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Vintage Eames for Herman Miller Square Rolling Side Table WOW!!! Another icon of mid-century modern design by the famed duo of husband-and-wife team Charles and Ray Eames: The Universal Base Table. This one is small with a 20-inch x 20-inch square top and only 25.5 inches tall. Perfect as a side table or bedside table for your mid-century modern home or in your industrial loft! The Eames Universal Base table was first introduced in 1961. This one is circa 1970s and has the Universal cast aluminum base and feet plus black steel pedestal and vinyl rimmed tabletop, in white laminate! AND… it’s on casters making them very handy indeed. We LOVE this wonderful and ideal side table and know that you do too… just make it yours!! Price: $895 Another icon of mid-century modern design by the famed duo of husband-and-wife team Charles and Ray Eames: The Universal Base Table. This one is small with a 20-inch x 20-inch square top and only 25.5 inches tall. Perfect as a side table or bedside table for your mid-century modern home or in your industrial loft! The Eames Universal Base table was first introduced in 1961. This one is circa 1970s and has the Universal cast aluminum base and feet plus black steel pedestal and vinyl rimmed tabletop, in faux wood grain laminate! AND… it’s on casters making them very handy indeed. We adore this iconic side table and surely you must too. You need to make it yours! Price: $895 The only thing exciting about tomorrows mandatory payroll meeting is THIS CONFERENCE TABLE!!!!! Check it out! This conference/dining table is ENORMOUS and oh-so-stylish! An iconic mid-century modern design by the well-known husband and wife duo Charles and Ray Eames: “The Universal Base Table. With a typical focus on beauty and utility in design, the Eames Table is as graceful, versatile and remains as relevant as it was back in the 60’s. The Eames Universal Base table was first introduced in 1961 and now supports different shapes and sized tabletops.” This beauty is comprised of a two-piece mahogany veneer top which is convenient for relocation and shipping purposes and a TRIPLE pedestal universal base with black painted steel shafts and solid cast aluminum legs. A perfect table for a large family dinner BUT still awesome if it’s just you and your sweetie having dinner…. you just may need a megaphone to ask to pass the pepper! LOL!! 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. This is an amazing large and prestigious table by an iconic duo. You need to make it yours!! Price: $9,995 A prestigious mid-century modern design by the well-known husband and wife duo Charles and Ray Eames: “The Universal Base Table. With a typical focus on beauty and utility in design, the Eames Round Table is as graceful, versatile and remains as relevant as it was back in the 60’s. The Eames Universal Base table was first introduced in 1961 and now support different shapes and sized tabletops.” This beauty is comprised of a wood grain laminate round top with off-white edge trim and the shaft is painted black. A classic look that would be a beautiful addition to your mid-century modern dining room or a stylish incorporation to an office space. An iconic piece of remarkable style….this Herman Miller/Eames Universal Base table should be yours! Price: $2,295 An iconic mid-century modern design by the well-known husband and wife duo Charles and Ray Eames: “The Universal Base Table. With a typical focus on beauty and utility in design, the Eames Round Table is as graceful, versatile and remains as relevant as it was back in the 60’s. The Eames Universal Base table was first introduced in 1961 and now support different shapes and sized tabletops.” This beauty is comprised of an off-white laminate round top with black edge trim and the shaft is painted black. A classic look that would be a beautiful addition to your mid-century modern dining room or a stylish incorporation to an office space. An acclaimed piece of prestige and remarkable style….this Herman Miller/Eames Universal Base table should be yours! Price: $2,295 Beautiful. Iconic. Classic. Comfortable. Versatile. Durable. All adjectives to describe this fabulous set of four DCM, Dining (height) Chair Metal (base), or Potato Chip, as they are sometimes called, dining chairs. This chair was designed by the celebrated design team of husband and wife Charles and Ray Eames and first produced in 1946. However, the beginnings for this chair design began in the 1940s when the Eames were working with the government on molded plywood leg splints during WWII. It was first produced by Evans Manufacturing but early in the 1950s Herman Miller purchased Evans and began production themselves. This set is comprised of a zinc rod base with white nylon feet, indicative of the 4th generation production circa 1960s-1980s, and the classic potato chip shaped molded plywood seats and backs with walnut veneer. They are not perfect but have a wonderful warm age patina that we feel is fabulous. We like the story they tell. These are obviously an incredible choice for a mid-century modern dining table but look magnificent in any design aesthetic. 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 lead Herman Miller to became one of the finest names in furniture and design. If you are looking for classic mid-century modern…you have found it. Make this set of four DCMs yours! Price: $2,695 Sofa Compact. Compact Sofa. You say potato. I say potahto. Whichever you call it you can call it awesome, iconic, and fabulous! This incredible sofa was designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1954. Its first iteration however was a built-in sofa in their home in Pacific Palisades, California. They were so happy with the way it sat, its lines, and the comfort it provided, that they designed a freestanding version. First construction was in wire, then this current model, which has been in continuous production since. It gets its name from the fact it can fold for easier less expensive shipping plus the fact you get all that a traditional sofa offers but in a much crisper and lightly scaled silhouette. It is perfect for smaller spaces but holds its own in a large room while providing ample seating for three.
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