RAR Chrome Rocking chair base for Eames fiberglass chairs

RAR Rocking Chair base for Eames fiberglass chair and armchair shells.

Compatible with shells with narrow-mount shockmounts.

Available with walnut rockers (photo 3) or oak rockers (photo 4).

Eames chair glossary

The first letter of the Eames chair name corresponds to its use:
- D for Dine
- L for Lounge
- R for Rock
- P for Pivot

The second letter defines the type of chair:
- Armchairs have an A for Armchair
- Side chairs have an S for Side chair
- Standard chairs have a C for Chair
- Wire chairs have a K for K-wire

The third letter defines the base type:
- W for Wood
- R for Rod
- X for the shape of the letter X
- M for Metal
- S for Stacking
- CC for Cast aluminum Casters

The Rocking Chair, also called the RAR Armchair (for Rocking Armchair Rod base), was created by the Eameses in 1948 using glass fiber-reinforced polyester resin to create a single-piece shell.

This rocking chair was first presented in 1950 during the "Low Cost Furniture Design" competition at the MoMA in New York. It was a great success and was originally manufactured by the Herman Miller company until the late 1970s.
Alongside the Herman Miller production based in the United States, Vitra has been producing polypropylene models in Europe since 1972.
The armchair also exists in a version with legs. There are two different bases: the DAR model (chrome-plated aluminum base) and the DAW model (wooden legs).