Walnut rotating Dowel base for Eames fiberglass chairs

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

*non-original legs

Eames Chair Glossary

The first letter of an Eames chair's 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 feature an A for Armchair
- Side chairs feature an S for Side chair
- Standard chairs feature a C for Chair
- Wire chairs feature a K for K-wire

The third letter defines the base type:
- W for Wood
- R for Rod
- X like 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 fiberglass molding, previously reserved for aeronautics. 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 produced on a large scale starting in 1950 in the United States by the manufacturer Herman Miller. This was the beginning of "mass design."
The first Eames chairs from 1950, distributed by the American company Herman Miller, were produced by Zenith Plastics of Gardena, California.
After 1953, the publisher changed factories several times, but production remained in the United States. In Europe, the rights to the DSW were purchased by Vitra.

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