The playful offshoot of a serious idea.
Vitra eames elephant wood.
A prototype was given to charles s 14 year old daughter lucia eames and later borrowed for the exhibition at the museum of modern art in new york in 1946.
The designs and fabrications were made in conjunction with other children s plywood products including the nested chair table and stool.
Now in 2020 the eames elephant will be 75 years old.
It still survives in the eames family archives today.
To commemorate this anniversary vitra is launching a special series in grey stained wood bringing the intricately produced collector s item even closer to its.
This includes herman miller products finished with wood veneer or recut wood veneer except the oiled eames lounge chair and ottoman with rosewood oiled walnut or oiled santos palisander veneer unless specifically noted.
1945 entwickelten charles ray eames den eames elephant plywood der von vitra produziert wird.
Vitra is the sole authorised manufacturer of eames products for europe and the middle east.
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The eames elephant is also available in plastic ideal for children as well as in a smaller version eames elephant small which comes in a variety of colours and is also made of plastic.
Thanks to technological advances vitra is now launching it in an american cherry veneer version.
After a limited edition in 2007 vitra has now launched serial production of the eames elephant in plywood for the very first time.
Despite the 1945 prototypes having a wonderful aesthetic beauty it.
Buy eames elephant plywood design charles ray eames 1945 vitra the designers charles and ray eames created their famous elephant in 1945.
Their work spans the fields of furniture design filmmaking photography and exhibition design.
Originally made of plywood this wooden toy had not been produced due to its complexity and its cost of manufacture.
After a limited edition in 2007 vitra has now launched serial production of the eames elephant in plywood for the very first time.
The eames elephant is also available in plastic ideal for children as well as in a smaller version eames elephant small which comes in a variety of colours and is also made of plastic.
The eames elephant was part of a group of plywood animals designed in 1945 as part of the experiment into the use of the material in collaboration with the evans molded plywood division.
After a limited edition in 2007 vitra has now added a plywood version of the legendary eames elephant to its standard portfolio.