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Wire Chair DKR
Charles & Ray Eames, 1951
Designed by Charles and Ray Eames, the seat shell of the Wire Chair echoes the form of the Eames Plastic Side Chair. Mounted on the legendary 'Eiffel Tower' base, the DKR combines transparency and functionality. The version with a powder-coated finish is also suited for use in the garden or on the terrace. The DKR chair is optionally available with a seat cushion or with a two-piece seat and back cushion covered in fabric or leather.
New colours
The Wire Chair DKR is available in four new colours based on the palette designed by Charles and Ray Eames. Vitra has developed the fresh colours citron, sky blue, dark green and Eames Sea Foam Green.
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Seat and base (Wire Chair DKR, LKR)
Seat and base (Wire Chair DKR, LKR Outdoor)
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Leather/back panel Plano
More colors73/03 clay/parchment/cream white
64/05 cement/ cream white/sierra grey
71/80 sand/coffee
21/19 dim grey/sierra grey
67/69 asphalt/dark grey
59/40 jade/ coconut/forest
61/69 umbra grey/dark grey
66/66 nero/nero
Leather/back panel Leather
Leather Premium F/back panel Plano
More colors64/05 cement/ cream white/sierra grey
65/19 granite/sierra grey
60/69 smoke blue/dark grey
59/40 jade/ coconut/forest
58/40 khaki/ coconut/forest
61/69 umbra grey/dark grey
67/69 asphalt/dark grey
66/66 nero/nero
Leather Premium F/back panel Leather Premium F
Material description
- Upholstery: unupholstered, with seat cushion or with seat and back pad. Seat and back pads can be removed and reattached; available in fabric or leather. For the back pad in leather, the rear is always covered in Plano fabric, except for the version in leather snow, which is used on both the front and back.
- DKR: Dining Height K-Wire Shell Rod Base
- Seat shell: bent and welded steel wire, chrome-plated or powder-coated.
- Base: four-legged base with cross struts, surface finish matched to seat shell. Fitted with plastic glides for carpet; felt glides for hard floors optionally available.
- Outdoor use: unupholstered version with powder-coated base suitable for utilisation outdoors on a temporary or seasonal basis, following care instructions. After prolonged exposure to the elements, clean and store away in a dry, sheltered place to ensure lasting use and avoid any deterioration in appearance.
10 year manufacturer’s warranty for selected products
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Product family
Wire Chair
Designed by Charles and Ray Eames out of welded steel wire, the Wire Chair is a variation on the theme of the organically shaped one-piece seat shell, pairing transparent lightness with technological sophistication. The shell can be joined with a variety of different bases. The Wire Chair is available without upholstery, with a seat cushion or with a two-piece seat and back cushion known as the 'Bikini' pad due to its shape. The Wire Chairs have a powder-coated finish; some models are also available in a chrome-plated version. DKR and DKX models with a powder-coated finish are suited for both indoor and outdoor use. In 2016, Vitra added roughly 20 mm to the base height of the Wire Chairs while adapting the seat geometry accordingly. These revisions, which are aesthetically almost imperceptible, increase the comfort of this classic chair design, especially in combination with contemporary tables.
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This product was designed by
Charles & Ray Eames
Charles and Ray Eames are counted among the most important figures of twentieth-century design. Their work spans the fields of furniture design, filmmaking, photography and exhibition design. Vitra is the sole authorised manufacturer of Eames products for Europe and the Middle East. When you own an Eames product made by Vitra, you know it is an original.