Eames Lounge Chair & Ottoman Sessel in Palisander Vitra AUSSTELLUNGSSTÜCK

Exhibit : Eames Lounge Chair & Ottoman Armchair Vitra

The chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames designed Lounge chair with matching Ottomanis a Vitra classicwhich offers the ultimate in comfort and Design and high-quality workmanship.

Lean back for a few minutes without a guilty conscience and enjoy a little time out to recharge your batteries - no other armchair fulfils this wish to the same extent as the Eames Lounge Chair. 

Our exhibition model

This is how we know the classic: the Eames Lounge Chair made of Santos rosewood plywood panels, upholstered in black leather and equipped with a polished base that has black side panels.

This is also how you get our exhibition model. 

Armchair dimensions: height 89 cm, width 84 cm, depth 85-92 cm, seat height 38 cm

Ottoman dimensions: width 63 cm, depth 56 cm, height 42 cm, seat height 38 cm

This item is a display piece. We sell designer furniture and accessories that we have displayed in our own showroom as display items. They usually show NO OR ONLY SMALL signs of use and are also unpacked, i.e. they are not delivered in the original packaging. Furthermore, as the items are often only available in limited quantities, they are subject to prior sale. Like all designer bargains, display items are excluded from exchange.

Belongs to

To make the comfort experience perfect, Charles Eames designed a footstool with a non-rotating four-star base, the Lounge Chair Ottoman. This not only matches the Eames Lounge Chair perfectly in terms of appearance, but also makes putting your feet up stylishly presentable. 

Information on care, durability, warranty and spare parts

For optimal care of your lounge chair, we recommend cleaning the wooden surfaces only with a soft damp cloth. If necessary, use a mild cleaning agent. For cleaning the leather cover, please refer to the brochure supplied.

Vitra offers a 24-month warranty on the Eames Lounge Chair. However, thanks to the careful selection of materials and the high-quality workmanship, the Vitra chair is a piece of furniture that is often passed down through generations.

If you need spare parts for your Lounge Chair, we will be happy to contact Vitra to get them for you.

Traditional manufacturing and sustainability

Since 1956, nothing has changed in the manufacturing standards of the Vitra Eames Lounge Chair: The original design by Charles & Ray Eames is still largely handcrafted from three wooden shells - for the seat shell, backrest and headrest - assembled, upholstered and mounted on a rotating five-star base. 47 work steps are necessary to make the design classic shine in all its glory.

The original type of the Eames Lounge Chair was made of Brazilian rosewood, which today, however, is subject to stricter species protection. The version made of Santos rosewood, which is very similar to the original material, comes closest to the original lounge chair. Vitra attaches great importance to the fact that all wood comes from sustainably managed forests.

Vitra complies with both the ISO 90001 quality management standard and the ISO 14001 environmental management standard.

A classic of furniture design

Designed by Charles & Ray Eames in 1956, the Vitra Eames Lounge Chair has become a true design classic due to its popularity. Immediately after its creation, the lounge chair already received the Triennale Award in Milan.

Charles Eames' intention was to create an alternative to the classic English club chair. This seemed too clunky and bulky to the designer - but Charles Eames did not want to do without the comfort that this chair offered.

This is how the Vitra Lounge Chair came into being, which, with its combination of laminated wood shells and leather upholstery, breaks completely new ground in terms of appearance and comfort. Maintaining posture even when sitting relaxed - that is what the Eames Lounge Chair makes possible. 

At the time of the Eames Lounge Chair's creation, the trend was towards organic and homely shapes and colours - Charles & Ray Eames were also inspired by this. Thus, the generous armchair conveys cosiness, which, paired with timelessness and style, makes up the image of the Eames Lounge Chair as a design classic.  

It is not without reason that the Eames Lounge Chair has been part of the famous design collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York since 1960. The legendary lounge chair naturally has a place of honour in the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein. 

Vitra's founding father, Willi Fehlbaum, discovered the Eames Lounge Chair in a shop window at the time and was so enthusiastic that he immediately secured the licence for the production and distribution of the original design by Charles Eames. To this day, the original Eames Lounge Chair is only produced by Vitra. With us in the online shop, you have the guarantee that you are ordering an original Vitra Lounge Chair.