Le Chaise Lounge Chair, Red/Natural

The 1948 Eames La Chaise, originally more of an art piece than a chair, features a sculpturally windswept design. Built around the concept of reverse sculpting the human form, it offers an ergonomically superior lounge experience. Charles and Ray created this piece for the Museum of Modern Art, but it could not be sold at that time due to high production costs. The complex design was too expensive to produce until decades later. Multiple fiberglass shells are bonded together to create a comfortable depth. A hard rubber disk separates the two shells, with the void filled with Styrene as in the original 1948 design. The free-flowing design supports the relaxed human form, with the shell's curved waterfall edges suspended by five strategically placed solid steel posts. Three posts attach vertically to the solid walnut cross-intersecting platform below, while the front two rods cross in the center before attaching. Kardiel's reproduction of the 1948 La Chaise adheres to the exact dimensions and materials used in the original. Today, as then, it serves as both a sculpture and a chaise.