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Charles & Ray Eames

(United States, 1907-1978 and 1912-1988)
Estimate
2 000 - 3 000 SEK
179 - 268 EUR
183 - 275 USD
Hammer price
5 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Jonatan  Jahn
Stockholm
Jonatan Jahn
Head Specialist Contemporary and Modern Design
+46 (0)703 92 88 60
Charles & Ray Eames
(United States, 1907-1978 and 1912-1988)

an "S2-1790", "Legsplint", Evans, USA, 1940s.

Plywood, marked "S2-1790" ca 20 x 10, height 105 cm.

Minor wear.

Provenance

Torbjörn Lenskog Collection

More information

Charles Eames moved to California in 1941, after his marriage to Ray Kaiser, and began experimenting with molded plywood. This led to a contract with the U.S. Navy, when Eames in wartime designed various types of slats and leg stretchers of molded plywood. This led to experiments with also using plywood in furniture manufacturing. These attempts eventually led to the prototypes that were displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1946.