Rocking chair RAR Orange by Charles & Ray Eames - Herman Miller - Vintage
Exposed fiberglass rocking chair in excellent condition.
Original vintage model Herman Miller edition, 1970.
Designer: Charles & Ray Eames
Brand: Herman Miller
Color: orange
Material: Fiberglass, walnut, metal
Dimensions: L 62.5 cm x D 69 cm x H 67 cm (seat H: 33 cm)
Learn more about this product
The Rocking Chair also called Armchair RAR (for Rocking Armchair Rod base) was created by the Eames in 1948 using polyester resin reinforced with fiberglass to create a one-piece shell.
This rocking chair was presented for the first time in 1950 during the “Low Cost Furniture Design” competition at MoMA in New York. It met with great success and was originally published by the Herman Miller company until the end of the 1970s.
Alongside Herman Miller production based in the United States, Vitra has been producing polypropylene models in Europe since 1972.
The armchair is also available in a version with legs. There are two different bases: the DAR model (chromed aluminum base) and the DAW model (wooden legs).
Glossary of Eames chairs
The first letter of the name of Eames chairs corresponds to its use:
- D for Dine (dinner)
- L for Lounge (lounging)
- R for Rock (swing)
- P for Pivot
The second letter defines the type of chair:
- Chairs with armrests have an A for Armchair
- Accent chairs have an S for Side chair
- Standard chairs have a C for Chair (chair)
- Wire mesh chairs have a K for K-wire
The third letter defines the type of foot:
- W for Wood
- R for Rod
- X like the shape of the letter
- M for Metal
- S for Stacking
- CC like Cast aluminum Casters (casters)
Learn more about this designer
Charles and Ray Eames are a couple of emblematic designers of the 20th century. Very ahead of their time, they contributed to the democratization of designer furniture for the general public, in particular thanks to the invention of new industrial manufacturing techniques allowing mass production.
We owe them many emblematic design pieces from the 1950s and 60s combining comfort and ergonomics: the famous Lounge Chair, the DCW chair (Dining Chair Wood) or the armchair RAR (Rocking Armchair Rodbase).
Learn more about the brand
Herman Miller Inc. is an American office furniture and equipment company based in Zeeland, Michigan.
Created in 1905, the original company called Michigan Star Furniture was taken over in 1923 by one of its employees: DJ De Pree.
The company took the name of the man who helped him acquire it, Herman Miller, his father-in-law, a West Michigan businessman.
By the mid-20th century, the name Herman Miller became synonymous with "modern" furniture. Surrounding itself with designers such as George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames, the company produced creations that became great classics of industrial design.
We also include the names of Alvar Aalto, Don Chadwick, Alexander Girard, Paul Lázsló, Isamu Noguchi, Robert Probst, Gilbert Rohde, Gloria Sachs, Don Shepard, Bill Stumpf etc… among the designers who worked for Herman Miller.
