The Soft Pad Chair was designed in 1969. In terms of construction and design it is identical to the Aluminium Chair. The attached padded sections form an interesting contrast to the elegant aluminium frame. They make the Soft Pad Chair softer and plusher, without detracting from its transparency and clear lines.
The models comprising the Soft Pad Group are suitable for a large number of uses: in the office, in conference and reception areas, but also at home.
Written Guarantee
The Aluminium Chair by Charles and Ray Eames is one of the greatest furniture designs of the 20th century. Vitra has produced the Aluminium Chair programme and the models of the Soft Pad Group, based on the same construction principle, for many decades to a consistently high quality. On the basis of this experience we are now granting a 30-year guarantee on all chairs of the Aluminium Group and the Soft Pad Group that were purchased after September 2003, provided the purchaser has registered at www.vitra.com/register.
The guarantee is that if any Aluminium Group or Soft Pad Group chair purchased by you develops a manufacturing or materials fault within 30 years from the date you purchased it, Vitra will repair or replace it free of charge. Note that surface marking, weathering and normal wear and tear is not covered by the guarantee, nor is damage caused by deliberate attack or misuse. This guarantee is in addition to your statutory rights. The Vitra symbol gives you the security of owning an authorised original product by Charles and Ray Eames.
Materials
For versions in leather nero, brown and red, the colour of the backrest covers in Plano are adjusted to match the leather covers. For leather asphalt versions, the backrest covers are dark grey, for chocolate leather they are brown, and for marron leather, brown, for sand leather mauve grey, for snow leather white, for clay leather in stone, for olive and camel leather in coffee. Back cover in leather available for an additional charge.
Technical
EA 217 Office chair on 5-star castor base. With medium high backrest and optional armrests. Seat height adjustable via pneumatic spring. Adjustable back mechanism which can be locked upright. Upholstered with three stitched-on cushions in leather. Die-cast aluminium clamping brackets, frame and base, either polished (black plastic castors) or chromed (black plastic castors with chrome detail). With hard castors for carpets. Soft castors for hard floor surfaces are available upon request. EA 219 as EA 217 With a high backrest.
Designer: Charles Eames Charles & Ray Eames Ray Eames
Switzerland
