Charles and Ray Eames designed the Aluminum Group in 1958 for J. Irwin Miller’s Eero Saarinen-designed house in Columbus, Indiana, suspending a textile sling between two cast-aluminium side members; produced by Herman Miller in the US and Vitra in Europe, with the upholstered Soft Pad version following in 1969.
- Brand
- herman-miller
- Description
- Cast-aluminium frame with sling seat; the Eameses' first dedicated office/lounge crossover for Herman Miller, the same year Herman Miller centralised Eames production in Zeeland, Michigan.
- Designer
- charles-eames
- Year
- 1958
Connections
Outbound
- Produced by → Herman Miller
- Designed by → Charles Eames
- Co designed by → Ray Eames
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