Vitra Organic Chair
Manufacturer: Vitra | Designer: Charles Eames & Eero Saarinen, 1940
A Design Ahead of Its Time
The Organic Chair was developed in several versions for the 1940 ‘Organic Design in Home Furnishings’ competition organised by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. With its sculptural, body-following shapes, the design was decades ahead of its time — but without suitable manufacturing techniques, it never went into production. Not until the 1950s did it become possible to produce organically shaped seat shells at scale, as demonstrated by the Eames Plastic Armchair and Saarinen’s Tulip Chair. The Organic Chair is now available in three versions: the standard chair, the Highback, and the Conference version for table seating.
For more information on available fabrics and colours, visit the Vitra Colour & Material Library.
Specifications
- Dimensions — W72.5 × D67.5 × H82.5cm (seat height 35cm)
- Seat shell — laminated
- Upholstery — polyurethane foam with fabric cover
- Legs — black ash or natural oak
- Glides — plastic glides for carpet; felt glides for hard floors included
- Wood origin — oak (Quercus robur) and ash (Fraxinus excelsior) from Western Europe and/or Poland
Also available as the Vitra Organic Highback Chair and the Vitra Organic Conference Chair. Part of the Vitra Organic Chair, Vitra Lounge Chairs and Lounge Chairs collections.
Manufacturer: Vitra | Designer: Charles Eames & Eero Saarinen, 1940
A Design Ahead of Its Time
The Organic Chair was developed in several versions for the 1940 ‘Organic Design in Home Furnishings’ competition organised by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. With its sculptural, body-following shapes, the design was decades ahead of its time — but without suitable manufacturing techniques, it never went into production. Not until the 1950s did it become possible to produce organically shaped seat shells at scale, as demonstrated by the Eames Plastic Armchair and Saarinen’s Tulip Chair. The Organic Chair is now available in three versions: the standard chair, the Highback, and the Conference version for table seating.
For more information on available fabrics and colours, visit the Vitra Colour & Material Library.
Specifications
- Dimensions — W72.5 × D67.5 × H82.5cm (seat height 35cm)
- Seat shell — laminated
- Upholstery — polyurethane foam with fabric cover
- Legs — black ash or natural oak
- Glides — plastic glides for carpet; felt glides for hard floors included
- Wood origin — oak (Quercus robur) and ash (Fraxinus excelsior) from Western Europe and/or Poland
Also available as the Vitra Organic Highback Chair and the Vitra Organic Conference Chair. Part of the Vitra Organic Chair, Vitra Lounge Chairs and Lounge Chairs collections.
Original: $2,358.77
-65%$2,358.77
$825.57Description
Manufacturer: Vitra | Designer: Charles Eames & Eero Saarinen, 1940
A Design Ahead of Its Time
The Organic Chair was developed in several versions for the 1940 ‘Organic Design in Home Furnishings’ competition organised by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. With its sculptural, body-following shapes, the design was decades ahead of its time — but without suitable manufacturing techniques, it never went into production. Not until the 1950s did it become possible to produce organically shaped seat shells at scale, as demonstrated by the Eames Plastic Armchair and Saarinen’s Tulip Chair. The Organic Chair is now available in three versions: the standard chair, the Highback, and the Conference version for table seating.
For more information on available fabrics and colours, visit the Vitra Colour & Material Library.
Specifications
- Dimensions — W72.5 × D67.5 × H82.5cm (seat height 35cm)
- Seat shell — laminated
- Upholstery — polyurethane foam with fabric cover
- Legs — black ash or natural oak
- Glides — plastic glides for carpet; felt glides for hard floors included
- Wood origin — oak (Quercus robur) and ash (Fraxinus excelsior) from Western Europe and/or Poland
Also available as the Vitra Organic Highback Chair and the Vitra Organic Conference Chair. Part of the Vitra Organic Chair, Vitra Lounge Chairs and Lounge Chairs collections.
