Oak rotating Dowel base base for Eames fiberglass chairs

Dowel DSW base, modern reissue for fiberglass chair and armchair shells by Charles and Ray Eames.
Available only with Narrow mountings.

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:
- Chairs with armrests 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

Designed for the MoMA “Low-Cost Furniture Design” competition in New York in 1950, the DSW chair is the result of the Eames couple’s research into molding fiberglass, a technique previously reserved for the aerospace industry. Its one-piece shell, adapted to human anatomy, revolutionized the furniture industry.
A 20th-century icon, the DSW (Dining Side chair Wood) has made its mark on history.
It was mass-produced starting in 1950 in the United States by the manufacturer Herman Miller. This marked the beginning of “mass design.”
The first Eames chairs from 1950, distributed by the American company Herman Miller, were produced at Zenith Plastics in Gardena, California.
After 1953, the manufacturer changed factories several times, but production remained in the United States. In Europe, the rights to the DSW were acquired by Vitra.

Lightweight, versatile, easy to maintain, available in multiple colors, and mass-produced, the Eames DSW chair has conquered interiors around the world and is now exhibited in prestigious modern art museum collections.
Versatile, the DSW chair can be found in offices as well as private homes.
Eames chairs were later developed into numerous models: the RAR rocking chair, the DAW armchair with wooden base, the DAR armchair with Eiffel base, etc.