Streamline Collection – Eames

Charles Ormond Eames, Jr. and Bernice Alexandra “Ray” Kaiser Eames were an American design marriage who made significant historical contributions to the development of modern architecture and furniture through the work of The Eames Office. Among their most well-known designs is the Eames Lounge Chair.

The Eames Lounge Chair and ottoman are furnishings made of moulded plywood and leather, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for the Herman Miller furniture company. They are officially titled Eames Lounge and Ottoman and were released in 1956 after years of development by designers.

The chair was designed using technology for moulding plywood that the Eames developed before and during the Second World War. It is this wonderful play with plywood that has inspired our colour range for the ‘Eames’ Streamline floor, blending soft and light washes of bleached browns with off – white pigments across the whole face of the wood for a more gentle distribution of colour between.

Their unique manufacturing method moulded thin sheets of wood veneer into a chair that fits the contours of the body. Shades of brown combine and fuse together to give a sense of texture and body.

Collection:

Streamline Moderne is an international style of Art Deco architecture and design that emerged in the 1930s. Streamline architecture and industrial design emphasized curving forms and long horizontal lines to give the impression of sleekness and modernity inspired by scientific thinking. In celebration of these iconic Streamline designers, we have created a range of colours in keeping with the era and their creations, whether innovative industrial object or interior style of a building. Sleek simplicity, with timeless appeal, is our Streamline Oak Collection.