![]() MOMA is the abbreviated name for the Museum of Modern Art, located on 53rd street in New York, where it is still located today. It takes more than that and we believe the stardust of the DCM comes down to a few things namely MOMA, Herman Miller, Timing and Styling. We can consider the hard work, determination and endeavour of those involved in the project as a factor, can't we? Yes of course, given the success, not only with this but for the entire duration of the Eames Office, I think it is safe to say it is a given! But commitment by an inventor or a designer is a must in any project and let’s be honest, this can also be present even in ones that ultimately fail. Let us delve a little deeper and hand pick the three most defining eames chair designs, the ones that planted the very idea in one’s mind that something is not merely a ‘chair’ nor a ‘designer chair’ or even a ‘modern chair’ but an ‘Eames Chair’. We must consider that, whilst there is no doubting the marketability of the Eames portfolio did wonders for many years, we could and should narrow the field of vision to a handful of designs that truly forged the reputation that became known as the 'Eames Chair'. Those involved in the creative process will be the first to tell you that it takes ‘breakthrough moments’ to make the building blocks of success and that one thing can easily lead to another. If we consider that we can see the history of everything backwards, it is so much easier to imagine that everything was created equally or that everything was received equally. Here, we take a retrospective look at what made original ‘Eames Chairs’ quite so special and which ones stood head and shoulders over the rest in creating that reputation. Of course, it goes without saying that what makes a chair an ‘Eames Chair’ goes a lot deeper than that. There would be lots to choose from let’s face it, the original Eames Office was turning out furniture designs for forty years after all. The reality however is that there are some, more than others, that profess to have created that reputation, let's explore in more details. Quite simply, an eames chair could be any chair, designed by the now legendary American mid-century designer Charles Eames.
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