Eames® Time-Life Executive Work Chair

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$2,999.00

When George Nelson asked Charles Eames to help in the design of the U.S. pavilion at the Moscow world exhibition in 1959, they needed to work fast. Eames called his friend Henry Luce, the chairman of Time-Life, to ask that Time-Life's vast archive of images be open to him for the slideshow he imagined. When Luce said yes, the story of the Time-Life chair began.

Luce's only condition was that Eames return the help one day. A year after the exhibition in Moscow—a great success, featuring Eames's multi-screen slide show, a first—Luce called to ask Eames for a chair for the executive floors of his new building. Charles and Ray Eames responded with the Time-Life chair and walnut stools, and Herman Miller still produces them.

This luxurious chair is an example of Charles Eames's belief that "the details are not details; they make the product." Generously sized, the executive chair features the highest quality materials, including an aluminum base and frame and finely detailed leather or fabric upholstery accented with upholstery-covered buttons and edge details typical of traditional fine furniture.

The seat has 4-1/2-inch-thick foam cushions; the back cushions are 3 inches thick. Armrests are well padded.

Manufactured in Michigan, USA. Each chair is built to order. Inside delivery is included.

Manufacturer	Herman Miller
Designer	Charles and Ray Eames, 1960
Dimensions	chair with casters w26.5" d19.5" h37" seat height 20" chair with glides w26.5" h19.5" d35.5" seat height 18.5"
Material	leather upholstery on cast aluminum
Availability	usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Product Sheet	view product sheet (PDF)
Delivery	free inside delivery in the continental United States