DAX Armchair
Artist
Charles Eames
American, 1907–1978
Artist
Ray Eames
American, 1916–1988
Dateabout 1955-1956
Mediummolded plastic with reinforced fiberglass polyester, metal legs, rubber shock mounts
Dimensions80 x 62.9 x 58.4 cm (31 1/2 x 24 3/4 x 23 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
MarkingsOn underside of seat, raised three dots in a triangle [for Zenith company]
Credit LineGift in honor of Damon and Claire Finelli of Mararoneck, New York by Frederick and Kathleen Wedemeyer of Worcester, Massachusetts
Object number2009.136
Label TextIn the mid-20th century, the creativehusband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames
transformed American design through their guiding
principle, “We want to make the best for the most
for the least.” They combined new industrial
techniques and materials—such as plywood and
plastics—with modernist aesthetics to create
furniture and other items that were comfortable,
affordable, and stylish.
The body of the DAX armchair is made of a single
piece of fiberglass-reinforced plastic, molded to fit
the contours of the human body, and mounted on
steel legs. These component parts were mass
produced, making high-style furniture accessible to
middle-class American households. Many of
Eames’ iconic designs, including this one, are still
in production and widely emulated today.ProvenancePurchased in 1950s by Damon and Claire Finelli, Mamaroneck, New York; about 2000, to the Rev. and Mrs. Frederick G. Wedemeyer, East Boothbay, ME and Worcester, MA; 2009, given to the Museum.
On View
On viewCurrent Location
- Exhibition Location Gallery 4001
