Vitra

Armchair on casters PACC - Eames Plastic Armchair plastic material / (1950) - Full padding / Recycled

Treat yourself to an ORIGINAL iconic piece by Vitra. An original will always hold its value. It will stay with you for your whole life and outlast you, to be passed on to the next generation. Swiss design house Vitra is the only company authorised to manufacture Charles & Ray Eames products for Europe: if you own an Eames product manufactured by Vitra, you can be sure it’s an original. Design Icons are going green...Since January 2024 the shells of the famous Eames Plastic Chairs from Vitra have been made from recycled post-consumer plastic and are 100% recyclable. This family of chairs will now be known as Eames Plastic Chair RE. The recycling material used comes from household waste, primarily from used packaging collected as part of Germany's "Gelber Sack" (yellow bag) waste collection programme. Due to the composition of the recycled materials, the seat shells are interspersed with tiny specks of pigment. Charles and Ray Eames are two of the most important designers of the 20th century. The first plastic chairs to be mass-produced, the Shell Chairs by Charles and Ray Eames are among the major creations in the history of furniture.The idea of creating a one-piece moulded seat shell, adapted to the human body, was the focus of this pair of designers for many years. After experimenting with plywood and aluminium sheeting in the 1940s without producing satisfactory results, their search for alternative materials led them to discover glassfibre-reinforced polyester resin. This material, which was completely unheard-of in the furniture industry at the time, allowed moulded shells to be developed and refined up to mass production. This one-piece, organically shaped shell turned out to be a much-admired innovation at a time when chairs were, for the most part, composed of a seat and back. Fibreglass offered the added benefit of a pleasant feel and perfectly moulded shell for extraordinary comfort.After their initial presentation at the "Low Cost Furniture Design" competition, organized by the Museum of Modern Art in 1948, the Plastic Armchair and the Plastic Side Chair were launched in 1950 as the first, mass-produced plastic chairs. With the launch of this revolutionary creation, Charles and Ray Eames introduced a new type of furniture that has since spread around the world: the multifunctional chair whose shell can be combined with a wide variety of different bases. The PACC office chair has a 5-spoke base with castors. The seat swivels and is adjustable in height. In this version, the seat interior is fully padded and the shell is covered with fabric.Due to the high quality of Vitra originals, the manufacturer offers a 10-year guarantee (register your product on the dedicated website to benefit from the extended warranty).

In detail:

• Variation : Black shell / Icy blue fabric (Hopsak 82)

• Brand : Vitra

• Designer : Charles & Ray Eames

• Type : Armchair on casters, Padded armchair

• Colour : Black shell - Fabric (inside shell): icy blue (Hopsak 81 fabric) with black trim - Base: polished aluminium - Black glides

• Material : Shell: recycled post-consumer plastic from household waste (100% recyclable) - Fully padded in moulded polyurethane foam covered with Hopsak fabric and attached to shell by welted edge - Five-star base in polished die-cast aluminium

• Dimensions : L 63 x Depth 60.5 cm x H 77 / 89.5 cm - Seat: L 46 x Depth 48.5 cm x H 37.5 / 50 cm
• Weight : 18.7 lb
• Characteristics : Shell made from recycled material from household waste (shell is interspersed with tiny flecks of pigment) - A design icon - Model designed in 1950 by Charles & Ray Eames - Original piece by Vitra stamped and engraved under the seat (will always hold its value) - Seat interior is fully padded and the shell is covered with fabric - 5-branch base mounted on castors - Swivel, height-adjustable seat - 10-year warranty (register your product on the special website to benefit from the extended warranty)