Vitra's DKR Wire Chair was created in 1951 when Charles and Ray Eames, inspired by Buckminster Fuller's work, decided to make a light and durable chair with as few materials as possible. The most functional solution turned out to be a square-shaped cross structure in steel wire. Thanks to its airy and ergonomic shape and the classic Eiffel base, Wire Chair DKR will bring a fresh, graphic edge to all kinds of interiors year after year – and will delight you outdoors as well.
Wire Chair DKR, citron
Vitra
Description
Vitra's DKR Wire Chair was created in 1951 when Charles and Ray Eames, inspired by Buckminster Fuller's work, decided to make a light and durable chair with as few materials as possible. The most functional solution turned out to be a square-shaped cross structure in steel wire. Thanks to its airy and ergonomic shape and the classic Eiffel base, Wire Chair DKR will bring a fresh, graphic edge to all kinds of interiors year after year – and will delight you outdoors as well.
Product details (7)
- Colour
- Yellow
- Width
- 49 cm
- Depth
- 51 cm
- Height
- 85 cm
- Seat height
- 43 cm
- Material
- Powder coated steel wire
- Notes
- Suitable for outdoor use.
- Product ID
Designer
Ray and Charles Eames were an American designer couple whose name is familiar for anyone with an interest in modern design. Charles Eames was born in 1907 in St. Louis, Missouri. He studied architecture at University of Washington and, invited by the Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen, continued his studies at the Cranbrook Academy of Arts, Michigan in 1940. There he met Eero Saarinen, with whom he participated in a competition called ”Organic Design in Home Furnishing”, arranged by New York’s MoMA. Eames and Saarinen won the competition using a plywood moulding technique originally developed by Alvar Aalto. In Cranbrook Charles Eames also met her future wife Ray, and the couple got married in 1941.
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