The Aluminium Group chairs have long been considered one of
the greatest design achievements of the 20th century. They
were originally created in 1958 for a private residence in Indi-
ana, USA, with a light, stable construction unifying material
with aesthetics. At the time Charles and Ray Eames rethought
the hard seat of tradition chair construction, electing instead to
stretch robust but soft cloth or leather between stabile alu-
minium frames. Every element of the chair communicates the
highest quality of craftsmanship and material. The unmistak-
able silhouette of the Aluminium Group chairs is simple, unob-
trusive and utterly classic.
The Aluminium Group Dark Chrome chair is a contemporary
update to the polished metal of what is already a design clas-
sic. Quietly sophisticated, the subtly darkened chrome is a re-
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The angles of the slim but stabile leather-padded armrests of-
fer support. Every element of the Dark Chrome chair is metic-
ulously considered, from the frame to the materials, making it
as timeless as its predecessor.
“WE’VE ALWAYS BEEN AWARE
OF NOT EVEN ATTEMPTING TO
SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF HOW
PEOPLE SHOULD SIT, BUT OF
RATHER ARBITRARILY AC-
CEPTING THE WAY PEOPLE DO
SIT AND OF OPERATING
WITHIN THAT FRAMEWORK.”
CHARLES EAMES
Photos by Florian Böhm
ALUMINIUM CHAIR DARK CHROME
