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Herman Miller/Zenith Plastics
USA, 1950
molded fiberglass with rope edge, zinc-plated steel, rubber 25¼ h × 25 w × 25½ d in (64 × 63 × 65 cm)
USA, 1950
molded fiberglass with rope edge, zinc-plated steel, rubber 25¼ h × 25 w × 25½ d in (64 × 63 × 65 cm)
estimate: $500–700
result: $1,408
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This rare model features an intermediate seat height, described in the Herman Miller catalog as being "...appropriate for either reading or relaxing". Very few examples of the MAX model were produced.
Signed with decal manufacturer's label to underside: [Herman Miller Furniture Company Zeeland, Michigan Designed by Charles Eames the shell is molded by Zenith Plastic Co. Gardena California]. Signed with manufacturer's mark to underside: [MAX 428].
literature: Eames Design: The Work of the Office of Charles and Ray Eames, Neuhart, Neuhart and Eames, ppg. 138-140 The Herman Miller Collection, manufacturer's catalog, 1952, ppg. 94-95