Eames Chair Turns 50

The Eames Lounge Chair has symbolized modernism and fresh furniture design for 50 years. A new book, and a traveling exhibit organized by the Grand Rapids Art Museum, will help celebrate its history.

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The Eames Lounge Chair is an undisputed icon. Its 50-year anniversary is being celebrated with a traveling exhibition and new book about the design, which has been in continuous production since its launch in 1956.

One of the centerpieces in the traveling exhibition--organized by the Grand Rapids Art Museum--is a three-dimensional exploded sculpture of the chair that shows each component, from the rubber shocks to the black cushions, suspended by wires from the ceiling.

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