Eames Rocking Armchair

Herman Miller ® Eames RAR - Molded Plastic Armchair with Rocker Base

Charles & Ray Eames, 1950

New materials, especially those that held promise for doing more with less, fascinated Charles and Ray Eames throughout their careers. Their fascination led to inventive modern furniture, such as the Molded Plastic Chair. Designed in 1948, it was the first plastic chair to be mass produced.

The current models look exactly the same as the originals. They remain unupholstered, in keeping with the Eameses requirement that materials be expressed honestly and unselfconsciously. In fact, these were the first one-piece plastic chairs to be left uncovered.

At the same time, the chairs are better than ever. For example, the shell is now manufactured using more environmentally friendly, high-impact plastic.

• Product: Eames Rocking Armchair
• Brand: Herman Miller
• Retailer: All Modern
• Designer: Charles & Ray Eames
• Color: Available in 7 colors.