Small Parcel:Ships within 4 weeks Designed by Charles and Ray Eames Discovery often takes interesting turns. Consider the shapes Charles and Ray Eames made plywood take. Experimenting in the 1940s with thin sheets of wood veneer formed under heat and pressure, they adapted new technology to furniture making. Sculpting a seat and back to fit the contours of the human body, they designed a truly comfortable chair that’s suitable for businesses and homes. It’s an achievement others have noticed — Time Magazine named it the Best Design of the 20th Century. The Eames Molded Plywood Chair is available here in the classic lounge chair shape with wood legs, a design known as the LCW. #13; The Design: *In the early 1940s, when Charles Eames was working on MGM set designs, he would return to the small apartment where he and his wife, Ray, were experimenting with wood-molding techniques that would have profound effects on the design world. *Their discoveries led to a commission from the U.S. Navy in 1942 to develop plywood splints, stretchers, and glider shells molded under heat and pressure. *After World War II, they adapted the technology to create inexpensive, high-quality chairs that could be mass-produced. The process eliminated the extraneous wood needed to connect the seat with the back, which reduced the weight and visual profile of the chair and established a basis for modern furniture design. The chair is in the permanent collection of New Yorks Museum of Modern Art. Back to #13; Features at a Glance: * Distinctive Design *Five-ply seat and back *A comfortable addition to a living room, lounge, or waiting area *Natural face veneers and hardwood inner plies (one of the sheets of veneer that are glued together to make plywood) *Wood legs are gently curved * A Shape that Sits Well *Sculpted form with a gently curved shape gives the hard material a soft, inviting appearance *Molded shape is designed to comfortably fit the body *Natural rubber shock mounts absorb movement * Colorful Options *The chairs are offered with birch veneer in eight new finish colors (Red, Green, Orange, Purple, Black, Light Blue, White, and Yellow) *Stains allow the woods natural characteristics to show through *Cherry, Walnut, Natural Ash, Red-stained Ash, or Ebony-stained Ash choices also