, resulting in the elegant Eames Segmented Tables.