Eames Design: The JF Chen Collection 
10 September 2015
Eames Design: The JF Chen Collection 
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Charles and Ray Eames

DAT-1

Herman Miller
USA, 1953
molded fiberglass, enameled steel, vinyl, aluminum, rubber 32¾ h × 25 w × 25 d in (83 × 63 × 63 cm)
estimate: $700–900
result: $5,120
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This example was used in a photo shoot featuring Ice Cube to promote the Getty’s Pacific Standard Time exhibition. The campaign poster replicated the iconic photo of Charles Eames with his pipe, reclining in a DAT-1. The DAT was the first Eames chair with casters and features the first Eames Office-sourced tilt mechanism.
Signed with decal manufacturer's label to underside: [Herman Miller].
literature: The Herman Miller Collection, manufacturer’s catalog, 1955, unpaginated

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From One Icon to Another

Ice Cube Channels Charles Eames

To promote the Getty's Pacific Standard Time exhibition, Ice Cube recreated the iconic photo of Charles Eames using this chair.

Charles and Ray Eames

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The vast influence of Charles and Ray Eames is immeasurable; Responding to the burgeoning attitudes and landscapes of mid-century America, they created an utterly unique and novel design world, born from their curiosity, industriousness, optimism and humanistic impulses.

In 1940, the Charles and Ray met at Cranbrook Academy of Art, where Charles was collaborating with Eero Saarinen on furniture designs and Ray was studying painting. The two married in 1941 and moved to Los Angeles soon after, establishing their highly influential design firm that, with the help of other talented designers they brought in, would re-shape modern design. Early explorations in plywood and mass-producing sturdy, livable and charming furniture brought them success and allowed them to extend their efforts into more diverse fields such as education, textiles, filmmaking, curating, architecture and industrial design.

The Eames Office operated for over four decades, exerting an enormous influence on modern and contemporary design through their limitless vision of the human spirit. Charles passed away in 1978 and Ray died ten years later to the day. Their contribution to the American ethos continues to inspire and influence contemporary design today.

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