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Eames Coffee Table
Charles & Ray Eames, 1953
In 1949, Charles and Ray Eames designed a coffee table as a unique furnishing for their own residence, the legendary Eames House in Pacific Palisades, near Los Angeles. Ever since, the table has contributed to the unique decor of this historic home interior. The rectangular table top, which gives a simultaneous impression of simplicity and luxury, was originally covered in gold leaf. Its dowel-leg base is a variation of the wooden base found on the Eames Plastic Chairs. In the following years, Charles and Ray Eames produced two more of these tables with different tops, one in marble and the other in wood.
Timothy Street-Porter, © Eames Office LLC
© Eames Office LLC
The re-edition of the Eames Coffee Table, which was developed by Vitra in cooperation with the Eames Office, evokes the spirit of the early one-off pieces: fabricated in exquisite materials, this high-quality coffee table is both precious object and utilitarian furnishing. The square or rectangular table tops are made of marble or solid American walnut. The base, combining wooden legs with metal cross-struts, provides a stable understructure and emphasises the understated elegance of the Eames Coffee Table.
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Material description
- Table top: solid American walnut with oiled finish or Carrara marble, brushed and waxed.
- Base platform: MDF board.
- Base: solid ash, honey-coloured or black finish; steel rod cross struts, powder-coated in basic dark.
- Origin of wood: ash (Fraxinus excelsior) from Western Europe and/or Poland; American walnut (Juglans nigra) from the USA.
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.