Eames Prototype Sofa, 1969

Artifact

Sofa

Date Made

1969

Creators

Eames, Charles, 1907-1978 

Eames, Ray 

Herman Miller, Inc. 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Zeeland 

Creator Notes

Designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, Michigan

Keywords

Sofas 

Prototypes (Object genre) 

Furniture 

Eames Furniture 

Modern (Styles and periods) 

Object ID

89.177.37

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Herman Miller, Inc.

Material

Cloth
Fiberglass
Plastic
Rubber (Material)
Steel (Alloy)
Vinyl

Technique

Molding (forming)
Upholstering

Color

Black (Color)
Gray (Color)
Red
tan (color)
White (Color)

Dimensions

Weight: 31.5 lb.

Inscriptions

Printed on label on bottom (date and a weight): "Aug. 22, 1969 / 31.5 lbs"