Eames Chair: Santos Palisander...the underbelly...
The movers are picking up the Eames chair+ottoman Monday which will be replaced by the same chair+ottoman in Santos Palisander but with black leather; I realized I had never seen the underbelly of the chair and ottoman until now. ...
I almost got this but instead got a Thomas Moser.
Years ago. Still not sure I made the right choice.
Nice!
I've had my Eames Chair & Ottoman over 20 years now, and I still love it each time I sit (photo attached). Mine is Teak and Umber Leather. I recently learned every piece of leather on the chair snaps into place and can be replaced individually or as a...
I have a nice collection of antique carpets, mostly Persian, but a few Caucasian pieces.
I am drawn most strongly to the Kurdish Village and Southwest Persian Tribal pieces. The choice of colors and whimsical weaving styles speak to me. The large carpet is an antique Garrus Bijar, C.1880- Kurdish. The small gallery carpet is NW Persian, proba...
Beautiful!
Love the Eames lounge chair and ottoman. So classic and comfortable! When it was originally produced, the ottoman was briefly offered on a swiveling base. I think nobody wanted that, so that option was discontinued: I rarely sit in this because I'm afraid...
It is. That was standard issue for the early ones -- rosewood, black leather, down filling.
Years ago, I talked to an older guy who worked at the factory during those early years, in order to find out some of the hallmarks of the early chairs. 3 screws (vs. 2 screws on the later chairs) attaching the side of each arm to the body was one thing I ...